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Grab your audience’s attention and hang on to it

Submitted by Meerkat Motivational Speaker on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 10:03.

The first thing to remember is that you must grab your audience's attention from the very first sentence. You can do this by starting with a bold statement, a question to get your audience thinking or by telling an interesting personal story. Grab them from the beginning and it will be easier to keep their attention throughout your speech. Know your material inside-out and be fervent about it. When you are fervent about a subject it becomes infectious. You cannot expect someone else to be excited about what you are saying if you aren't excited about it yourself. Portray your excitement in your speech and you will hold your audience's attention. Using personal experiences with your topics will help your audience connect with you and give you more credibility. You will be more believable if you have been there and done that.