TJ Walker says don't open with your credentials or a self-focused intro. Hook the audience with something interesting and relevant to them instead, so they stop checking their phones. It doesn't have to be a joke, just engaging and about them, not you.
What's the best way for you to start off your presentation? Be interesting for your audience? Please note, I didn't start this presentation by saying, well, hello, my name is TJ Walker and I'm the author of many best selling books on public speaking and I produced hundreds of online courses on public speaking. No, because that's boring and that's about me, me, me. You don't have to start a presentation with a joke, doesn't have to be wildly provocative, but you've got to hook your audience by saying something interesting and relevant to them. You do that and they will quickly put down their cell phones and their email and listen to you. Please follow the TJ Walker habit.
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