Speech: Introductions

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Speech Introductions
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Purposes of Introductions

• Focus Attention of Audienc
• Make Topic Clear
• Preview Organization
• Establish Common Ground

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Types of Introductions

• Quotation
• Startling Statement
• Rhetorical Question
• Anecdote
• Summary

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Introduction Examples

• Its 2 a.m. Youre alone on a deserted back
  road. Suddenly you hear a rumbling from your left
  front tire. Your car pulls to the left and youre
  into the shoulder. A blowout!

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Introduction Examples

• No matter what your age or experience, fishing
  can be fun, and one of the things that makes it
  fun is that theres always something new to
  learn. Id like to show you a few tips and tricks
  about casting that might help you land a lunker.

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Introduction Examples

• Would like to know how to make a cheap, fast,
  and scrumptious snack?

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Introduction Examples

• Listen to this speech as if your life depended
  on it. Because one day, it might.

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Introduction Examples

• Without knowing how to make a mock scrape, I
  never would have dropped that ten pointer. This
  is what deer hunter John Smith said after
  registering his first Pope and Young buck.