Inversion

Use the word order you use for questions to give emphasis:
I have never heard such a frightening noise
Never have I heard such a frightening noise
You can use inversion:
1 After certain negative adverbials:
Never rarely
never before

not since

hardly

little

not until

scarcely

not for one minute

Hardly had he sat down when he started to talk

Scarcely had she got home when the phone rang
Little did they expect so many supporters to write to them
2 After expressions with only or not:
Only when

the only

on no account

on the no circumstances

at no time

not only

in no way

no sooner

The only way to get anywhere quickly is to fly

Although the trip wasnt very pleasant, at no time did I feel in any danger

You can use inversion to replace if in conditional sentences that include should, were or had:
If you should need any help with your bags, please let the receptionist know
Should you need
If you were to stop messing around with your mobile phone, you might learn a bit more
Were you to stop
If you hadnt tried to do three thigs at once, this would never have happened
Had you not tried

Emphatic structures with it and what

You can use it is/it was, etc. to emphasize a particular part of a sentence
There were five members of the climbing team, but it was Bill who reached the submit first
It was very disappointing that I didnt reach the top
Use what is/what was... to emphasize the subject or object of a sentence:
What they saw when they reached the submit was a French flag fluttering in the wind
There are various other expressions that can be added to the start of a sentence for emphasis:
The reason Im here today is to tell you about art
The thing I like most about Harry is his generosity
All he could talk about was his work

-ing forms as subject of a sentence

You can use an ing form as the subject of a sentence to give emphasis:
Arguing with traffic wardens is a waste of time