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Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Yo... > Seven Classic Opening Gambits

Seven Classic Opening Gambits

  1. Question. A question directed at the members of the audience.

  2. Factoid. A striking statistic or little-known fact.

  3. Retrospective/prospective. A look backward or forward.

  4. Anecdote. A short human-interest story.

  5. Quotation. An endorsement about your business from a respected source.

  6. Aphorism. A familiar saying.

  7. Analogy. A comparison between two seemingly unrelated items that helps illuminate a complex, arcane, or obscure topic.


  

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