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Public speaking can be a daunting task for anybody. Most people would rather be in the audience than on the stage.

If you attend church or have watched any political debate in the last few years then you know that a dry and boring informational session can turn you off. If you are asked to give a speech, it is worth learning a few tricks of the trade to keep you calm and help you deliver a great speech.

Something that everybody can identify with is humor; laughter is the best medicine, and if you carry it off, it will get the audience on your side. Humor is often an element that people don’t know how to add within a speech or just don’t think they can pull it off.

Despite the fact that humor can often be a great ice breaker or starter for many public addresses, many people don’t even attempt it. Humor can be used in many areas of speech writing.

It is a great way to connect with your listening audience. Comedians write material to make people laugh, not everything they write is funny because we all have different tastes but finding the funny side of something breaks it down into a human emotion we all agree on. Laughter is the same in every language.  Read more... (465 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)