| You want to write
a talk that grabs people's attention, gets your point across, and isn't
too "heady?" begin with a great opener. Here's how.
1. RESEARCH: First, do your
homework. Research, research, and research.
2. IMAGINE: Once
you have amassed enough information, you are ready to formulate the
theme of your talk. Click here to read
more about creating themes.
3. HOOK: Now that you have
your analogy chosen, it's time to write the introduction
"hook." It should be just two or three paragraphs long.
(Don't go much longer, or your audience will get bored or lost.) Click
here to read examples of hooks.
4. PROPS: Try to find
a picture, chart, or prop that helps explain or expand your hook.
Use it to expand understanding of your example.
5. LINK your story, prop, and/or
picture to the point of your talk as soon as you finish the
hook.
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Your opening
story, illustration, or prop hooks your listener into the rest of your
presentation (or it doesn't!)
Think about it. Then
make it memorable.
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