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How to Talk Like William Shatner

If you want to be an impressionist, or at least impress your family at Thanksgiving, you should learn how to do a William Shatner impersonation. Even William Shatner occasionally does a William Shatner impersonation, overemphasizing his distinctive voice and speech pattern that has helped the routines of stand up comedians and stage impersonations for decades.

Instructions

    • 1

      Widen your eyes and inhale audibly with your mouth open.

    • 2

      Raise both hands and karate-chop them up and down with nearly every word you speak, even before you speak.

    • 3

      Say the first word of the sentence.

    • 4

      Pause, frown and mostly shut one eye closed. Point at the audience, wagging the finger ever so slightly.

    • 5

      Say the rest of the sentence as fast as you can and then the first half of the second sentence, going from pointing to karate-chopping again.

    • 6

      Pause, look around without moving your head and repeat as long as necessary.

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