Life’s Grand Mosaic

The opening of your speech can make or break it.

It will determine whether your audience pays attention or tunes out after 10 minutes (or less).

To be successful the introduction needs to relate to the audience and show an understanding of the audience.

And it needs to be consistent with both the topic and tone of the speech.

The technique you use should help you to introduce the themes, ideas and subject of your speech.

Use one of the following techniques to grab your audience’s attention.

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by roland A speech introduction is in many ways similar to an introduction to a prize fight. It catches the attention of the audience, identifies the participants and situation, and sets the stage for the primary event – the fight. The body of the speech is the main event and the beginning merely prepares the [...]

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