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

3. What Makes A Speech
Humorous?

4. BIG ACTIONS?
Laughter?
Jokes?
Sex?
Discriminatory?
Political?
Vulgarities?

5. BIG ACTIONS?
Laughter?
Jokes?
Sex?
Discriminatory?
Political?
Vulgarities?

6. Humor
is about

7. Humor
is about
Derail Twists
Surprises

8. 8You Can Use Right Now!
Humorous Devices

9. Why are leopards always hunted,
but not the tigers?
1.

10. Why are leopards always hunted,
but not the tigers?
1.
Because the tigers are not spotted.

11. We call couples who love
each other lovebirds.
1.

12. We call couples who love
each other lovebirds.
But do you know what do we call
couples who always argue?
1.

13. That day I was so angry at my friend
that I threw a can of soda at him
1.

14. 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
1.

15. 1.Puns
Words with different meanings

16. Puns
Setup: Why are leopards always hunted,
not the tigers?
Punchline: Because the tigers are not spotted

17. Story of a Fat Boy
2.

18. 2. Self Deprecating Jokes

19. Self Deprecating Jokes
Think of times when you laugh at others.
Now, direct all the jokes to yourself

20. 3.
Give a man a fish,
you feed him for the day

21. 3.
Give a man a fish,
you feed him for the day
Teach a man how to fish,
.......

22. 3.
Good things come
for those who

23. 3.
Good things come
for those who
WORK THEIR ASSES OFF!

24. 3.
Whatever you do,
always give 100%

25. 3.
Whatever you do,
always give 100%
Unless you’re donating blood

26. 3.Twisting Famous Quotes

27. Twisting Famous Quotes
Find a famous quote related to your speech
then, twist its definition.

28. Twisting Famous Quotes
What doesn’t kill you ______________
Money cannot buy you happiness, _______
Behind every successful man is a woman, _____

29. 4.
Your food is so oily that ...

30. 4.
Your food is so oily that ...
even the US Army will come
and invade you!

31. 4.
You are so weak that...

32. 4.
even my grandma can do
more pushups than you
You are so weak that...

33. 4. Exaggeration
Representing something as
Larger, Better,Worse...

34. Exaggeration
The ________ is so (adjective) that...
even _____________

35. 5.
A good speech is
like girl’s mini skirt

36. 5.
A good speech is
like girl’s mini skirt
long enough to cover the essentials,
short enough to create interest

37. 5.
Coming to NTU is like
entering another country

38. 5.
Coming to NTU is like
entering another country
Just that you don’t need a passport

39. 5.
Finding a girlfriend is like
finding a parking lot in a carpark.

40. 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

41. 5. Metaphors
Drawing comparisons between
two unrelated things

42. Setup: _________ is like __________
Metaphors
Punchline: (Similary between the two)

43. 6.
Never forget the 3 types of people
in your life

44. 6.
When young men comes together...
When old men comes together...
When old women comes together...

45. 6.
All women in the world wants
a man who...

46. 6.Triads with Final Twist
List down 3 things, with the
last one a twist.

47. Triads with Final Twist
All women in the world wants
a man who...
is rich
is handsome
does not cheat

48. Triads with Final Twist
All women in the world wants
a man who...
is rich
is handsome
does not cheat
does not exist

49. 7.
Americans give birth because...
Chinese give birth because...
Singaporeans give birth because...

50. 7.
“In your own opinion, discuss about
food scarcity in other countries”

51. 7. Stereotypes
A widely held and oversimplified belief

52. Write down the funny things about
a certain group of people
Stereotypes
Toastmasters? Singaporeans? Students?
Put them in a setting with their
stereotypical reaction

53. If I were to cook a meal for a (group of people),
I would ......
Stereotypes
French? Singaporeans? Chinese?
Germans?
Toastmasters? Politicians?

54. 8.
You have 30 sweets
You eat 29 sweets

55. 8.
My girlfriend wants something
which is small, shiny, and with
diamonds on it.

56. 8.
One night, my wife wants me to
say something dirty to her...

57. 8. Changing Context
Change the setting, or meanings with
the surrounding words

58. Changing Context
Setup: One night, my wife wants me to say
something dirty to her...
Punchline: I whisper to her
“laundry, kitchen, toilet”

59. How to deliver a
Punchline?

60. Set up

61. Set up
(pause...)

62. Set up
(pause...)
Punchline

63. Set up
(pause...)
Punchline
(pause...)

64. Final Tips

65. Start Strong
End Strong

66. Don’t Steal/Use Jokes

67. More punchlines
=
More points

68. Keep sentences
s.h.o.r.t

69. Never laugh at
your own joke

70. Move on if nobody gets
your punchline

71. Refine your punchlines

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