June 27, 2007 Attention-Getters By Thomas Sowell. People can get attention either from their accomplishments or from their deliberate attempts to get attention.

The introduction gives the audience a reason to listen to the remainder of the speech. A good introduction needs to get the audience’s attention, state the topic, make the topic relatable, establish ...

Criteria for Persuasive Speech (This is the criteria that will be used to assign grades) Introduction (gain audience attention and interest, create a context for the speech) 10 points ____ Attention ...