Entertainment speech

• What is the purpose of an entertainment speech?

  To amuse or entertain the audience
• How do entertainment speeches typically engage the audience?

  They connect with the audience on both cognitive and affective levels
• What must a speaker have to effectively deliver an entertainment speech?

  A feel for what entertains an audience
• What are the key steps in preparing an entertainment speech?

  1. Know your audience
  2. Learn from veteran speakers
  3. Understand techniques for producing entertainment and humor
  4. Understand unacceptable methods of producing humor
• What is the first part of the structure of an entertainment speech?

  Introduction
• How should the thesis be presented in the introduction of an entertainment speech?

  In a way that is entertaining to the audience
• What should be included in the body of an entertainment speech?

  Anecdotes, jokes, witty comments, and other entertaining remarks
• What is the purpose of the conclusion in an entertainment speech?

  To creatively restate the thesis
• Does the conclusion of an entertainment speech need to contain entertaining remarks?

  No, it need not contain entertaining remarks
• What is an example of a humorous statement mentioned in the material?

  "I am not a vegetarian because I love animals. I am a vegetarian because I hate plants."
• What is another humorous statement provided in the material?

  "Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?"
• What are some examples of puns mentioned in the material?

  • "Do you want to taco 'bout it?"
  • "It's nacho problem."
  • "You rock!"
  • "You rule!"
• What does the quote "Making one person smile can change the world" imply?

  That small acts of kindness can have a significant impact
• How does humor function in an entertainment speech?

  It engages the audience and makes the speech memorable
• What are the unacceptable methods of producing humor in an entertainment speech?

  • Offensive jokes
  • Inappropriate anecdotes
  • Humor that alienates the audience