This manual is for speakers who seek to practice humor and dramatic story telling. Subject matter is general and not restrictive, drawing heavily from the speaker's experiences in life, and fantasy. A good manual to work in early as it progresses logically from the Communication and Leadership Manual foundations.

Objectives of "The Entertaining Speech"

• Entertain the Audience through the use of humor and/or drama drawn from your personal experience
• Organize an entertaining speech for maximum audience impact

Objectives of "Resources for Entertainment"

• Draw humorous and/or dramatic material from sources other than your own personal experience
• Adapt your material to suit your topic, your own personality, and the audience
• Use entertaining material as a means of conveying a serious message

Objectives of "Make Them Laugh"

• Prepare a humorous speech drawn from your own experience
• Strengthen the speech by adapting and personalizing humorous material from outside sources
• Deliver the speech in a way that makes the humor effective

Objectives of "A Dramatic Talk"

• Develop an entertaining dramatic talk about an experience or incident, or give a dramatic reading
• Include vivid imagery, characters, and dialogue
• Deliver the talk in an interpretive manner

Objectives of "Speaking After Dinner"

• Prepare an entertaining after-dinner talk on a specific theme
• Deliver the talk extemporaneously, using the skills developed in the preceding entertainment projects

Additional Information About Speeches:

Manual Speech	Minutes for the Speech	Technical Knowledge Required	Utilizes Visual Aids	Involves Use of a Panel	Audience Questions at End	Audience Participates During
The Entertaining Speech	5 - 7	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
Resources for Entertainment	8 - 10	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
Make Them Laugh	8 - 10	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
A Dramatic Talk	10 - 12	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
Speaking After Dinner	13 - 15	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO