Humorously Speaking #1 - Warm Up Your Audience Time: 5 - 7 minutes Objectives: * Prepare a speech that opens with a humorous story. * Personalize the story. * Deliver the story smoothly and effectively. #2 - Leave Them With A Smile Time: 5 - 7 minutes Objectives: * Prepare a serious speech that opens and closes with humorous stories. * Prepare a closing story that reemphasizes the speech's main point. * Deliver the stories smoothly and effectively. #3 - Make Them Laugh Time: 5 - 7 minutes Objectives: * Prepare a speech that opens and closes with humorous stories. * Include jokes in the speech body to illustrate points or maintain audience interest. * Deliver the jokes and stories smoothly and effectively. #4 - Keep Them Laughing Time: 5 - 7 minutes Objectives: * Prepare a speech that opens with a self-deprecating joke. * String together two or three related jokes in the speech body. * Close the speech with a humorous story. #5 - The Humorous Speech Time: 5 - 7 minutes Objectives: * Use exaggeration to tell a humorous story. * Entertain the audience. * Effectively use body language and voice to enhance the story. |