{"id":542,"date":"2016-09-23T10:58:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T10:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/?p=542"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:59:03","slug":"attention-grabber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/attention-grabber\/","title":{"rendered":"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The best books, the best films and the best presentations start with an attention grabber. &#8220;Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. A retrospective review of prenatal ultrasound in South East Thames,&#8221;\u00a0is unlikely to do that. If you grab the attention of the audience\u00a0as soon as you start you will have their attention. Once the opening 30 seconds have passed that task becomes much harder. 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It should not simply be your personal introduction, a repetition of the chairman&#8217;s introduction or recitation of the title of the paper. With each word, the attention of the audience will melt away. The same format as every other speaker similarly will present a challenge for the already bored. Why, should anyone listen? That is your challenge. Meet it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best books, the best films and the best presentations start with an attention grabber. &#8220;Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. A retrospective review of prenatal ultrasound in South East Thames,&#8221;\u00a0is unlikely to do that. If you grab the attention of the audience\u00a0as soon as you start you will have their attention. 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