Humourous Speech Contest … everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask

Humourous Speech Contest Why Have it? One of 4 contests –International –Evaluation –Humourous –Table Topics Part of the reason you joined Toastmasters –Personal Growth

Humourous Speech Contest Who Can Compete The Rules

Humourous Speech Contest Who Can Compete Club must be of good standing The Rules

Humourous Speech Contest Who Can Compete Club must be of good standing District officers ineligible Judges in other contests at same level ineligible Multiple club members can only represent 1 club Member must be of good standing Complete the required form Be here in person The Rules

Humourous Speech Contest The Rules The Speech Itself Avoid objectionable material More than 4min 30, less than 7 min 30 Must be original Follow BME rule

Humourous Speech Contest Judging Criteria Content – 50% –Speech development, effectiveness, value, audience response Delivery – 30% –Physical voice manner Language – 20% –Appropriateness, correctness The Rules

Humourous Speech Contest The Rewards A certificate Details published on the web site Honour of representing Northrise in area contest Personal Rewards

Humourous Speech Contest The Rules More details published on the web site

Who Can Do It Anyone – just takes umph Last years winner was on 3 rd, runner up on 4 th Can do it as part of a manual speech Newbiesor Old Codgers Humourous Speech Contest

Tips to Get You Started Remember the judging criteria "Content" = 50% "Delivery" = 30% "Language" = 20% Dont follow the Cunard principle Tell a story Humour is for your audience – not you Its all in the timing – so rehearse Humourous Speech Contest

Themes that work Do the opposite –Tongue in cheek approach Play it straight –But to the extreme Recount a story –The Bill Cosby approach

Humourous Speech Contest Themes that work Play with words –Jeremys classics Discover the Seed of Truth –Make it a great speech – and be frivolous

Humourous Speech Contest More Tips Dont Step on the Laughter –Laughter is good - count … to 6-7 Rule of Three –Make it a great speech – and be frivolous Save the best for last –The rule of recency

Using Humour Vary the Jokes and humour –Physical humour –malaprops –spoonerisms –exaggeration –put-downs, –sarcasm, –oxymorons –irony and others. Humourous Speech Contest

Final Pointers Watch the clock Build time in for the audience Test & Measure

Final Pointers Watch the clock Build time in for the audience Test & Measure Go For GOLD & J D I Humourous Speech Contest