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How to Give a Roast Speech
1. Choose someone worthy - The bigger the face you can make blush, the higher the gate receipts”. As I said earlier, it’s got to be someone known to the majority of your audience. 2. Marry the roastee to an event if possible - if your target is connected to an event somehow then the roast works even better as it can help give your insults in your roast speeches structure. “Occasion give momentum, and an occasion can always be found: a birthday, an anniversary, a retirement…” 3. Make certain the roastee has some characteristics at which fun can be poked – Your target should have character traits or physical traits that are easy to ridicule. “The difference between average and dull, for roast purposes, is that put-down comedy is a matter of extremes. 4. A roast should last between four and six minutes - Professionals can conduct roast speeches that lasts between forty minutes to an hour and a half. However, “for non-professionals, the shorter the better. Each turn should run between four and six minutes. I think that by keeping it short you keep the evening moving at a good pace at stop everyone from getting bored. 5. The designer of the affair should try to ensure that each speaker cover only a specific topic or topics – each speaker should focus on only one aspect of the roastee to ridicule. Don't be too harsh with insults; .consider the thickness of the roastees skin.. 6. The M.C. need not be a born clown – The M.C. should at least be witty, but doesn’t necessarily need to bust out punchlines on a regular basis. Remember not to introduce these VIPs as if they are going to speak. You may just want to acknowledge that they are there. 7. Speeches need not be memorised - while it’s not a prerequisite for your to memorise your roast speech, you still need to get very familiar with it if you are reading off index cards. They are there merely as your safety net. 8. Don’t rely on jokes, use your own sense of humor – Outline your speech with your opening, body where you include any points that you want to make, and also your conclusion. Then work to uncover the humor and capture your own wit. One of the best methods of this is the Fast Start Guide to Stand-up Comedy. The mechanisms for developing funny roast speeches are the same as stand-up, which are the same as humorous speeches. |
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