Examples of Attention Getters
By: Damian P. & Edgar R.

[ Applause ]

DANIEL PINK: I need to make a
confession at the outset here.

Um, little over 20 years ago
I did something that I regret,

something that I am not
particularly proud of, something

that in many ways I wish no one
would ever know but that here

I feel kind of obliged to reveal.

[ Light laughter ]

Um, late 1980's in a moment
of youthful indiscretion.

JULY 2009 OXFORD ENGLAND
RECORDED AT TEDGLOBAL

I went to law school.

[ Laughter ]

Now...

HUMOR

STEVE JOBS: I am honored
to be with you today for

your commencement from one of
the finest universities in

the world.

[ Cheers ]

Truth be told.

I never graduated from college
and this is the closest

I have ever gotten to
a college graduation.

[ Light laughter ]

STORY

March 18, 2008
Philadelphia, PA

OBAMA: We the People, in
order to form a more perfect

union, 221 years ago in a hall
that still stands across

the street a group of men
gathered and with

these simple words
launched America's

improbable experiment
in democracy.

Farmers and scholars, statesman
and patriots, who had traveled

across the ocean
to escape tyranny in...

QUOTATION

[ Applause ]

SPEAKER: I cannot,
I cannot thank you guys for

the opportunity.

Let me tell you something.

If tomorrow was not promised,
what would you give for today?

Forget everything else, forget
everything else, forget that

there was any sunlight left.

What would you spend today?

Thinking about, yourself or
the man that is beside you?

RHETORICAL QUESTION

OBAMA: When I spoke here
last winter this nation was

facing the worst economic crisis
since the Great Depression.

We were losing an average of
700,000 jobs per month,

credit was frozen, and
our financial system was on

the verge of collapse.

As any American who is still
looking for work or a way to pay

their bills will tell you,
we are by no means

out of the woods.

A full and vibrant recovery is
still many months away, and

I will not let up until those
Americans who seek jobs

can find them.

Striking Statement
Thank you all for listening!