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Secrets Of A Winning Humorous Speech How to be seriously funny without using sex, politics, discrimination or vulgarities. There are 8 humorous techniques that you can use immediately to make your next speech humorous! My Website: http://www.ding-neng.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/facebook
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Secrets of a Winning Humorous Speech
What Makes A Speech Humorous?
BIG ACTIONS?
Laughter?
Jokes?
Sex?
Discriminatory?
Political?
Vulgarities?
BIG ACTIONS?
Laughter?
Jokes?
Sex?
Discriminatory?
Political?
Vulgarities?
Humoris about
Humoris about
Derail TwistsSurprises
8You Can Use Right Now!
Humorous Devices
Why are leopards always hunted, but not the tigers?
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Why are leopards always hunted, but not the tigers?
1.
Because the tigers are not spotted.
We call couples who love each other lovebirds.
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We call couples who love each other lovebirds.
But do you know what do we call couples who always argue?
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That day I was so angry at my friend that I threw a can of soda at him
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That day I was so angry at my friend that I threw a can of soda at him
He was lucky it was just a soft drink
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1.PunsWords with different meanings
PunsSetup: Why are leopards always hunted,
not the tigers?
Punchline: Because the tigers are not spotted
Story of a Fat Boy
2.
2. Self Deprecating Jokes
Self Deprecating Jokes
Think of times when you laugh at others. Now, direct all the jokes to yourself
3.Give a man a fish,
you feed him for the day
3.Give a man a fish,
you feed him for the day
Teach a man how to fish, .......
3.Good things come
for those who
3.Good things come
for those who
WORK THEIR ASSES OFF!
3.Whatever you do, always give 100%
3.Whatever you do, always give 100%
Unless you’re donating blood
3. Twisting Famous Quotes
Twisting Famous QuotesFind a famous quote related to your speech
then, twist its definition.
Twisting Famous Quotes
What doesn’t kill you ______________
Money cannot buy you happiness, _______
Behind every successful man is a woman, _____
4.Your food is so oily that ...
4.Your food is so oily that ...
even the US Army will come and invade you!
4.You are so weak that...
4.
even my grandma can do more pushups than you
You are so weak that...
4. ExaggerationRepresenting something as
Larger, Better, Worse...
Exaggeration
The ________ is so (adjective) that...
even _____________
5.A good speech is
like girl’s mini skirt
5.A good speech is
like girl’s mini skirt
long enough to cover the essentials, short enough to create interest
5.Coming to NTU is like
entering another country
5.Coming to NTU is like
entering another country
Just that you don’t need a passport
5.Finding a girlfriend is like
finding a parking lot in a carpark.
5.Finding a girlfriend is like
finding a parking lot in a carpark.
Good ones are usually taken up, what’s left are the handicap lots
5. MetaphorsDrawing comparisons between
two unrelated things
Setup: _________ is like __________
Metaphors
Punchline: (Similary between the two)
6.Never forget the 3 types of people
in your life
6.When young men comes together...
When old men comes together...
When old women comes together...
6.All women in the world wants
a man who...
6. Triads with Final TwistList down 3 things, with the
last one a twist.
Triads with Final TwistAll women in the world wants
a man who...is rich
is handsomedoes not cheat
Triads with Final TwistAll women in the world wants
a man who...is rich
is handsomedoes not cheat
does not exist
7.Americans give birth because...
Chinese give birth because...
Singaporeans give birth because...
7.“In your own opinion, discuss about
food scarcity in other countries”
7. StereotypesA widely held and oversimplified belief
Write down the funny things about a certain group of people
Stereotypes
Toastmasters? Singaporeans? Students?
Put them in a setting with their stereotypical reaction
If I were to cook a meal for a (group of people),I would ......
Stereotypes
French? Singaporeans? Chinese?
Germans? Toastmasters? Politicians?
8.You have 30 sweetsYou eat 29 sweets
8.My girlfriend wants something which is small, shiny, and with
diamonds on it.
8.One night, my wife wants me to
say something dirty to her...
8. Changing Context
Change the setting, or meanings with the surrounding words
Changing Context
Setup: One night, my wife wants me to say something dirty to her...
Punchline: I whisper to her “laundry, kitchen, toilet”
How to deliver a
Punchline?
Set up
Set up
(pause...)
Set up
(pause...)
Punchline
Set up
(pause...)
Punchline(pause...)
Final Tips
Start Strong End Strong
Don’t Steal/Use Jokes
More punchlines=
More points
Keep sentences
s.h.o.r.t
Never laugh at your own joke
Move on if nobody gets your punchline
Refine your punchlines
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