DB8
Unit 4 · Lesson 1• 23 min

The Attention-Getting Device (AGD)

Today's lesson

TheAttention-GettingDevice(AGD)

The first fifteen seconds of a speech determine…

Quick Check
  1. 1. What makes an AGD effective for an Info speech?

  2. 2. True or False?

    "A generic attention-grabbing joke unrelated to the topic is generally a strong AGD choice."

Answer all 2 questions to check.

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Takeaway

Choose an AGD style that matches your topic's actual hook, whether that's a statistic, scenario, question,…