The best speakers don’t have a canned formula for kicking off their talks, but they do understand these five principles.
The best speakers don’t have a canned formula for kicking off their talks, but they do understand these five principles.
Looking for the “Call me Ishmael” of your next presentation? Or just scouring past TED Talks for inspiration? You may not need to. The most powerful public speakers don’t start off each of their talks with a straightforward formula—that’s what keeps them so dynamic. Instead, there are a few key principles to keep in mind for building an opening that will catch and hold your audience’s attention. Here are five of them.
