Comedy Workshop

“Do you want to learn how to plan, write and deliver a funny speech for the Humorous Speech contest? Well, now is your opportunity to get ahead of your competitors and to shine on the big day. David will put you through a series of practical exercises that will help you develop your humorous speech for the next contest.

In this masterclass you will learn how to:

•⁠ ⁠find ideas that work well in a Toastmasters’ Humorous Speech contest

•⁠ ⁠develop a storyline that is structured to entertain the audience and satisfy the judges

•⁠ ⁠edit to maximise impact and the number of punchlines

•⁠ ⁠deliver the material so you don’t K*ll the jokes.

Dr David Jones is a professional speaker, trainer and public speaking coach. He teaches execs how to be effective, funny and charismatic presenters. He works 1-to-1 to help people write, edit and deliver keynote speeches, pitches and wedding speeches. David did stand-up comedy for 5 years, and has been running stand-up comedy courses for the last 12 years. He joined Toastmasters in 2003 and has been in 12 District contest finals. He’s won the Table Topics championship six times, and been runner-up twice. He has a PhD in zoology, and spent 20 years as a research ecologist at the Natural History Museum.”

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