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HUMOROUS SPEECH / PUTTING HUMOR IN

YOUR SPEECH

.

A Humorouus Speech is a speech with humor


from start to finish. It may or may not contain a
moral lesson.

.

BUT even if you are not giving a Humorous


Speech, it is still good to inject humor in your
speech. .
Why put HUMOR in your speech?

It catches your audience’s attention. Your audience
is awake.


It lightens up a heavy or technical or dry topic.


Your audience will feel you are more relatable.
In the next few slides, I will share with you some
humor techniques.
Using names of people your
audience knows in your speech

This will definitely catch the attention of the
audience. Why? The audience will visualize the
people you mentioned.
 . Luke, Norvelle and JP.
In my speech, I mentioned

In a small audience, make sure the audience is
familiar with the names you mention.
Things to Note when you mention
names

Be sure that the persons you mention are okay
with the roles they are in (Generally, most
people are okay.)


Be sure that the audiece knows the persons
you are mentioning.
Use of Triads

Triads are an enumeration of 3 items like: Tom,
Dick and Harry, The Good, The Bad and The
Ugly, Good, Better, Best.


As a humor technique, triads are very effective
especially when the third item is the punchline.
Mention of unexpected or surprising
items

Laughter is elicited when there is an element of
surprise.


In the list of interview questions, the question
“What is the statement of the problem?” was
added. Of course, it is not an interview question.
Exaggeration or….
Figure of Speech

. exaggeration can elicit laughter since the
An
event is out of the ordinary.


Ex: I saw you drink 30 cups of coffee in the
waiting room while you were waiting for your
turn.
More Surprises

I got the job but I was supposed to pay for all
the coffee I drank. SURPRISE # 1.


BUT I was told the coffee I was to pay for would
constitute my first sale.. SURPRISE # 2
The Power of the PAUSE

.
Always PAUSE before delivering your
punchline.


Ex: “Like Kamala Harris, I only have one client
… pause … MYSELF.
Use PUNS.

PUNS are a play of words and a play on words.


Ex: Coffee and Face is a pun on copy and paste.


Another example: It is a brewtiful day. (by Norvelle,
promoting her coffee jelly.)
Other examples of use of words


Rejection is redirection. They reject me. I
redirect my samples to myself.
IRONY

IRONY is a contradiction of the events with a
surprise ending.

..

Congratulations! You’re a super good
salesman. So, now you’re fired!
Self-Deprecating Humor

Self-Depreatin Humor is humor that pokes fun at
yourself. This kind of humor is very EFFECTIVE.

Why? The audience can feel they are better than
you are. They can poke fun at you.

You are not putting down other people. You are
puttong down yourself.
Self-Deprecating Humor Topics on Me

My being a senior citizen

My having poor vision

My being retired with little savings

My saying so many ahs in a speech
...
ALSO NOT RECOMMENDED

Jokes that poke fun at certain groups like
religion, regional groups (Bisaya, Ilocano, Waray,
etc.), economic group, schools, etc.


You can make disparaging jokes at certaingroups
if you are in a group with very similar members.
FINAL NOTE

Jokes can make your speech interesting BUT


these can also overshadow the message. Jokes
should help enhance your speech. They should
not be the main message.
CHALLENGE

Who can deliver a humorous speec next meeting


(Oct 12)?

THANK YOU! ENJOY YOUR SUNDAY!

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