presentation opening

INTRODUCTION
BASIC ELEMENTS
EFFECTIVE OPENING
TECHNIQUES

CONCLUSION
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HOW TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE
OPENING FOR A
PRESENTATION

EAP Presentation Team

What included?
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Basic elements:
1.Greeting
2.Title, subject
3. Purpose
4. Outline
5.Length
6.Inviting questions

Attention getters
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Problem technique
Amazing fact technique
Story/ anecdote technique
Famous quote technique
Thought – provoking questions technique

Video analysis
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Watch the video

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Analyze the techniques used to draw audience’s attention

Language Focus -

Problem technique

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 Suppose… How would you…?

(Suppose you were in a tornado. How could you protect yourself?)
 Have you ever thought about..... ? Well, if I could explain how ... ,

would you be interested?
(Have you ever thought about becoming a millionaire? Well, if I could explain how to earn a million dollars, would you be interested?)  How many of you here today have thought about .... ? Well,

imagine.... Do you think this is possible?
(How many of you here today have thought about traveling to outer space? Well, imagine being able to take a vacation on the moon. Do you think this would be possible?)

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Amazing fact technique

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Did you know that .... ( 90% of the earth is covered in water?)

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According to the latest study, .... (30% of Americans are obese or very overweight.)

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Statistics show that ... (studying all night for an exam is less effective than consistent study.)

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I read the other day that ... (one out of every three Americans gets too little sleep.)

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A report published in the New York Times said that ... (people who smoke die an average of 10 years early.)

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Research has shown that ..... (being distracted while driving, such as talking on a cell phone accounts for more than 30% of all car accidents.)

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Story/anecdote technique
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 You know, when I think about .... I'm reminded of .....

(You know, when I think about giving presentations,
I'm reminded of