Just as I was racking my brains over this project, a friend suggested that I use my PA contest speech for it (http://odysseydiscovery.blogspot.com/2010/10/pa-humorous-speech-contest-2010.html). Perfect! So after rehearsing the speech a few times, I was ready to go. I had re-titled it "Happily Ever After"
Objectives:
(1) Entertain the audience by relating a personal experience.
(2) Organize an entertaining speech for maximum impact.
Time: 5 - 7 minutes
Unfortunately, the audience at NUS Alumni consisted mostly of young, single people and few could relate to my experiences about marriage. Absolutely no one laughed at the jokes or funny anecdotes, unlike the audience at the PA contest. It was quite terrifying and disheartening, like a stand-up comedian facing a silent audience.
My evaluator and mentor Wee Meng suggested gauging the audience needs and learning to change the angle of the speech to engage the audience so they can identify with the speech material better.
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