What are the aspects of verbal humor?

Many books about speech and eloquence have introduced speech humor. Do you know what aspects of humor are embodied in speech? Here are some aspects of humor that I brought to you in my speech. Welcome to reading.

First, the humor of self-introduction

Facing the audience who meet for the first time, it is necessary for the speaker to introduce himself before the speech. And introduce yourself humorously, and use your sense of humor to break the boring situation from the beginning, so as to attract the audience quickly and concentrate their attention, paving the way for the smooth progress of the speech.

Ling Feng, a famous artist in Taiwan Province, gave a wonderful impromptu speech at the TV Spring Festival Gala, in which humorous self-introduction is a classic:

In LAM Raymond ... we walked together in the past two years, and the male audience had a particularly good impression on me, because they felt a little superior when they saw me. I am not a threat to them, and they are at ease. (Laughter) They think I look China. (Laughter) The vicissitudes and sufferings of China for 5,000 years are written on my face. (Laughter and applause) Generally speaking, the female audience has a bad impression on me; Some female viewers have reached the point where they can't stand my looks. (Laughter) They think I'm thinner than a yellow flower and my face is darker than a briquette. But I want to make it clear that it's not my fault. It's really my parents' fault. They did this to me without my permission. (Laughter and applause) However, the times are changing and the trend is changing. Men nowadays can be basically divided into three types: first, you are beautiful and look like my good friend Steven Liu for a long time; The second is that you are ugly, and the uglier you look, this is like my good friend Peisi Chen; (Laughter) Third, you are ugly. After a long time, you will find that he smells like another man. This is the next one. (Laughter, applause) Everyone who applauded agreed! Applause are all people who look like me. Birds of a feather flock together! (Laughter and applause)

Second, the humor of impromptu speech

The definition of "improvisation" in the dictionary is to say, say and do without thinking or going with the flow. In fact, many impromptu remarks are the result of planning and preparation. In fact, the power of humor is not entirely based on accidental inspiration as it seems.

To show humor in an impromptu speech, you'd better collect some "impromptu" jokes or anecdotes and quips in advance, and use them flexibly in your speech, which can make your speech more vivid, distinctive and timely.

Third, control the humor of the audience.

When you use humor to help the beginning of a speech, you attract the attention of the audience, enliven the atmosphere, relax the tension and establish a friendly relationship with the audience. When you get into the topic of the speech, you need to continue your previous efforts.

Because people's attention span is very short, especially when the speaker talks about a topic in a monotonous and low tone, the audience is more likely to feel bored and distracted. At this time, we must catch the attention of the audience again! Change the topic, or change the way of speaking, and give the audience the power of humor with a joke or a punch line.

If you tell a joke just to make people laugh, the audience's attention is likely to shift with the ups and downs of laughter. So don't insert irrelevant humor. Humor should be related to the topic at that time, make it a part of your information, and make it a humorous force!

Fourthly, the art of humorous speech.

Use anxious tone, real details and dramatic plot to draw out your humorous power and create some suspense before the key sentences are spoken. The speaker couldn't wait to make a punch line. Because jokes must be interesting and surprise the audience. Therefore, you should tell your jokes, quips or aphorisms well, and don't rush into it and reveal the secret too early!

When telling a joke with a speech, we should emphasize the key points and keywords to enhance the effect of the joke, and pause after the important sentence is finished to deepen the impression of others on it.

When giving a speech, you should use your humorous power as freely as an expert, show it truly and naturally, and express it as an important part of the speech.

Whether you are a professional speaker, or you only speak occasionally, or you never speak in front of everyone (unlikely), you can try to create, develop and use your humorous power. Seek strategies in many ways to help the growth of humor, and your life will benefit endlessly.

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