10 Dynamic Ways to Open Your Presentation That Will Rivet Your Audiences

Lynda Stucky March 5, 2018 Develop Language, Public Speaking

If you are giving a speech in the near future, I’d like to challenge you to try something new… Your task is to pick a topic that you love to talk about and create 10 different possible openings for your presentation on that topic.  Your dynamic opening is going to help your listeners decide if they want to listen to you and they will decide in 30 seconds or less.  Making a strong positive and interesting opening will help you make a great first impression and help them to decide if you are credible.

Here is an example of what I’d like you to try.  I frequently talk about executive speech and voice branding because I want to create an awareness about how you can control the way you sound to your desired perception.  Here are 10 different ways to start my presentation using 10 different styles: