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How to Start a Speech: The Best (and Worst) Speech Openers

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How to Start a Speech: The Best (and Worst) Speech Openers

4,722,312 views July 25, 2020 7:00

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ChannelVanessa Van Edwards

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You’ll learn how to start a speech confidently by avoiding common pitfalls and using proven openers to grab attention. This covers both what to avoid and three effective techniques, plus a brief note on closing strong—ideal for anyone preparing to speak in public.

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Need ideas on how to start your upcoming speech? Public speaking is listed as Americans' number one fear, before death at number 5, and loneliness at number 7. So most of us are less afraid of dying alone than possibly embarrassing ourselves in front of others. The good news is, I've put together a few tricks to start your speech off right and take that pressure off.

In this video, I will teach you how to begin a speech and grab your audience's attention, how to get to your point, and how you can leave a good lasting impression. I go through a free speech openers that others have done to show how effective these openers can be, and I talk about what not to do for your speech.

In this video:
0:00 Intro
1:08 Don't #1
1:27 Don't #2
2:07 Don't #3
3:07 Speech opener #1
3:57 Speech opener #2
4:43 Speech opener #3
6:05 How to end your speech

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Vanessa Van Edwards published this 7:00 video tutorial on July 25, 2020. It has been watched 4,722,312 times on YouTube.

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  • How to Start a Speech: The Best (and Worst) Speech Openers scienceofpeople.com

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