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Using humor in your retirement speech

November 8th, 2008

The best way to use humor in a retirement speech is to create a smooth introduction, leading into a more serious subject. Humor can act as a great intro for a memorable moment, when the retiree may shown great character.

Situations that may have been stressful during the career of the retiree can be a funny way to segway into a commentary on their character. Talking about a tough situation the retiree found him or herself in can be humorous, but it can also demonstrate their stalwart character. Getting the audience to laugh, and then drawing them in with a memorable commentary, is a great speech technique.

More general retirement jokes can be found just about anywhere on the internet. While these tend to be highly formulaic and general, they can be a simple way to break the ice. Again, nobody has to be a comedian at a retirement party. Retirement jokes are simply meant to establish a rapport with the audience and get them to perhaps chuckle a little. If you go with some one liners from the internet, be sure to only employ a few of them. Any more and a speech will begin to sound excessively canned.

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