Professional speaker Patricia Fripp suggests these as possible opening lines:
- "Imagine..." - hypnotic word that gets audience thinking about themselves in your story
- "Suddenly, everything fell into place..." - begins in the middle of your story
- "When I was growing up, my father always said..." - highly relatable to the audience - pause and give audience a moment to reflect - audience will think about the advice they got from their parents
With openers,
Tim Wilson
Professional Speech Coach
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