humorous speech Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/humorous-speech/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg humorous speech Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/humorous-speech/ 32 32 Speakipedia Podcast #34: Allison Shapira https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-34-allison-shapira/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:35:33 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616869 Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:01) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #28: Rich Hopkins https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-28-rich-hopkins/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:12:11 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616402 Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:02) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk, smart strategies, and amazing stories from … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #12:Errol Leandre https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-12errol-leandre/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:03:54 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=613622 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:06) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media, brought to you by Speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Speechwriting: Rhyme https://speakipedia.com/speechwriting-rhyme/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:27:27 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4122 Many of us can recite poems and lyrics we first heard when we were children. Rhythm and rhyme are beyond memorable. So why don’t we use them more often when we speak? I was bored with my elevator pitch and … More ☛

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]]> Speaking: Speak With Your Face https://speakipedia.com/speaking-speak-with-your-face/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:42:05 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4087 Speaking involves so much more than your voice. Hand gestures, body language, stage positioning, and facial expressions all play an important role in making a speech engaging. Let’s talk about that last one. Here’s an example: My sister called and … More ☛

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]]> Pause After Telling a Joke https://speakipedia.com/pause-after-telling-a-joke/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:45:29 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3847 I coached a speaker who had entered a humorous speech contest. Her trial run in front of a supportive audience at her Toastmasters club didn’t go very well. Air travel has gotten so difficult. They shred your luggage and send … More ☛

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]]> Find the Funny in the Room https://speakipedia.com/find-the-funny-in-the-room/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:47:04 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3453 A super way to surprise your audience is to “find the funny in the room” and use it to your advantage. Years ago, I competed in a humorous speech contest. My talk was about “my speaking journey” and how a … More ☛

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]]> How to Write a Humorous Speech https://speakipedia.com/write-a-humorous-speech/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:11:41 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3337 Write a humorous speech. What’s that? You don’t think you’re funny? Well, you’re not alone. Most comedians aren’t funny, either. Contemporary humorists have broken every toilet humor and sexual humor boundary, and yet so many of them keep trying to … More ☛

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]]> Who Are You to Judge? https://speakipedia.com/who-are-you-to-judge/ https://speakipedia.com/who-are-you-to-judge/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:00:18 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=2882 Have you ever been disappointed with a judge’s call—in a courtroom, on a ball field, or in a contest? Who are you to judge? In August of 2020, I watched eight finalists compete in the World Championship of Public Speaking, … More ☛

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]]> https://speakipedia.com/who-are-you-to-judge/feed/ 4 Public Speaking Tip: Body Language and Spoken Language https://speakipedia.com/body-language/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:00:19 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=2144 Body language and spoken language: Combine them strategically to enhance audience engagement. In my 2019 Toastmasters Humorous Speech Contest entry, I parodied the “speaker’s journey” from being paralyzed by fear to joining Toastmasters to becoming a confident presenter. (Toastmasters International … More ☛

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