Opening a speech/acknowledging your audience (1 Viewer)

[Rockmelt]

How essential is opening a speech with "good morning class---hi year 12" / acknowledging the audience in the introduction?

I feel like it is rather tacky and diminishes the impact of my speech (as opposed to opening with a Tolstoy quote for example).

 

[Absolutezero]

Not at all important if you've got a suitable alternative.

 

[obliviousninja]

How essential is opening a speech with "good morning class---hi year 12" / acknowledging the audience in the introduction?

I feel like it is rather tacky and diminishes the impact of my speech (as opposed to opening with a Tolstoy quote for example).

Don't do a class welcome intro, its a waste of speech time, just get started.

 

[_blank]

Yeah, that type of opening is more suited to formal speeches that you would, say, do in earlier school years. You should aim for something more inspiring or persuasive (ie, a strong thesis).

 

[enoilgam]

I wouldnt worry about it, the whole intro thing is mainly for people in Primary and Junior HS. If you have a quote, start with that I reckon.

 

[Rockmelt]

Cheers guys, I've ended up going with this:

"Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man."