Humorously Speaking
Project 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.
Project 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.
Project 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.
Project 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.
Project 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.
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