"If all is not lost, where is it?" "Some days you're the dog; some days you're the tree." There's no better way for a nervous speechmaker to win over an audience than with a good joke. Here are hundreds of them: anecdotes, one-liners, and deft definitions, as well as hysterical quotations from sources ranging from Mae West to Ronald Reagan. Here, to help you deliver this sure-fire material, are extensive tips on selecting the right joke, adapting it to fit the audience, practicing the delivery, and getting it across to best effect. Perfect for all occasions-weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, business presentations, and many more-this is an indispensable source for any speaker who wants to captivate and entertain an audience.
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Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Anonymous Marriage, Ogden Nash, Ronald Reagan, Charles Dickens, Cyril Connolly, George Bernard Shaw, Mae West, Woody Allen New!
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'You'll have to make a speech!' are words you may wish never to hear. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Anonymous Marriage, Ogden Nash, Ronald Reagan, Charles Dickens, Cyril Connolly, George Bernard Shaw, Mae West, Woody Allen New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Queen Victoria by Anonymous on page 57
- Charles Dickens: His Tragedy and Triumph (Penguin Literary Biographies) by Edgar Johnson on page 77
- Charles Dickens by Wendell Johnson on page 77
- Our Kings and Queens: Victoria Hb (Our Kings & Queens) by Margaret Stephen on page 57
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