Speaking After Dinner

The Entertaining Speaker - Advanced Communication Manual
Project #5 "Speaking After Dinner" Objectives:

• Prepare an entertaining after-dinner talk on a specific theme.
• Deliver the talk extemporaneously; using the skills developed in the preceding entertainment projects.
• Time 13-15 minutes

A Dramatic Talk

The Entertaining Speaker - Advanced Communication Manual
Project #4 "A Dramatic Talk" Objectives:

• Develop an entertaining dramatic talk about an experience or incident, or give a dramatic reading.
• Include vivid imagery, characters and dialogue.
• Deliver the talk in an interpretative manner.
• Time 10-12 minutes

Make Them Laugh

The Entertaining Speaker - Advanced Communication Manual
Project #3 "Make Them Laugh" Objectives:

• Prepare a humorous speech drawn from your own experience.
• Strengthen the speech by adapting and personalizing humorous material from outside sources.
• Deliver the speech in a way that makes the humor effective.
• Time 8-10 minutes

Resources For Entertainment

The Entertaining Speaker - Advanced Communication Manual
Project #2 " Resources For Entertainment" Objectives:

• Draw humorous and/or dramatic material from sources other than your own personal experience.
• Adapt your material to suit your topic, your own personality and the audience.
• Use entertaining material as a means of conveying a serious message.
• Time 8-10 minutes

The Entertaining Speech

The Entertaining Speaker - Advanced Communication Manual
Project #1 "The Entertaining Speech" Objectives:

• Entertain the audience through use of humor and/or drama drawn from your personal experience.
• Organize an entertaining speech for maximum audience impact.
• Time 5-7 minutes