Leifer will also discuss her career in comedy and television. Tickets are available on 92NY's website. How to Write a Funny Speech (co-written by Rick Mitchell), is the ultimate how-to guide of ...

“Welcome to your CPR/First Aid training. Today you are going to learn what it is like to save somebody’s life.” With these words, Jaimee Canalejo opened her After Dinner Speech at the state’s high ...

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Everyone knows what a bad speech sounds like. But very few know how to write good a one — and even fewer have what it takes to write a truly funny speech. Veteran comedy writer Carol Leifer happens to ...

Emmy Award-winning comedian and East Williston native Carol Leifer cut her comedy teeth on Long Island. With her new book, "How to Write a Funny Speech … for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every ...

The Nevada County Toastmasters Clubs will present a Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, in Nevada City. The public is invited to this free event, which will ...

Earlier this week, Kanye West received the Shoe of the Year award for his Adidas Yeezy Boost at the Footwear News Achievement Awards. Kanye accepted the honor and delivered an almost 20 minute speech ...

LIVONIA -- Senior after senior got a chance to bid the Michigan football team farewell Monday night at the program's annual postseason banquet. Most of the speeches were clever, even hysterical, ...

Doug Hoffman, a member of the Moline-based Easy Speakers Toastmasters Club, won the Toastmaster Humorous Speech Contest in the area and division contests. Mr. Hoffman won the Toastmaster's Division B ...

COOPERSTOWN, NY. — The day was filled with passionate speeches, inspirational messages, and ended Sunday with a comedy show by the least suspecting Hall of Famer, with most of the audience unaware he ...