The document provides guidance on effective introductions for presentations. It recommends that introductions answer who the speaker is, their qualifications, the topic, and its relevance. It also advises that a 10-minute speech have an introduction of no more than 60 seconds. Finally, the document suggests providing listeners with a "road map" at the start so they understand the structure and flow of the presentation.

2. Are you smarter
than a 5 th grader?

3. Quiz

4. 1. Your introduction should
capture the audience's attention
by answering four questions.
Name two of them.

5. 2. An effective introduction
should be proportional to the
length of your presentation. A
10-minute speech requires no
more than a ______ second
introduction.

6. 3. Give listeners a ________ _____
at the beginning of your
presentation so that they will
know where you are, where you
are going, and what they have to
look forward to or to recall.

8. 1. Your introduction should
capture the audience's attention
by answering four questions.
Name two of them.

9. 1. Your introduction should
capture the audience's attention
by answering four questions.
Name two of them.
• Who are you?
• What are your qualifications?
• What specific topic are you speaking
about?
• How is the topic relevant to us?

10. 2. An effective introduction
should be proportional to the
length of your presentation. A
10-minute speech requires no
more than a ______ second
introduction.

11. 2. An effective introduction
should be proportional to the
length of your presentation. A
10-minute speech requires no
more than a 60 second
introduction.

12. 3. Give listeners a ________ _____
at the beginning of your
presentation so that they will
know where you are, where you
are going, and what they have to
look forward to or to recall.

13. 3. Give listeners a road map at the
beginning of your presentation so
that they will know where you are,
where you are going, and what
they have to look forward to or to
recall.

14. Homework for Friday, 11/30/12
• Practice your introduction
for your presentation
• Keep studying pages 361-
367

15. In the Computer Lab, 11/27/12
• Print out a copy of your
introduction and give to me
• Start working on your
PowerPoint