How to Use Humor in a Speech
To make others laugh is one of the most difficult things to do, especially when you are giving a speech in public as you have to keep in mind a lot of things for instance if you are looking forward to crack a joke, your timing should be perfect, otherwise it will result in an embarrassment. Furthermore, you have to remember that you should not use any such thing in your humour which will create an environment of prejudice.
In order to deliver a persuasive speech, you have to add an element of humour in it. And this is exactly what we are going to tell you in this article.
Instructions
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First of all, you should attend various events in which influential speakers deliver their speeches. You don’t have to copy their style of speaking, their tone or their body language. You just have to follow them to note how they make their points in the audience and how they use humour in their speeches. You just have to learn from them and to take inspiration in order to become a good speaker.
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Then, you have to write your own speech. But, before writing your speech, you must make its outline which will contain the start, middle and end of your speech. The outline will help you to timeline your speech and it will assist you to identity the points at which you will use humour to make your speech influential. Furthermore, it will also help you to manage your time well.
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In the beginning, you will have to introduce yourself during which you can use humour related to your own life. For instance, you can add what your friends call you to develop a good interaction with the audience and to make them feel more comfortable. In the middle, you have to add humour which fits to you message. The audience mostly get distracted during the middle of a speech. Therefore, you have to use some humour in the middle to keep their interest alive. Finally, you can also add any humorous story in the end to leave a fair impressive on the audience.
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You must keep in mind that you should know the customs, traditions, norms and values of your audience and use the humour accordingly in order to avoid any kind of inconvenience or embarrassment afterwards.
