Public Speaking - 7 Types of Humor You Can Use Posted By : Edward Hope

In public speaking, the ability to use humor is an important skill to possess whatever your natural ability is. Here I have listed the 7 kinds of humor commonly used in public speaking. In this type of humor, you get the laugh by starting to make a serious point in one direction and suddenly an unexpected meaning is revealed. However, for best effect, humor should be unannounced and told with a straight face (you don't want to laugh before your audience does). In public speaking, as it is with conversation, the telling of humor should be effortless and natural. To be effective in public speaking the humor should be relevant to the points being made.

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