Like I mention in my other post there are three main parts that go in to an introduction, the attention getter, a review of the main points, and something that provides credibility.
The attention getter is anything that will grab your audience and is used just to wake people up to the idea that you are talking. Short and simple.
Credibility is sort of like the attention getter in my opinion, it is just another way to reinforce the idea that people should listen to you speak. Just done in a more serious fashion. It says, yes I know what I am talking about. An example of credibility would be a question that I might use for my speech. “Have you ever wonder how we all got here?” or “Ever wonder why you have a different eye color that your family member?” (My speech is on DNA)
Review of main points, is something that I thought was silly until the other day. I was reading a book on more effective reading, and one of the things that it mentioned was that if you preview a books main points, you will be able to move through the content more quickly and comprehend it better. This is allows people to warm up to the ideas that will be presented.
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ReplyDeleteWell, Zii, you got my attention with your introduction sentence "why Should I Listen". You may not have intended it to be an attention getter, but it was. In reading it, the information seems pretty straight forward. I'm looking forward the learning about DNA. Sounds like an interesting subject. I recently went on a tour of UC Davis biology department. There were a lot of displays related to the DNA concept. I like your suggestion about previewing a books main points. I'm not much of a reader but I'll try it. I like the idea of review before you read. I could use all the help I can get. Comprehension has never been my strength. Thanks.
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