Possible Questions:
- Story
- Short story
- Short narrative
- Personal account
- Speaker's aid
- Short tale
- Stand-up bit
- Speechmaker's story
- Speaker's opening, often
- One may begin "Reminds me of the time ..."
- Often-amusing story
- Toast lead-in, at times
- Tale told by an oldster
- Stand-up segment
- Speechmaker's icebreaker
- Speech opener, often
- Speech opener, at times
- Speech opener often
- Speech enlivener
- Speaker's warm-up, often
- Speaker's story
- Small yarn?
- Short, amusing story
- Short reminiscence
- Short illustration
- Raconteur's recital
- Part of a raconteur's repertoire
- Part of a best man's toast, maybe
- Opening of many a speech
- Light sketch
- Garrison Keillor specialty
- Frequent speech starter
- Cute story
- Component of a wedding toast, often
- Brief, often amusing narrative
- Brief, interesting tale
- Brief story that might open a speech
- Biographical account
- Amusing tale
- "Not published," literally