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Jokes, Comic
Stories, & Anecdotes
Jokes, Comic Stories &
Anecdotes make a good ending for a speech. If your uncomfortable with
telling jokes try out each of your jokes with a friend who will not be
at the wedding to see if it sounds funny the way you tell it. What to
do when writing an ending to a speech:
Find a
joke..
There are many books of
quotations and joke books available on the market which provide
valuable resources. Humorous books related to your subject can be
useful as well.
Ask friends, speech
writers and speech givers. When constructing a funny story remember
that one of the elements of humor in the punch line is surprise, going
suddenly from the inspiring to the ridiculous, from excitement to
despair, from discovery of misfortune to self centered concern about
some minor problem.
Changing
Clichés
To create an original
clichés with well known phrases and sayings can be contrasted with
others which contradict them. To be sure of surprise and originality
adapt the joke to a new locality or profession, or find a hilarious
story based on a situation from real life.
You Should
Avoid:
At a wedding you should
not discuss sex, politics, or religion. Doing so may result in a
quarrel or give offense by causing people with opposing views to
disagree, insult each other, or try to convert each other. Sexual
references might give offence. As a general rule, avoid
unintentionally offending friends or potential friends, but instead
flatter or compliment them. Since you don't know everybody on both
sides of the guest list ensure that you avoid these subjects
Try adapting jokes
What not to do and
definitely avoid:
Make sure to avoid:
~being
apologetic
I don't know why anyone picked me
to give a speech. I've never given a speech in my life before. And
I'm sure you don't want along speech but I've tried to prepare
something, and I hope it's all right. Anyway, all I can say is, I
did make some notes somewhere, I think I put them in my pocket, or
maybe ...
~being brief
"Thank you."
~being depressing
Relatives and friends, the one person
missing here today
is of course, Maria's father, and no day can be really happy without
him with us. Though I have tried to take his place, it is mere
formality. No one can take his place....
~being Negative
I don't like speeches and I didn't want to
give a speech, but Patricia insisted I should. I suppose there was
nobody else. I'm not a good speaker so I'm not going to bore you by
making a long speech. ...
~being pompous
...Well, I agreed not to speak more than half
an hour, but I see that I have been speaking for a little longer than
forty-five minutes....
~being reluctant
We're very pleased to see Amy getting married,
at last. When I first met Jeffrey I didn't like him very much, because
of his hair and his clothes and the fact that he didn't have a steady
job, ....
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