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The Entertaining Speaker
Includes valuable information on
how to give an entertaining or dramatic speech, where to find material,
how to make an audience laugh, and what to do when you're asked to speak
after dinner.
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SPEECH TITLE |
OBJECTIVES |
DURATION |
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The Entertaining Speech |
Entertain the audience through use of
humor and/or drama drawn from your personal experience. Organize an
entertaining speech for maximum audience impact. |
5-7 minutes |
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Resources for Entertainment |
Draw humorous and/or dramatic material
from sources other than your own personal experience. Adapt your
material to suit your topic, your own personality and the audience. Use
entertaining material as means of conveying a serious message. |
8-10 minutes |
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Make Them Laugh |
Prepare a humorous speech drawn from your
own experience. Strengthen the speech by adapting and personalizing
humorous material from outside sources. Deliver the speech in a way that
makes the humor effective. |
8-10 minutes |
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A Dramatic Talk |
Develop an entertaining dramatic talk
about an experience or incident, or give a dramatic reading. Include
vivid imagery, characters and dialogue. Deliver the talk in an
interpretative manner. |
10-12 minutes |
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Speaking After Dinner |
Prepare an entertaining after-dinner talk
on a specific theme. Deliver the talk extemporaneously, using the skills
developed in the preceding entertainment projects. |
13-15 minutes |
