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 ...

“Short attention spans in person and online compel us to do better when we want to engage people when we speak or set the stage for the featured guest who will follow,” says Rosemary Ravinal. In her ...

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This paper provides an introduction to the special issue on Speech Acts: Research Studies across Languages and Cultures which features 12 manuscripts on a broad range of topics within the study of ...