# 3 Ways to Add Humor to Your Speech Without Being Cringe-worthy

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Podcast: [Fearless Presentations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fearless-presentations-941136)
Published: 2026-08-03T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Want to add humor to your speech? Quite often, when we are designing speeches and presentations for a professional audience, we discount the value of entertainment and humor. However, a good presentation should be both informative and entertaining. You have to have both. If you aren't providing the audience with good information, then you're wasting their time. If you aren't providing some type of entertainment, though, you will likely bore your audience. As a result, they will lose int...

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