How to Start your Presentation: 4 Step Formula for a Killer Intro

Have a presentation coming up? Want to hook you audience from the start? Then watch this Lighthouse Communications video that gives you a step by step formula to create interest in your topic, connect to your audience, and establish credibility.

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Written by Anne Ricketts
Edited by Michael Shehane
Produced by Lighthouse Communications

[selmankoral]

Sum up:
Step 1- The hook (1:35)
Step 2- The transition (1:49)
Step 3- Self-introduction (2:06)
Step 4- Audience benefit (2:28)

[celebmu]

6 years later, and this video is the gift that keeps on giving. Exceptional content - thanks SO much.

[zenchestnuts]

So useful! I wish I'd found this video months ago. I'm doing this huge project(for me) which involves a lot of chapters. With everything filmed but the intro at the beginning, and for each chapter I've been procrastinating on it for As you said in the video, bursting straight in about yourself, who you are your name i'm already bored just listening to it coming out of my own month! The trick is balancing a calming topic(my theme) without putting your audience asleep after 20 seconds... You are so good that you smile without it seeming a smile! it just flows.

[pwrfl]

Anyone notice she never said “uh” once?

[PauloLemeAstronomia]

Wow!!! Awesome!!! I'm a retired professor on astronomy but I do about 12 lectures a year for pleasure, in Brazil and other Latin American countries. Although quite experienced, I realize the amazing improvement I can get with your killer intro method and I just set up one for my next talk on Black Holes. Thanks for you kind generosity to share it with us.

[birame]

OHHH MY GOD!! YOU ARE A SAVIOR, I HAVE A MEETING IN THREE DAYS AND ITS THE BIGGEST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IVE HAD IN YEARS, THIS IS AMAZING

[jananijana]

The way you broke down own video to help explain the idea really settled it in for me! good stuff :)

[danielhermansyahh]

i'm going to do a public speaking 101 seminar tomorrow. and i still learned a great thing from you that improved my introduction. well done, respect and thanks a lot :)

[lorenzoarodriguez]

Thank you for this fantastic video. After watching it 4 times, I re-wrote my introduction and added a slide of what were the three main topics of my presentation. I feel The audience paid a lot more attention because your video helped me develop and hold the audience’s interest to the very end.

[vanessafiona]

Everytime I start my presentation I start laughing

[Princess_kehaa]

I love how you not only taught us, but also showed us! thanks a lot!!

[gyrfalconer]

I've spent the weekend reviewing videos like this for an my upcoming presentation. I've now watched this one several times. It is the best one I've seen! Great content, easy to understand and implement. Thank you!!

[patriciamoodley]

I used a killer introduction at a Seminar, sharing my testimonial, it got a very positive from the highest qualified Entrepreneur in the room. Thank you Thank you Thank you

[glidehome]

Almost 4 years later and this is still helpful and helping! Thank you!

[bibhudattamishra]

OMG....This is a killer just loved it! Thanks for educating us.

[cokeacola]

Thank you this will defenity help me and with my speech I am a year seven and have no clue about writing great speechs and this will be amazingly affective for my work again thank you!!!

[rcafmaintainer]

I like it. I usually ask a thought provoking question related to the topic. An ice breaker if you will.

[kdhswih]

Thank you so much! I literally used your practical method “The hook, transition, self intro, and audience benefit” and you know what? I killed my audience 😂😂😂 I meant they loved it. Thank you again for your help. Highly recommend to everyone.

[gc]

4 minutes of pure effectiveness, i don't know why youtube suggested this video to me, but this is pure gold. Thank you

[discover]

Simple and easy to understand loved the flow