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A successful speech depends very much on how the ideas are arranged. It is not as simple as just finding some good jokes to deliver. When preparing an important speech where you will be expected to be funny, it is essential to learn that it's not what you say but where you plan to say it. With this book - the only book that offers such detail - readers can stand with confidence and know that even if they fluff their lines, the structure of their speech will ensure their success.
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It's true. Mitch Murray is one of Britain's best speechwriters. If you were to commission a speech from him you'd be talking big bucks!
Here you have his DIY kit. And after you've used it successfully, you will know that it's worth its weight in gold!
In this book you'll be taught the how to's of making a very successful speech and you'll find hundreds of ideas for one-liner jokes to adapt or import for your own purposes.
Do the job properly with the help of Mitch Murray and you'll be hailed a hero when it's all over! And that's what it's all about, isn't it?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I notice from one of the reviews of the earlier edition of this book, that some people think the lines rather naff and old-fashioned. But if these critics ever stood up and tried out their own comedy writing in front of an audience, they would get a big shock.
Making an audience laugh is all about rhythm. The crafted one-liner works best. It's easy to read, it has a sting and it is usually rather silly. That means everyone from the teenagers to the oldies get the joke.
Take this one, "We're here to celebrate a love match, pure and simple; Lucy's pure and David's... a very nice guy."
He sums up almost everything you need to know in his introduction. Yes he's a bit of a 60s throwback in his style, but that's where he comes from. Carefully select the gems in this book and you'll be a hit.
Making an audience laugh is all about rhythm. The crafted one-liner works best. It's easy to read, it has a sting and it is usually rather silly. That means everyone from the teenagers to the oldies get the joke.
Take this one, "We're here to celebrate a love match, pure and simple; Lucy's pure and David's... a very nice guy."
He sums up almost everything you need to know in his introduction. Yes he's a bit of a 60s throwback in his style, but that's where he comes from. Carefully select the gems in this book and you'll be a hit.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Some amusing one liners but I wouldn't dream of using 95% of them, utterly naff or crude! More an amusing books of short jokes.
The title of my review says it all. If you really think that the answer to your best man speech problems is to buy a book that consists solely of well-worn, cliched best man jokes then you need to rethink your best man speech strategy.
The worst kind of best man speech you can do is read out generic best man jokes. It doesn't matter if they come from a book or the internet - the point is they're not personal to the groom and you are letting your best friend down if you don't write specific anecdotes about him.
If you aren't a great writer or a natural comedian, no problem - get a best man speech expert to help you. But never go down the car-crash route that this book recommends. It will only end in tears of boredom for the audience and tears of frustration for the groom.
Ed Gallois
BestManSpeeches.co.uk
The worst kind of best man speech you can do is read out generic best man jokes. It doesn't matter if they come from a book or the internet - the point is they're not personal to the groom and you are letting your best friend down if you don't write specific anecdotes about him.
If you aren't a great writer or a natural comedian, no problem - get a best man speech expert to help you. But never go down the car-crash route that this book recommends. It will only end in tears of boredom for the audience and tears of frustration for the groom.
Ed Gallois
BestManSpeeches.co.uk
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Dont waste your money
Unless you are a 13 year old, dont waste your money. I hope I dont go to any wedding where anyone has to resort to these jokes. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2009 by M. R. Stell
Outdated, unfunny, Bob Monkhouse-esque
I bought this book to help me prepare to write a speech for my best friend (who is 31) in 2009.
My friend is reasonably modern - he does not, as far as I know, spend his... Read more
My friend is reasonably modern - he does not, as far as I know, spend his... Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2009 by R. Deakin
Bound to raise a smile
The jokes in this book are organised by theme, so if you wanted to you could go straight to the ones about, for instance, the honeymoon. But it's worth reading the whole lot. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by Julia Thorley
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