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101 Ways to Open a Speech: How to Hook Your Audience From the Start With an Engaging and Effective Beginning Kindle Edition

by Brad Phillips (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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The opening moments of a presentation are critical to its overall success.

People form opinions about speakers quickly, and once they do, their first impressions can prove difficult to reverse. A strong beginning gives audiences confidence that you’re going to deliver a message worth hearing, and takes advantage of your presentation’s opening minutes, when listener attention is at its peak.

This book will introduce you to a broad range of speech starters, using dozens of real-life examples and original suggestions. You will find opens intended to surprise, persuade, motivate, engage, and amuse your audiences. Some tell a story, others help frame your topic, and a few rely on modern technology.

In 101 Ways to Open a Speech, you will learn:

• How to captivate your audience from your first words

• Why there are actually three opens for every speech

• How to select the right open for every occasion

• How to connect your open to your speech topic

• How not to begin a presentation

101 Ways to Open a Speech is the first and only in-depth book to focus solely on the open itself, and is an indispensable desktop reference for everyone who ever presents to any audience.

Although this book focuses on opens, almost all 101 techniques can also be used with great success in the middle of a presentation or to close just about any talk.
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About the Author

Brad Phillips is the Chief Executive Throughliner for Throughline Group, a public speaking training and media training firm that offers open-enrollment classes and custom workshops. 

Throughline has offices in NYC and DC, and also provides on-site training throughout much of the world. 

He has trained thousands of media spokespersons and public speakers including members of Congress, Olympic athletes, top CEOs, directors of nonprofit organizations, heads of government agencies, and a presidential candidate. 

He's prepared speakers for TED Global and TEDx Talks, the World Economic Forum, and thousands of other business- and issue-oriented presentations. His book "The Media Training Bible" has been Amazon's top-selling title on the topic since its release in 2012. 

Prior to starting his businesses, Brad worked for ABC's Nightline with Ted Koppel and CNN's Reliable Sources, The Capital Gang, and Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.

Website: ThroughlineGroup.com
Twitter: @Throughliners
Facebook: facebook.com/Throughliners/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/throughline-group-llc

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B012YGQ696
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (July 28, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1301 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 140 pages
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    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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Brad Phillips is the Chief Executive Throughliner for Throughline Group, a public speaking training and media training firm that offers open-enrollment classes and custom workshops.

Throughline has offices in NYC and DC, and also provides on-site training throughout much of the world.

He has trained thousands of media spokespersons and public speakers including members of Congress, Olympic athletes, top CEOs, directors of nonprofit organizations, heads of government agencies, and a presidential candidate.

He’s prepared speakers for TED Global and TEDx Talks, the World Economic Forum, and thousands of other business- and issue-oriented presentations. His book "The Media Training Bible" has been Amazon’s top-selling title on the topic since its release in 2012.

Prior to starting his businesses, Brad worked for ABC’s Nightline with Ted Koppel and CNN’s Reliable Sources, The Capital Gang, and Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.

Website: www.ThroughlineGroup.com

Twitter: @Throughliners

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Throughliners/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/throughline-group-llc

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Brittany B
5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect opener
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016
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I would recommend this book to anyone who delivers speeches. Brad Phillips is absolutely the best! Every conceivable opening for a speech is in this book. As a speaker, this book is a must to help get a speech started the right way and get the audiences hooked from the first word.
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Louise Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2016
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This book helps you to engaged your audience and prepare them for a message worth listening to.
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Jan
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book! Like the "Media Bible
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2015
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Fantastic book! Like the "Media Bible." it's an easy read with engaging examples and practical tips. It's a real 'go to' resource for ideas to start that presentation - often the hardest part to write! My faves? Story openings still rule (:
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flyer182
5.0 out of 5 stars Stirs imagination
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2019
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Great tool for speakers
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Daniel Sullivan
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2015
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A good reference for beginners.
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Nebraska Lady
5.0 out of 5 stars Gave him good ideas to get started
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015
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Gift for my son who makes public speeches. Gave him good ideas to get started.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2016
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Great tips for speech writers.
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Lee E.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016
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Easy to choose and use ... depending on the need.
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Aspiring Author South Coast
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2018
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I was asked to give a talk at Institute of Directors. I'm a member of Toastmasters and although I'm used to talking in public, I always find the opening first line a challenge. I had the audience captured from the minute I spoke thanks to this book. Thank you! I'll also use it for lectures.
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