Can the speech contest start with a joke?

Story joke: The prologue of the story is to start the speech through a story or event closely related to the theme of the speech. This story or event should have characters and details; Be brief, otherwise it will become a story meeting; Be meaningful and memorable; Related to the content of the speech, don't digress.

Zhou Guangning said at the opening of the speech "Save the Children": On May 24 last year, Xinmin Evening News revealed the fact that a fourth-grade elementary school student was taking his parents to school to eat shelled eggs. On one occasion, parents forgot to peel eggs and almost choked their children to death. He looked around at the eggs and didn't know how to eat them. As a result, I had to bring back the original eggs. Mother asked him why he didn't eat eggs, and the answer was simple: "How to eat without sewing!" " Eight classic opening remarks of a speech. Zhou Guangning introduced the theme of her speech to the audience through a news report that primary school students can't peel eggs: the whole society should pay attention to cultivating children's ability to live independently and the courage to overcome difficulties. The story opening is easy to attract the attention of the audience, and the requirements for language skills are relatively simple, so beginners are particularly suitable to choose the story opening, and the story opening should avoid complex plots and lengthy language.