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Saturday 28 September 2013

How To Relay The Funniest Stories To Your Audience

By Paulette Short


If you have a story that you find funny and you want to share the tale with others, think carefully about both the content and the storyline as well as how you might present it to other people. While you may find the story keeps you laughing and you may think it is one of the absolute funniest stories you have ever heard, to ensure that other people get the same pleasure out of the story, you should give the story some thought before you begin telling it to others.

When you begin telling your story to your audience, always think about the tone of voice and your facial expressions. You want to make sure that you do not give away to much information too quickly through body language or the story may be spoiled for some of your guests before you get to the end.

Change the tone of your voice frequently throughout the narration according to what is happening in the tale that is being told. Keeping your audience guessing by changing your tone can make the funny parts of the tale even more thrilling for an audience when they are unaware of what is to come.

While continuously changing the tone in your voice is really important to keep your crowd guessing, it is also important that everyone present is able to hear you speak clearly. Be sure that when you are speaking to an audience either big or small that everyone in the room can hear what is being said. If everyone cannot hear what you're saying, they may not understand the tale as it is intended and therefore, not fully understand why you think it is a funny story.

Do not rush though the story telling process, take your time telling your tale and allow those listening to you to absorb what you are saying to them. Some people practice incorporating pauses throughout the tale to allow time for more excitement to build up. Pausing throughout the tale can be really helpful but, make sure you do not add too many pauses too often or you may loose the attention of the audience.

Practicing your tale before you tell it to your audience can be a big help. The more time you take preparing, the more likely it'll turn out to be the success that you planned.

Ask people you know to help you practice by being an audience for you. You will be able to judge how your practice audience feels about how you're presenting your tale by how they react to what they hear. You may even want to ask them how they feel about your story telling skills.

Some people are easily amused but, for others it takes a lot to make them to smile or laugh. To ensure that you are offering your audience one of the funniest stories, take your time and practice as much as you need until you feel confident that you can convey your story the way you want it to sound to others.




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