Wednesday 27 February 2013

Performing Funny Speeches In Spite of Shyness

By Rob Sutter


Sometimes people cannot stand the thought of speaking in front of a crowd of people. Most fear doing such a thing as opposed to dying, which may come across as mind-boggling to some. However, when people are tasked with funny speeches and can't deliver based on timidity, it's clear that there are going to be a number of issues. In order to cast these issues to the side while you encounter crowds, some tips exist to help you along the way.

1. Look over the details that you have beforehand. Funny speeches are, without question, some of the most trying things to figure out and it's made needlessly more difficult if you try to improvise. Unless you are fully comfortable with being in front of people and thinking of jokes on the fly, you may want to turn that idea down and simply work from the notes you've written prior. You're on your own without notes while on stage, though, but companies like Laugh Staff can help you along the way.

2. Don't forget to free yourself once the attention is entirely on you. What I mean by this is that people try to be funny but when they tell a joke, it's easy to tell that they're restraining themselves for some reason. I'm sure we've all been in a position where someone told a joke, yet you didn't find it necessarily funny but tried to laugh for them. You stand a chance of falling into this trap, so do yourself a favor and try to relax.

3. Try to tell your speech to a group of friends prior to the big day. If you want to know what you have prepared is going to be up to far, it's best to practice on people you've known for a while. Friends that you have had for years are going to be more honest as opposed to people off the street that you've known for a mere few seconds. In the case of the former, you're certain to be given an honest reaction, whether it's what you want to hear or not.

Speaking in front of a massive amount of people can be pretty scary. With countless numbers of eyes on you, it's going to take some work before you're completely ready to take this on. You may not even be ready to do such a thing and being helped in terms of your timidity will most likely bring about a more effective speech. There are a good number of other tips to consider, which weren't detailed here, but everyone needs a launch point.




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