Humorously Speaking 1. Warm Up Your Audience Time: 5-7 minutes Objectives:  •  Prepare a speech that opens with a humorous story.  •  Personalize the story.  •  Deliver the story smoothly and effectively. 2. Leave Them With A Smile Time: 5-7 minutes Objectives:  •  Prepare a serious speech that opens and closes with humorous stories.  •  Prepare a closing story that reemphasizes the speech's main point.  •  Deliver the stories smoothly and effectively. 3. Make Them Laugh Time: 5-7 minutes Objectives:  •  Prepare a speech that opens and closes with humorous stories.  •  Include jokes in the speech body to illustrate points or maintain audience interest.  •  Deliver the jokes and stories smoothly and effectively. 4. Keep Them Laughing Time: 5-7 minutes Objectives:  •  Prepare a speech that opens with a self-depreciating joke.  •  String together two or three related jokes in the speech body.  •  Close the speech with a humorous story. 5. The Humorous Speech Time: 5-7 minutes Objectives:  •  Use exaggeration to tell a humorous story.  •  Entertain the audience.  •  Effectively use body language and voice to enhance the story.