Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Inspiring Introductions
for a
Persuasive Speech
Review – Persuasive speech
❖ Organization Problem/solution/benefit
Position/action/benefit
Functions of an inspiring introduction
2. Self-introduction
3. Attention getter
4. Topic connection
5. Credibility
6. Preview
7. Time for Q&A
8. Transition
BASIC ELEMENTS
❖ Anecdotes
❖ Statistics
❖ Analogy
❖ Rhetorical questions
❖ Quotation
Task: Make an inspiring introduction
Dale Carnegie
Attention-getter 1: Give an anecdote
“When you talk about addiction, the first things that come
to your mind are usually alcohol or drugs. But I wasn’t
addicted to alcohol or drugs. I was addicted to something
not real; that is social networking. However, this
psychological addiction is as dangerous and harmful as
the other physical addictions. The problem came in when
my routines were neglected, when my school work called,
when my social relationships demanded my attention but I
chose Facebook over those concerns. And can you guess
what would happen?"
Attention-getter 2: Use a startling statistic
“No kidding!”
Gael Boardman
Attention-getter 2: Use a startling statistic
Group 5
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pnJ1o3fabZDABFp2rmp5go0TiN-RCv2W?usp=sharing
Group 7
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1K5VGoh_7tjuM5Ikknb2n24lhCUTrmE_3?usp=sharing
Group 8
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DtLmT_z_iZQGr1O-EEyRO_LTd2fgXq7D?usp=sharing