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How to Get Your Point Across

in 60 Seconds or Less

Have one clear goal.

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I want our family to get a puppy.

Know your audience.

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What do they want?

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What are they interested in?

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Talk in terms of their interests.

Write down one idea that will lead listeners to this goal.

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A puppy will add joy to our family while teaching me responsibility.

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Other Examples:

• Cell phones are powerful educational tools that can improve learning at IJHS.
• There’s more to learning than preparing for standardized tests.

Write a hook.

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A hook is a statement or object used specifically to get attention.

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A hook can be a single sentence or a question. Or it can be a story or personal experience (several sentences).

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Write a hook.

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A hook is a statement or object used specifically to get attention.

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A hook can also be a startling statistic, quotation, a reference to something that just happened and is on everyone’s mind, a joke, or anything else that grabs attention and leads to your main idea and goal.

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Write a hook.

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A hook is a statement or object used specifically to get attention.

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Usually a question is preferable.

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Examples:

What is our family missing?

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What powerful educational tool is currently banned from IJHS?

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How can we improve learning while saving millions of dollars?

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Write a hook.

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A hook is a statement or object used specifically to get attention.

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A hook can be the entire message as long as it makes the point. A good example is the slogan of the San Diego Zoo: Extinction Is Forever. Three words encompass the objective (hidden), the idea, the hook, the message, and the close.

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Plan the message.

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Communicate as briefly and forcefully as possible.

• Outline your thoughts in logical order.

Plan the message.

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Communicate as briefly and forcefully as possible.

• Outline your thoughts in logical order.
• Use clear and simple language.

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Plan the message.

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Communicate as briefly and forcefully as possible.

• Outline your thoughts in logical order.
• Use clear and simple language.
• Use personal stories and create images (similes or metaphors) to make your point.

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Write the close.

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What do I want from the listener?

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Ask for it directly or indirectly.

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Examples:

Please get a puppy this weekend!

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A puppy will make a great addition to our family!

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Remember that YOU are the message.

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• Be sincere. Be yourself.

Remember that YOU are the message.

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• Be sincere. Be yourself.
• Remember that a smile goes a long way.

Remember that YOU are the message.

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• Be sincere. Be yourself.
• Remember that a smile goes a long way.
• Remember that people won’t listen to you if you haven’t listened to them.

Remember that YOU are the message.

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• Be sincere. Be yourself.
• Remember that a smile goes a long way.
• Remember that people won’t listen to you if you haven’t listened to them.
• Use the person’s name. (If you’re speaking to a group, you might select a few names.)

Remember that YOU are the message.

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• Be sincere. Be yourself.
• Remember that a smile goes a long way.
• Remember that people won’t listen to you if you haven’t listened to them.
• Use the person’s name. (If you’re speaking to a group, you might select a few names.)
• Keep good eye contact with your audience.

Remember that YOU are the message.

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• Be sincere. Be yourself.
• Remember that a smile goes a long way.
• Remember that people won’t listen to you if you haven’t listened to them.
• Use the person’s name. (If you’re speaking to a group, you might select a few names.)
• Keep good eye contact with your audience.
• Speak up and be enthusiastic.

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