•Please forgive me if I have missed somethin g……
b. No apology
I’m certainly glad to be here to talk with you today, but I do want to
apologize before I begin my speech……
--------------AMA president Nancy Dickey
American Medical Association
Using Startling Facts or Statistics
A speech about eating disorder Who are five of the most important women in your life? Your mother? Your sister? Your daughter? Your wife? Your best friend? Now which one of them has had or will have an eating disorder? Before you disregard my question, listen to what research tells us. One in every five women in the United States has eating disorder.
Asking a Question
Examt about your college
classes? If you could – or had to – live the life of
someone else, whom would you choose? Do you agree with that old claim that only
d. Don’t start with “Today I’m going to talk about”
e. Don’t lead the audience to take a negative attitude toward your subject
f. Don’t ask a broad question
Using Stories
Personal stories Celebrity’s stories Anonymous stories
Dog’s stories
Using Humors
Speakers should assure that there is a practical point to their use of humor so that they can still make a relevant application of the story to the topic or area.
Developing an Effective Introduction
Five ways Asking a Question Using a Quotation Using Startling Facts or Statistics Using Stories Using Humors
a. No such ineffective statements
Common used but insignificant statements:
•Before I begin my talk, I want to say……
•I hope I can remembe r everythin g I want to say……
Goals of the introduction
Getting Your Audience’s Attention Help establish a mood Create a Favorable Personal Relationship
with the Audience Make the Speaker More at Ease Preview Your Main Ideas
Beginning of the speech
Guidelines A.Goals of the introduction B.Developing an Effective Introduction C.Avoiding Common Faults D.Criteria for an Effective Introduction E.Tips for you
death and taxes are inevitable?
Using a Quotation
Examples: A wise person once said, “ Always have your
bags packed, you never know where life’s journey is going to take you.” I couldn’t agree more. In fact, as you can see, I have my bags with me tonight. [she holds up her standard medical bag for the audience to see].
I’ll try to give you a lot information about this subject, but I just got back from a meeting and didn’t have all the time……
C .Avoiding some common faults of introduction
a. No common but ineffective statements
b. No apology
c. No too much detailed introductions
C .Avoiding some common faults of introduction