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Tips On Delivering Humorous Speech

This is a guide for speakers who want to inject humor in their presentations or speeches. This is based on my personal learnings as a toastmaster and a humorous speaker myself.

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Tips On Delivering Humorous Speech

This is a guide for speakers who want to inject humor in their presentations or speeches. This is based on my personal learnings as a toastmaster and a humorous speaker myself.

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Bert SOPI
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Presented by:

Helbert R. Cual – CTM, CL


Former Area 52 Governor
Division F District 75
MY OWN 4P’s OF DOING IT…

PLANNING

PRESENTATION PREPARATION

PRACTICE
( n times)
If I am to speak for ten minutes, I need a
week for preparation; if fifteen minutes,
three days; if half an hour, two days; If an
HOUR - I am ready now.

Woodrow Wilson
In the planning stage, I would consider the ff:

1. My audience (Who, Background information, etc)

2. The Topic (the event, theme and mood, etc)

3. The Venue (IT facilities, physical arrangement, etc)


A joke is a bare gag, sometimes a one-liner.
It becomes humor when it is inflated like a balloon
with details, then punctured with a punch line.

Humor is a funny story with a point. When you


add details, it becomes a humorous anecdote.

Therefore, a humorous speech is not just a


series of jokes that makes people laugh.
If you have now the Topic/Speech…

Opening – should be short, simple and relevant to your


topic. It should be attention getting…

Body – logical and coherent flow of ideas, good examples


and smooth transitions. Rule of three is quite effective!

Conclusion – if the above two didn't work quite well, this


is your last chance to make or (totally) wreck your speech
Proofread your speech – the appropriateness,
the construction, the message…
Practice your speech
- see if it’s within the time limit
- see if you have a good grasp of the flow of your
ideas, clarity of your words, speaking rate, etc.
- see if you can naturally put actions or gestures as
you say your piece, see if you can move or you can
pause effectively
Present your speech – in front of others or your
mentor and let them provide (constructive) feedback
Sample
Sample Speech
Speech 11
Dolphy Michael V.

Bayani Agbayani

Andrew E. Vhong Navarro


Eddie Murphy Jim Carrey

Mr. Bean

Chris Rock Jackie Chan


DO’s and DONT’s of using HUMOR in SPEECHES

THE DO’s

• Do use humorous stories and jokes which relate


directly to the topic of your speech.
• Do relate the story or joke to the audience. It should
be clear and direct to the point.
• Do speak clearly and audibly.
• Do tell a story or joke about yourself.
• Do use the name of living persons in a story or joke
to which the audience can relate.
WHY ORIGINAL MATERIALS ARE BETTER

1. You will be able to deliver your speech more


effectively and naturally - if it is yours.

2. When you share yourself through personal


stories you will establish rapport with your
audience.

3. When you forget some lines – nobody will know


unless you make it noticeable.
DO’s and DONT’s of using HUMOR in SPEECHES

THE Don'ts

1. Don't laugh at your own story or joke. Let the


audience decides whether it’s funny or not.
2. Don't repeat a story or joke that flops. Once is
enough.
3. Don't explain a story or joke that doesn’t seem to
work.
4. Don't offend. Avoid toilet humor and off color jokes i.e.
Green, Blue or Black Jokes
5. Don’t panic nor apologize if the audience didn’t get
your jokes.
WHAT IF NOBODY LAUGHS ???

Sometimes, no matter how carefully you


prepare and rehearse, your humorous story
or joke doesn't amuse the audience. You
paused at the end of the punch line, giving
your audience ample time to respond, but all
you hear is SILENCE.

No one even smiles.

Maybe you stumbled in your delivery or maybe the listeners didn’t think the
joke was funny. For whatever reason, your humor apparently FAILED.
1. A GOOD AND HUMOROUS STORY OR SPEECH
SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING PARTS:
THE SET-UP
THE PAUSE
THE PUNCH LINE/WORD
THE PAUSE
2. ONLY THEN YOU CAN FOCUS ON DELIVERY.

3. RELAX AND BE YOURSELF.


P - D - C - A CYCLE OF DOING THINGS

PLAN

ACT DO

CHECK

Sample
Sample Speech
Speech 22

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