Broad Questions Captivate An Audience

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Did you know 20 of the most 100 watched TEDx talks in the last three years started with a question? More specifically, these talks begin by asking the audience a broad question.

For example, Robin Barrett walks on the stage in her talk, Why I chose to Be A Nomad, and a countdown timer begins. It reads 730 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 58 seconds. Robin then asks the audience, “If you knew you were going to die two years from now, would you stay in the same profession?”



Robin Barrett TEDx talk
Robin’s question immediately grabs the audience’s attention. In addition, the singapore phone number list question is also general enough that it can apply to everyone in the room. Death is a natural part of life for all human beings. By tying a shocking occurrence to a general question, individuals enrolled in her speech within one sentence.

4. Storytelling Is A Crowd Favorite
When only campfires and sabertooth tigers existed, humans passed the time with cave drawings and folklore. Before tv and social media, we read books and talked about favorite novels or town gossip. Stories have been a favorite part of our culture since the beginning of time; and, they aren’t going anywhere.

Companies will spend thousands of dollars on consultants and marketing firms that help tell their stories. Why? They know the impact stories have on influencing a target audience. The same rule applies to TEDx talk speakers, coaches, and other professionals. Consider how starting a speech, meeting, or conversion with a story can capture your audience’s attention. Enrolling in speech writing training can make a difference.


Watch Eli's TEDx Talk!
Our client, Eli Nash, understood this concept when he opened up his TEDx talk by saying, “About a year ago I was in a conference room, and someone asked me what my goal was….I looked at him straight in the eye and said my number one goal is never to watch porn again.”