ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH

ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH
The purpose of an entertainment speech
is to amuse or entertain the audience. It's
not intended to share information or to
persuade the audience of a particular
opinion. Because of this, entertainment
speeches are often humorous and may
include jokes or amusing anecdotes.
ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH
• enables the speaker to
connect with the audience
not only on cognitive level
but also at the affective
level.
ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH

• speaker must have a feel

for what entertains an
audience
PREPARING ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH
1. Know your audience
2. Learn from veteran speakers
3. Understand the available techniques of
producing entertainment and humor
PUNS • funny use of words
PREPARING ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH
1. Know your audience
2. Learn from veteran speakers
3. Understand the available techniques of
producing entertainment and humor
4. Understand the unacceptable methods
of producing humor
STRUCTURE OF AN ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH
1. Introduction
• state your thesis in a way that is entertaining to your
audience.
• may express it by combining an anecdote, joke, witty
comment, or entertaining comment.
2. Body
• For each main idea, add anecdotes, jokes, witty comments,
and other entertaining remarks that will capture your
audience’s attention.
STRUCTURE OF AN ENTERTAINMENT SPEECH

3. Conclusion
• creative restatement of your thesis – need not contain
entertaining remarks.
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am a vegetarian because a white horse... He's
I hate plants.” obviously riding a turtle, and
definitely lost.”
My girlfriend said, "You act
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want to split up." "Good a lot like algebra. Have
idea," I replied. "We can cover you ever looked at your
more ground that way." X and wondered Y?”
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