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Humorously Speaking
1. Warm Up Your Audience Objectives • Prepare a speech that opens with a humorous story • Personalize the story • Deliver the story smoothly and effectively Time: 5-7 minutes
2. Leave Them with a Smile Objectives • Prepare a serious speech that opens and closes with a humorous story. • Prepare a closing story that reemphasizes the speech's main point. • Deliver the stories smoothly and effectively Time: 5-7 minutes
3. Make Them Laugh 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 Time: 5-7 minutes
4. Keep Them Laughing 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. Time: 5-7 minutes
5. The Humorous Speech Objectives • Use exaggeration to tell a humorous story. • Entertain the audience. • Effectively use body language and voice to enhance the story. Time: 5-7 minutes
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