Question

Attention-getters are a fun and creative way to start a speech to get your audience’s attention. Pick any topic and share two different ways you could open your presentation with a creative attention-getter. (i.e., give a fact or startling statistic, tell a story, find a quote, etc.)

Answer 1

Paradox

If Pinocchio said "My nose will grow right now," what do you think would happen? this would be an example of a paradox.

I am lying. Wait, if I am admitting to lying, wouldn't that mean I was telling the truth? Wait, if I am telling the truth, than I am not really lying, but if I am not really lying, that would make my first statement a lie?

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Answer 2

"Hate traffic? Yeah, I know, me too."

"What's the worst part of driving to work in the morning, besides waking up? Traffic."

Step-by-step explanation:

I chose the topic of traffic. I also chose to ask a rhetorical question that the majority of the audience would relate to and perhaps find humorous.