Quote Originally Posted by afghooey
You could start with a question, or a series of questions, that's a quick way to get your audience involved.

'Can anyone guess how many deaths are attributed to alcohol use each year?'
'Okay, what about cigarettes?'
'Okay, now what about marijuana?'

And just toss the figures back at them when they guess.
That's a good idea actually. Have them guessing and then blow their minds with your research.
Nochowderforyou Reviewed by Nochowderforyou on . attention getters (need some help please) ok, wedndesday of next week i will be presenting my persuasive speech on why the cannabis prohibition should be lifted. i have good research and i good speech outline but im having problems with my introduction. I want to really get everyones attention, so if you come up with something post it and i will definately appreciate it. the intro could be any of the following story startling statement quotation or anything else you all could think of that will really get my classmates Rating: 5