Preparing Your Introduction

1
Preparing Your
Introductions and Closings
2
Be Careful!!!

• Dont put too much faith in your adlibbing
  abilities or else. . .
• You can ruin an otherwise good interview if you
  mess up at the beginning or end.

3

• It is the hosts responsibility to properly set
  the scene.
• If the host fails to do this, the audience will
  lose interest quickly.

Dealing With Talk Shows
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4 Elements of the Opening

• What the topic is
• Who the guest is
• Why the guest is worth listening to
• Why the audience should care about the topic. .
  .This is most vital

5
Don't Forget!!!

• It is important to write notes on the openings
  and closings.
• And it is okay to use them for reference.
• However, you must KNOW your information very
  well. If you do not, you will lose your audience.

6
A Final Factor

• You must be able to show the results or what you
  found out during the talk show.
• This is of utmost importance.