On this site you can savor a sampling of the quintessential Jokebox sense of humor. The selection represents Jokebox's treasury of anecdotes, one-liners, puns and other witticisms amassed from twenty years of speaking and writing experiences in Toastmasters clubs and assorted publications. There will be regular uploads of gags, one-liners, puns, and just about everything to adorn your face with that refreshing smile.

It is said that speakers are not made, they are born.
I assume that’s exactly why people are now advocating birth control.

Some speeches remind me of God: no beginning and no end.

Some speakers are interesting to a point. The point of departure.

An audience rising to applaud a fine speech is a "standing ovation."
An audience rising to applaud a lousy speech is what we should call an "understanding ovation."

Some speeches are like fairy tales. They always have a happy ending. I am always happy when they end.

Never speak when you are angry. If you do you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

The Vitamin B approach in public speaking is: Be brief, be direct, and be gone!

I once fell asleep listening to a speech. But in my sleep I dreamed that I was listening to another speech. So I awoke from sheer boredom.

It is criminal to allow speeches to be delivered during dinner. Or for dinner to be served during a speech. One is bound to spoil the other.

There are two rules that every speaker should observe: never drink on an empty stomach, and never speak on an empty head. In other words, never engage mouth until brain is in gear.

One must always remember the first rule of public speaking: be brief, no matter how long it takes you to do it.

You know you've talked too long when time is running out and so is your audience.