Humorously Speaking

Laughter is therapeutic, and rewarding both to the audience as well as the speaker.  This module's projects are about giving the gift that everyone enjoys - the gift of laughter!

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-depreciating 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.