Ways to open your speech:
- Startling statistic - quote a number or fact that gets people's attention
- Question - ask your audience a question that makes them think and/or gets them to respond
- Interesting story - tell a story relevant to your speech that gets the audience's interest
- Humor with a point - use humor to get the audience focused on your point
- Quote - quote a person who said something that relates to your speech subject
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