Dos And Don’ts With Funny Groom Speeches

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Last Updated:: January 4, 2010

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Groom speeches are traditionally not funny. In fact, these are considered as the most serious of all wedding speeches.

Nevertheless, many people appreciate funny groom speeches as these tend to hold the attention of the audience a while longer than the serious ones. But how does one recreate a very serious speech? Here are the dos and don'ts.

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Do interject some funny stories into the speech. Most people have some funny experiences which many people may find quite amusing. It is therefore possible that you too have some.

So, use these stories as parts for your speech. While not everyone in the audience will laugh at your joke, it is likely that a really funny, well-delivered joke will give some people in your audience some good reasons to laugh. Be careful to choose jokes and funny stories that are in good taste though. Anything that sound embarrassing or demeaning will most likely fail to make your audience smile.

Do use an entertaining one liner. One liners are, in general, statements that were made to ensure that some people in the audience would laugh. Refrain from using tired lines though as these may not make some of the people in the crowd laugh. They have probably heard these common jokes someplace else already. Also, remember not to refer to sexual subjects (this is somewhat the job of the best man) and cliches that refer to the same thing.

Prepare the listerners for the punch line. The most common mistake with jokes, even at wedding parties and even when they're delivered by the groom, is that there is little momentum to propel the ready the crowd for the punch line.

This is mostly because the groom was too anxious to make the people laugh with his joke. The fault lies in the character of the groom as well; if he's not naturally funny, he probably has no knack for judging the right time to crack the punch line. The best option therefore is to speak as natural as you can, that is, not to overkill the joke if you don't feel like you and your audience is not having fun with it.

Do try to be innovative. Give your crowd something that they've never seen before or one that is innovative and funny. The audience often has the ear for original speeches, if yours sound too common, they'd probably lend their ears to something else. So be a bit dramatic with your speech, play with it. Use materials that are unconventional, or perhaps something that is out of this world.

Do use some old jokes, but recreate them. Contrary to some people's opinion, old jokes can still make some people laugh. One that usually makes people giggling is the one where the groom reads some portions of his speech, rips his script off, and say that it was the script from his previous marriage. If you can successfully deliver this joke, well and good. If you cant, try to look for other jokes that can still entertain your audience.

Don't compose an anecdote that never really happened. If you plan on making it sound like a joke, a make up anecdote is an okay choice. But when you present it as a funny event that really happened, you might as well abandon the idea.

Not everyone really gets away with a fake anecdote so it's better that you just say what really happened.

Don't try too hard to make the crowd life. The rule in cracking jokes - don't overdo it. It is not your job to be funny and funny groom speeches are delivered basically only to add color to the serious speech.

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