I love this little speech from a man I believe was the first great humorous keynote speaker. As a funny keynote speaker, Clemens or Mark Twain if you prefer nearly always hit the right note. The definition of "Republican" will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter whether you are GOP or Democrat
GIRLS
In my capacity of publisher I recently received a manuscript from a
teacher which embodied a number of answers given by her pupils to
questions propounded. These answers show that the children had nothing
but the sound to go by--the sense was perfectly empty. Here are some of
their answers to words they were asked to define: Auriferous--pertaining
to an orifice; ammonia--the food of the gods; equestrian--one who asks
questions; parasite--a kind of umbrella; ipecaca--man who likes a good
dinner. And here is the definition of an ancient word honored by a great
party: Republican--a sinner mentioned in the Bible. And here is an
innocent deliverance of a zoological kind: "There are a good many donkeys
in the theological gardens." Here also is a definition which really
isn't very bad in its way: Demagogue--a vessel containing beer and other
liquids. Here, too, is a sample of a boy's composition on girls, which,
I must say, I rather like:
"Girls are very stuckup and dignified in their manner and behaveyour.
They think more of dress than anything and like to play with dowls and
rags. They cry if they see a cow in a far distance and are afraid of
guns. They stay at home all the time and go to church every Sunday.
They are al-ways sick. They are al-ways furry and making fun of boys
hands and they say how dirty. They cant play marbles. I pity them poor
things. They make fun of boys and then turn round and love them.
I don't belave they ever kiled a cat or anything. They look out every
nite and say, 'Oh, a'nt the moon lovely!'--Thir is one thing I have not
told and that is they al-ways now their lessons bettern boys."
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Conor is also a deadly serious student of the craft of keynote speaking and communications. The section on Great Speeches contains many fine orations you may not be familiar with including speeches by Charles de Gaulle,Grover Cleveland and Tony Blair's address to the Irish Parliament or Dail. As a serious student of the art of the humorous keynote speaker or the humorous business speaker, Conor has also posted a wide range of speeches from the first great humorous keynote speaker Mark Twain. Some of the Speeches include:
Poets as Policemen
The Educational Theatre
The Babies
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