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Skills - How to open a talk
The
introduction of your talk could be a sentence or two wading into the heart of
your subject with the least possible words. Humor can prove to be the icing on
the cake, as long as it is relevant to your story. You could sound interesting
by:
1.
Arousing curiosity
2.
Beginning with an example
3.
Relating a human interest story
4.
Asking questions
5.
Opening with a quotation
6.
Convincing the audience on the vitality of the topic for them
7.
Starting with a shocking fact
8.
Not sounding formal