1. Introduction (Attention Getters – Part 1) Body Conclusion
PARTS OF A SPEECH
Introduction (Attention Getters – Part 1)
Body
Conclusion

2. SPEECH INTRODUCTIONS Introduction MUST contain: Attention Getter
Thesis
Audience Relevance
Credibility
First part of every speech.
Write in a COMPLETE PARAGRAPH
It’s often written after the body of the speech.
You MUST Label all parts to prove you know they are there.

3. Purpose of Attention Getters
Get your audience’s attention - Hook them!
Gain contact with the audience
Get attention
Arouse interest
More interested = Better listening =
Greater speaker impact!

4. Types of Attention Getters
Quotations - #1
Use of a direct quote said by someone of importance or whose words are worthy, insightful and relative to the topic.
Cite the speaker of the quote in the introduction and in your outline (we will cover this more later)

5. Examples of quotations
H.G. Wells once said, “The past is but the beginning of a beginning.” (thinkexist.com/quotes/h._g._wells)
In the words of JFK “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” (

6. Attention Getter #2 Startling Statements
Uses a startling, shocking statistic or makes some bold statement to catch people’s attention.
Examples:
More than 3,800 young drivers ages are killed every year.
More than 326,000 young drivers are injured every year. (

7. Challenging questions/Series of rhetorical questions
Attention Getter #3
Challenging questions/Series of rhetorical questions
These are questions not meant to be answered
They stimulate your audience to think about your topic
Examples:
How many of you…
What would you do if…

8. Attention Getter #4 HUMOR Tell an appropriate joke or humorous story
Must relate to the subject
In good taste (appropriate to the classroom)
Not offensive
When in doubt-DON’T!
Make sure it is funny to everyone!

9. Attention Capturing Incident
Attention Getter #5
Attention Capturing Incident
Might be a personal experience
“This morning I saw......”
Might be a story (anecdote or narrative)
ANECDOTE-A personal story, often humorous, that draws the audience in. It may even be an experience they can relate to, therefore grabbing their interest.
NARRATIVE A story relative to the topic that may not be a personal experience.

10. Visual/Audio Aid (picture, chart, music)
Attention Getter #6
Visual/Audio Aid (picture, chart, music)
Must relate to subject
Must be held up, displayed, or played to class
Must be reinforced by first words: Explain connection to topic.
Do not pass visual aids around

11. Attention Getter #7, #8, & #9
7. Immediate issue or challenge or reference to a recent event (i.e. health care reform)
8. Personal reference or greeting - Refer to occasion (honoring/remembering someone, holidays, etc. used for Special Occasion speeches).
9. Suspense: Withhold your topic for a minute or two and make the audience think about what it might be.

12. PRACTICE ACTIVITY: Purpose statements & Attention Getters
Use your Personal Experience Topic
Write your general purpose (to inform or to entertain)
Write a specific purpose statement (To…)
Choose three different types of attention getters and write out three potential attention-getters for your personal experience speech topic (label each).

13. PRACTICE ACTIVITY: Purpose statements & Attention Getters
1. Choose one of the following topics.
Study Habits The Golden Rule Pet Care
Shoe Selection Road Rage Pollution
Video Games Money
(It is likely, but not required, that you will have to narrow your general topic down to some more specific element of the overall topic in order to create a truly useful or interesting attention-getter.)
2. Choose a General Purpose
3. Write a specific purpose statement: To….
4. Select three types of attention-getting techniques and write out a potential attention-getter for your practice topic using the correct format for each of the three techniques you have selected.