Comments on: How To Open Your Speech http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/ Tell a story. Make a point. Make a difference. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:30:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: 70 Public Speaking Blogs: The Public Speaking Blogosphere | Six Minutes http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2031 70 Public Speaking Blogs: The Public Speaking Blogosphere | Six Minutes Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:14:28 +0000 http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2031 [...] How to Open Your Speech [...] […] How to Open Your Speech […]

]]> By: ashleyr http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2061 ashleyr Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:16:58 +0000 http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2061 thank you for this resource thank you for this resource

]]> By: MichelleVan http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2097 MichelleVan Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:34:36 +0000 http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2097 Doug, I've been wondering how to start a speech I'm giving in Denver in two months. I'll be scouring this site before I go for ideas. Thanks for the great resources. Nice to meet up with you again.. Doug, I’ve been wondering how to start a speech I’m giving in Denver in two months. I’ll be scouring this site before I go for ideas. Thanks for the great resources. Nice to meet up with you again..

]]> By: Public Speaking Blogosphere: Weekly Synopsis [2008-01-12] | Six Minutes http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2122 Public Speaking Blogosphere: Weekly Synopsis [2008-01-12] | Six Minutes Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:17:11 +0000 http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2122 [...] How To Open Your Speech Doug Stevenson makes a case for four different speech openings. [...] […] How To Open Your Speech Doug Stevenson makes a case for four different speech openings. […]

]]> By: Rhett Laubach http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2129 Rhett Laubach Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:16:02 +0000 http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2129 Doug, great post. I found it via Andrew's Public Speaking Blogosphere, but know of you via NSA. I just did my first big event of 2008 (after about a month hiatis) and isn't it funny how there are certain things like "how will I start today" that requires a little refreshing after a break from action. Thanks for the refresher course! Rhett www.YourNextSpeaker.com Doug, great post. I found it via Andrew’s Public Speaking Blogosphere, but know of you via NSA. I just did my first big event of 2008 (after about a month hiatis) and isn’t it funny how there are certain things like “how will I start today” that requires a little refreshing after a break from action. Thanks for the refresher course!

Rhett
www.YourNextSpeaker.com

]]> By: Jason Peck http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2565 Jason Peck Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:10:42 +0000 http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2565 Hi Doug This is a really interesting post. I completely agree with you when you say that you should memorise the opening line of the speech. That's similar to what I used to do when I was an actor. I'd learn the part and then make sure I knew the opening few lines and they were on the tip of my tongue. It absoultely increase confidence. And I also liked that in the rapport building section you said that you shouldn't waste time with chitchat. Absolutely. That's something that I've seen people do at Toastmasters and also when I was performing stand-up. It's the old: "hi, how are you? how's everybody doing tonight? where you from?" opening that a lot of comedians give. that's a lot of static, it's a lot of dead air. they should just crack on with the funny. great post, cheers for that Doug. Jason Hi Doug

This is a really interesting post. I completely agree with you when you say that you should memorise the opening line of the speech. That’s similar to what I used to do when I was an actor. I’d learn the part and then make sure I knew the opening few lines and they were on the tip of my tongue. It absoultely increase confidence.

And I also liked that in the rapport building section you said that you shouldn’t waste time with chitchat. Absolutely. That’s something that I’ve seen people do at Toastmasters and also when I was performing stand-up.

It’s the old: “hi, how are you? how’s everybody doing tonight? where you from?” opening that a lot of comedians give. that’s a lot of static, it’s a lot of dead air. they should just crack on with the funny.

great post, cheers for that Doug.

Jason

]]> By: lisabmarshall http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2941 lisabmarshall Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:27:51 +0000 http://www.dougstevenson.com/2008/01/02/how-to-open-your-speech/#comment-2941 Doug, Two things. I couldn't agree more, in fact I blogged about it here: http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2007/10/05/first-words-must-gain-attention/ In my workshops I give examples of how this technique works --even for science and technology professionals. I think the stumbling block for many is creativity. So I suggest entering your topic into google news and google images to spark the creative juices. Google news helps you to find something current on the topic and also how journalists are making the topic interesting. In Google images, sometimes you find a different way of looking at the topic. On my blog Art of Speaking Science --I have PDF of the public speaking presentation that I deliver that contains many examples of effective openings. http://artofspeakingscience.com Doug,

Two things. I couldn’t agree more, in fact I blogged about it here: http://www.artofspeakingscience.com/2007/10/05/first-words-must-gain-attention/

In my workshops I give examples of how this technique works –even for science and technology professionals. I think the stumbling block for many is creativity. So I suggest entering your topic into google news and google images to spark the creative juices. Google news helps you to find something current on the topic and also how journalists are making the topic interesting. In Google images, sometimes you find a different way of looking at the topic. On my blog Art of Speaking Science –I have PDF of the public speaking presentation that I deliver that contains many examples of effective openings.
http://artofspeakingscience.com

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