All people generally have a humorous streak in them, however morose and dull they may be. Of course, listening to a humorous speaker gets rid of one’s cares and worries. Humor is there in all walks of life. It is necessary to identify it and feel it. When a humorous speaker addresses the audience the humor translates to the people and they are all taken in by it.
Humorous speakers make people laugh. ‘Laughter is the best medicine’. This is something that we all know. So, enjoy the laughter evoked by the humorous speaker.
Humorous speakers deal with all kinds of subjects. They talk about sports, politics and social events. They give keynote addresses, give after dinner speeches and generally touch upon any topic of discussion. They bring the humorous angle which makes the whole speech interesting.
When an organization arranges a meeting and the subject is a very dry and dull, a humorous speaker can put life into it. The audience will be completely captivated by the humorous speaker and the subject will be better understood and retained. The humorous speaker will definitely improve the whole show and people will always remember it.
The humorous speakers give anecdotes, stories and give examples from life and personal experience to make people relate to what they are listening. The humorous speaker has to be both a professional speaker and a competent speaker. The best humorous speakers are members of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and the International Federation for Professional Speakers (IFFPS).
Humorous speakers give speeches that are tailored to suit individual customer’s needs. Each occasion demands a different type of approach and speech. The speaker with a speech laced with humor can go a long way in effectively putting across the ideas and views held by the particular organization and the views of the people involved.
It is very essential to feel the pulse of the audience and catch their attention. The humorous speaker is able to do just that. Even the most disinterested person in the audience benefits from a humorous speech. The attention is caught by the humor. Once the interest is shown by the audience, the rest of the task becomes easy.
The humorous speaker speaks in friendly manner, easing the situation and giving funny anecdotes. These are ideas that people can relate to and it makes them laugh. Thus, the rapport between the speaker and the audience is established. The speaker now has the audience with him. They are eager and ready to listen to him and follow whatever suggestions and ideas that are given.
The humor in a speech is the only way in which the audience can keep awake throughout a speech. Sometimes, the professional speaker might speak for an hour but what he has said might not have got across to the audience merely because of the lack of the humor element in it.
Even motivational speakers depend on humor to get their views across. The audience will be ready to listen, become motivated and follow whatever the speaker says because the element of humor has established the connect between the speaker and the audience.
A humorous speaker can make a difference to the occasion. Whether it is a small party, a corporate training program or workshop or an educational training program, success is sure with a humorous speaker addressing it.
The personal style and humor of the speaker will evoke a full participation from the audience which will lap up all that is said with full cooperation. So, humor is the key for a successful speech. Even a person, who is not innately humorous, will be able to enjoy a speech full of humor and gain by what is being said. A person with a sense of humor will be able to appreciate it even better and make full use of it.
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March 4th, 2010 at 12:12 am
someone help me;;; POETRY. Connections acedemy?
9. Which detail helps to establish the lonely, desolate mood of “La Belle Dame sans Merci”?
(1 point)
The squirrel’s granary is full
Her hair was long
she lulled me asleep
no birds sing
10. Which word could be used to describe the tone of “Fear,” “The Bean Eaters,” and “La Belle Dame sans Merci”?
(1 point)
scolding
humorous
serious
angry
11. Which of the following lines from “Glory” contains an example of a simile?
(1 point)
Most were married teenagers
They were all Jackie Robinson
The men were like cats
Runners hit the dirt
12. In “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant—,” what does Dickinson mean when she says that truth must be told at a “slant”?
(1 point)
People should lie.
Truth should be at an angle.
Truth should be told gently, not harshly.
People should be brutally honest.
13. Which of the following lines from “Metaphor” contains an example of personification?
(1 point)
Morning is / a new sheet of paper
until night / folds it up
The bright words and the dark words
a new day / to write on
14. Who is performing the action in these lines from “The Weary Blues”?
Down on Lenox Avenue the other night / By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light / He did a lazy sway…. / He did a lazy sway…. / To the tune o’ those Weary Blues.
(1 point)
a musician
the speaker
someone in a dream
someone on the street
15. Which of these phrases from “The Kraken” contains an example of assonance?
(1 point)
“beneath in the abysmal sea”
“Battening upon huge”
“Then once by man”
“he shall rise”
16. Which of the following phrases from “Reapers” contains an example of onomatopoeia?
(1 point)
“In their hip-pockets”
“horses drive a mower”
“startled, squealing bleeds”
“I see the blade”
Vocabulary and Grammar
17. Which item below is an object used mainly for visual purposes?
(1 point)
a microscope
a telephone
a bottle of perfume
a soft scarf
18. Which words in the following sentence are a prepositional phrase?
The umpires sing and dance as they call “safe” and “out” to the players.
(1 point)
the umpires
“safe” and “out”
sing and dance
to the players
19. In which sentence is a prepositional phrase used as an adjective?
(1 point)
The seal in the water moves softly.
The seal brushes against the rock.
The rock cracks after the seal touches it.
The rock weathers in heat and cold.
20. What does the significance of an event refer to?
(1 point)
its location
its length
its importance
its different parts
21. What does the word melancholy mean in the following line from “The Weary Blues”?
In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone
(1 point)
sad
angry
ill
perplexed
22. What is ideology the study of?
(1 point)
insects
ideas
music
poetry
23. In which sentence is an infinitive italicized?
(1 point)
The singer went to bed when he finished singing.
The poet tries to create a sense of the rhythm of jazz.
The speakers talk to the readers about their deaths in Flanders.
The speaker listens to a man singing a weary song.
24. Which word is a synonym for minimize?
(1 point)
enrich
reduce
create
analyze
25. Which sentence includes a direct object?
(1 point)
I went to the grocery store.
I bought some plants.
The aisles were crowded.
I ran to the counter.
March 4th, 2010 at 5:14 am
9. A
10. C
11. B
12. A
13. D
14. D
15. A
16. B
17. C
18. B
19. C
20. A.
21. D
22. A
23. C
24. C
25. D
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