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\u201cWords: so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.\u201d \u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne<\/p>\n\u201cWords: so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.\u201d \u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne<\/p>\n
Good speeches motivate people and even change their lives. At least, a good speech is capable of changing someone\u2019s point of view. The truth is, it is not enough to provide a number of strong arguments \u2013 you need to make people listen to what you have to tell them.<\/p>\n
Catching attention is crucial. What we can learn from most of the TED speeches is that nothing grabs listeners\u2019 attention as firmly as humor. When knowledge is delivered through humor, it is digested by people much easier.<\/b><\/p>\nWhy Humor Helps?<\/h2>\n
If you look at the most common tips on giving a presentation, you can see that humor fits in there perfectly. So why is it always better to insert some of it into a speech?<\/p>\n
You should remember that your initial purpose is not to be funny, but to deliver your idea in an entertaining way, so that it is smoothly processed by the audience and easily memorized. It is important to integrate humor wisely. This is why giving a humorous speech may involve a lot of hard work and practicing, either around your friends or in front of the mirror.<\/p>\n
Amy Schumer, an American comedy actress, gave a brilliant speech in May 2014. She raised a very serious topic of a woman\u2019s self-image and confidence associated with it. She talked about her experience of feeling less loved and, as a result, being seduced by an older guy, and also about the way she regained her dignity and confidence. Although some parts of the story were detailed and almost terrifying, she managed to soften the truth she wanted to deliver by introducing some jokes. As Charlie Chaplin once said, \u201cTo truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you want to make your speech fascinating and memorable, make it funny. It does not have to be entirely a joke, but some humor will grab the audience\u2019s attention. Even the most serious topics are processed better if people can laugh along with you. You can experiment with different techniques: tell ready jokes, insert funny words, or use metaphors and exaggerate them, but it is important that you do not forget about the purpose of your speech and your audience\u2019s need to get the answers they are promised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Words: so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne Good speeches motivate people and even change their lives. At least, a good speech is capable of changing someone’s point…