From the course: Magnetic Public Speaking: How to Engage Your Audience

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Opening strategies that hook audiences

Opening strategies that hook audiences

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- As a speaker, you need to engage your audience in the full 60 seconds or risk losing them altogether. In this module, you will learn five powerful strategies to have an impactful opening that ensures that your entire audience is hooked to your every word. Strategy number one, ignite curiosity. Questions, like what if you bend spend time, or how to work for four hours a day and get more work done than in 40 hours a week, are magnets. Use your audience, lean in, eyes wide, and ears hooked. Questions engage their inner explorers. Humans are curious souls, and we crave answers to quiet in our egos. So start either with a question or a powerful statement that ignites their curiosity and inspires commitment towards this new direction. Strategy number two, invite your audience into your talk. Ask your audience questions that will help them connect with your key message by imagining their life in your shoes. Ask them questions like, have you ever experienced something or done something? For…

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