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The ADVANCED
COMMUNICATION SERIES
Humorously
Speaking (226O)
Every Speaker benefits from using humor. Learn how to begin a
speech with a humorous story to get listeners’ attention, end a
speech with a humorous story, use humorous stories and anecdotes
throughout the body of your speech to emphasize points, incorporate jokes
into presentations, and prepare and present an entirely humorous speech.
1. Warm Up Your
Audience
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Prepare a speech that opens with a humorous
story
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Personalize the story
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Deliver the story smoothly and effectively
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Time: 5 to 7 minutes
2. Leave Them
With A Smile
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Prepare a serious speech that opens and closes
with humorous stories
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Prepare a closing story that reemphasizes the
speech’s main point
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Deliver the story smoothly and effectively
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Time: 5 to 7 minutes
3. Make Them
Laugh
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Prepare a serious speech that opens and closes
with humorous stories
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Include jokes in the speech body to illustrate
points or maintain audience interest
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Deliver the jokes and stories smoothly and
effectively
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Time: 5 to 7 minutes
4. Keep Them
Laughing
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Prepare a speech that opens with a
self-deprecating joke
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String together two or three related jokes in
the Speech Body
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Close the speech with a humorous story
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Time: 5 to 7 minutes
5. The Humorous
Speech
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Use exaggeration to tell a humorous story
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Entertain the audience
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Effectively use body language and voice to
enhance the story
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Time: 5 to 7 minutes
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