We're all aware of the power of rst impressions when meeting people (think lst dates and job interviews). This power of first impressions certainly applies

We're all aware of the power of first impressions when meeting people (think lst dates and job interviews). This power of first impressions certainly applies to public speaking as well. Having a great introduction sets the tone for your speech. As you learned in this module, an introduction must accomplish 5 things: 

1. capture favorable attention from the audience

2. give the audience a reason to listen to the rest of your speech 

3. introduce the topic 

4. establish yourself as a credible source of information

5. preview your main points. In the introductions below, one or more of these 5 crucial functions of introductions is missing. Your job is to identify what's missing from each introduction. *One of the introductions has a thesis but it's terrible. Please note this when you spot it and explain what the problem is.

This activity is designed to support the following Learning Objectives: 

Identify the components of introductions

Identify different attention-grabbing strategies

Identify preview statements

 

  

Below are 3 different introductions. Each one is missing at least 1 if not more of the 5 functions of introductions listed above. 1.. Please state (using words not numbers) what is missing in each introduction. 2. Identify what attention getting strategy each introduction is using (if that's not what's missing). 3. Identify the preview in each introduction (if that's not what's missing). 4. Explain how this activity helped you understand the importance of writing a complete introduction. Introduction #1: Criminal Arrest After being arrested and forced to stand in the pouring rain, Oscar Wilde said, "If this is how Queen Victoria treats her convicts she doesn't deserve to have any." Not many of you, or at least I hope not many of you at this seminar, are familiar with the process one follows in a criminal arrest. My objective today is to tell you the various steps in the pre-trial process, including the suspect's arrest, the initial court appearance, and the arraignment. Attention Getting Strategy: Preview: What's missing?