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Openings to Command Attention

Speak Powerfully... coaching session 3

How you start your presentation or speech sets the audiences expectation. If you begin with a strong opening, end with a powerful close, and have relevant material in the middle, listeners will forget and forgive any parts that are uninteresting or less than well done. They will perceive the entire presentation positively as a whole.

This 7 minute coaching session covers the essentials of crafting a powerful opening, and includes seven different ways to do it.

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