You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression: A Powerful Introduction

Want to know how to make your audience hang on your every word? You must capture their attention immediately with a powerful introduction. And nope, telling them your name or what you did last night is not powerful. Thanks to the 30-second Head and Shoulders commercial from the 80s, I know you never get a second chance to make a first impression, but as a professional speech coach, I see far too many people blowing it. As Sally Hogshead states in her book, How the World Sees You, you only have 9 seconds (NINE SECONDS) to fascinate your audience. I beg you: Don’t waste ’em. 

Our episode today explores:

The variety of ways speakers waste their precious few moments after walking on stage with meaningless conversation that doesn’t tie into their speech. The brain science that guarantees you audience will tune you out if you waste your intro. How to craft a powerful first line and a wow-worthy opening.

Mentioned in this Episode:

   The Unfair Speaking Advantage    Speak for Impact Program     Rebel Speaker Facebook group