The beginning of a speech is the opening remark, which is what the speaker says at the beginning of the speech. The beginning of a speech is the first message the speaker conveys to the audience, the first impression the speaker leaves on the audience, and the first bridge of communication between the speaker and the audience. So, how can a speaker make the beginning of his speech a hit? How to grasp the audience's heart tightly? Below is a collection of speech opening forms that I have collected for you. Welcome to learn from them.

The beginning of a speech is also called the opening statement. It is the speaker's introduction at the beginning of the speech. The opening remarks have a dual role in the speech. One is to arouse the audience's strong interest and win the audience's favor. Whether it is an unusual move, a few exclamations or a few short words, you should try to get closer to the audience's heart, pull their heartstrings, and make them feel that the speaker is approachable, respectable, and lovable. The second is to create a suitable atmosphere for the entire speech, set the tone for the entire speech, or outline the purpose of the speech, which will naturally lead to the following. Therefore, an excellent speaker always uses his unique demeanor, loud voice, novel content, exquisite language, or other methods to control the whole room and capture the hearts of all the audience from the beginning.

The beginning of a speech is a bridge between the speaker and the audience, and a bond between the speaker and the audience to establish initial friendship. It plays an important role in the entire speech process that cannot be underestimated. A well-written beginning of a speech can communicate the emotions between the speaker and the audience, focus the audience's attention, and arouse the audience's interest, thereby making the audience have a strong desire for the content of the speech. In any successful speech, you must put a lot of effort into the beginning of the speech, carefully design and arrange a good beginning, and strive to make the beginning of the speech touch the hearts of the audience, so that the hearts of the speaker and the audience are closer and closer. Tighter, in order to win the favor of the audience and lay the foundation and pave the way for the success of your speech. On the contrary, if the beginning of the speech is not well written, the link of communicating emotions with the audience will be lost from the beginning, thus weakening the appeal of the speech.

A good beginning of a speech can set the tone for the entire speech. A good beginning of a speech can play a decisive role in clarifying the purpose of the speech and leading to the rest of the speech naturally and smoothly. Whether a speech is argumentative, narrative, or lyrical; whether its style is solemn, festive, or humorous can often be discerned at the beginning of the speech. This shows that the beginning of the speech plays an important role in setting the tone of the entire speech. Therefore, when an experienced speaker writes the beginning of a speech, he often has to carefully conceive and carefully choose the style and writing style of the entire speech.

Writing an article requires the beginning to be as handsome and beautiful as a phoenix crown, and writing a speech requires the beginning to be more exciting and artistic. The artistry at the beginning of the speech, in a nutshell, is to ask for "power". The so-called "zhenchang" is a specialized term for dramatic stage art. Acting requires the audience to control the scene, and the scene of acting is mostly controlled by the appearance of the actors. The speech also requires focus, that is, it requires attracting the attention of the entire audience from the beginning. Although the presentation of a speech has a certain relationship with the speaker's demeanor, emotion, and temperament on stage, it mainly depends on the charm of the language at the beginning of the speech itself.

Based on the rules of speeches and the summary of practical experience, the main types of speech beginnings are as follows.

1. News style

The speaker first announces a piece of eye-catching news in public to attract the attention of the audience.

2. Rendering

Create a suitable environment and atmosphere, arouse corresponding emotions in the audience, and guide the audience to quickly enter the beginning of the lecture.

3. Humorous style

Use humorous language and novel and appropriate metaphors at the beginning, which can not only firmly grasp the hearts of the audience, make people laugh, but also enliven the atmosphere of the venue. Make people think while laughing.

4. Praise style

People generally have the mentality of listening to praise language. A speaker saying a few words of praise at the beginning can shorten the emotional distance with the audience as soon as possible. But you have to be careful, otherwise it will give people the impression of being sensationalistic and glib.

5. Prop style

Also called "object style", the speaker shows a certain object to the audience before starting the speech, giving the audience a fresh and vivid feeling and attracting their attention. The physical object can be a painting, a photo, a chart, a piece of clothing, etc.

6. Prop display style

The beginning of the prop display is that the speaker displays some kind of physical object before starting the speech, giving the audience a fresh and perceptual intuitive impression, thereby attracting the audience's attention. , fully arouse the audience's interest and expectation, and capture the audience at once.

7. Impromptu style

The speaker uses metaphors on the scene and objects in the speech place to explain the truth; or in special circumstances, adopts adaptable, witty and clever methods. , a handy impromptu way to start, to communicate the minds of the speaker and the audience, shorten the distance, and enhance the image and appeal of the speech.

8. Advice style

A way for the speaker to take a serious attitude and explain the interests to the audience, so as to arouse everyone's alertness and thereby enhance the actual effect of the speech. , told the seriousness of the situation at the beginning, which attracted the attention and vigilance of the audience, making the audience feel eager to listen.

9. Suspense style

Also called "story style", it means telling a story with vivid content and exciting plot at the beginning or citing a shocking fact to create suspense. This kind of situation and atmosphere is fascinating and attention-grabbing, making the audience deeply concerned about the development of the story and the fate of the characters, so that they can listen carefully.

10. Straight-forward style

This way of opening is straight to the point, concise and concise, straight to the point, and directly touching the topic of the speech. Getting straight to the point is a traditional Chinese way of opening a composition and a commonly used way of opening a speech. This kind of opening has the characteristics of crispness, prominent center and clear point of view, which meets the psychological acceptance requirements of the audience.

11. ?Nearly?

The speaker describes a period of his life experience or encounters in study and work based on the audience’s social experience, interests, thoughts and feelings, etc. Problems, even one's own troubles, one's own joys, this can easily give the audience a sense of intimacy, resulting in a common language, and the emotional distance between the two parties is suddenly shortened.

12. Story style

Stories can stimulate the curiosity of the audience, enlighten the audience's thinking, and mobilize the audience's imagination. At the beginning of the story, the speaker uses figurative language to vividly tell a short story with vivid content and gripping plot. The story can be a shocking incident in life, a legend, a historical allusion, etc., so that the audience can understand the story. The development and fate of the characters produce psychological changes such as sympathy, concern, and surprise, and then quickly enter the thematic framework of the speaker's speech.

13. Questioning style

As soon as you get on stage, ask one or several questions to the audience and ask the audience to think with the speaker. This can immediately attract the attention of the audience and prompt them to quickly Then he concentrated his thoughts, thinking quickly and listening carefully. Listening to the lecture with questions will greatly increase the depth and breadth of the audience's understanding of the speech content. However, the questions raised should not be too indiscriminate, but should focus on the center, be interesting and thought-provoking; if the questions are asked in a dull and indifferent way, it will be self-defeating and lose the advantage of this kind of opening statement.

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