Grab attention

Submitted by Meerkat Motivational Speaker on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 10:16.

Begin with something to grab the attention of the audience. This might be a startling statement, a statistic, or even your own story. Listeners pay close attention when a person begins with something like, “Many years ago I was in the headlines of a national newspaper….” You could begin with a current event: “You probably read in today’s paper about the plane crash in….” A question is another way to make people listen. “How many of you feel our society spends too little on crime prevention?” might be a way to begin a presentation about security. Whatever technique you use, when you grab the attention of the audience you are on your way to a successful speech.