“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 ...

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 ...

During the 2026 graduation season, several speeches have gone viral for the wrong reasons, mainly for encouraging the newly Gen Z graduates to embrace Artificial Intelligence in their careers. At the ...

Carol Leifer, the prolific sixty-eight-year-old comedian and television writer (“S.N.L.,” “Seinfeld,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Hacks,” etc.), has many skills. One, perhaps unsurprisingly, is ...

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 ...

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 ...