Whether our speech is serious or humorous, it is an act that requires writing techniques to put it over.

Stand-up comics will also be reading this online preview of Jim's home study program.

For convenience sake, Jim will not distinguish between speeches and comedy routines. Jim will refer to both as

"your act."









Jokes: the building blocks of all keynotes speeches and comedy routines

As business speakers, we may be preparing a joke we are only going to tell on one special occasion.

Then again, we may be putting together a joke we will tell 100 or more times, much like a stand-up comic.

Also, as a speaker, we may be making a very serious point without any joke in it. A serious sentence can be greatly improved by the same techniques which make our comedy better.

More about that later.

'Nuff said.

Let Jim get on with his act: showing us

"How to Write A Joke"