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Examples of Attention Getters

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    Examples of Attention Getters
    By: Damian P. & Edgar R.
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    [ Applause ]
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    DANIEL PINK: I need to make a
    confession at the outset here.
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    Um, little over 20 years ago
    I did something that I regret,
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    something that I am not
    particularly proud of, something
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    that in many ways I wish no one
    would ever know but that here
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    I feel kind of obliged to reveal.
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    [ Light laughter ]
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    Um, late 1980's in a moment
    of youthful indiscretion.
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    JULY 2009 OXFORD ENGLAND
    RECORDED AT TEDGLOBAL
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    I went to law school.
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    [ Laughter ]
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    Now...
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    HUMOR
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    STEVE JOBS: I am honored
    to be with you today for
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    your commencement from one of
    the finest universities in
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    the world.
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    [ Cheers ]
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    Truth be told.
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    I never graduated from college
    and this is the closest
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    I have ever gotten to
    a college graduation.
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    [ Light laughter ]
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    STORY
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    March 18, 2008
    Philadelphia, PA
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    OBAMA: We the People, in
    order to form a more perfect
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    union, 221 years ago in a hall
    that still stands across
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    the street a group of men
    gathered and with
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    these simple words
    launched America's
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    improbable experiment
    in democracy.
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    Farmers and scholars, statesman
    and patriots, who had traveled
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    across the ocean
    to escape tyranny in...
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    QUOTATION
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    [ Applause ]
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    SPEAKER: I cannot,
    I cannot thank you guys for
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    the opportunity.
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    Let me tell you something.
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    If tomorrow was not promised,
    what would you give for today?
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    Forget everything else, forget
    everything else, forget that
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    there was any sunlight left.
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    What would you spend today?
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    Thinking about, yourself or
    the man that is beside you?
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    RHETORICAL QUESTION
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    OBAMA: When I spoke here
    last winter this nation was
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    facing the worst economic crisis
    since the Great Depression.
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    We were losing an average of
    700,000 jobs per month,
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    credit was frozen, and
    our financial system was on
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    the verge of collapse.
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    As any American who is still
    looking for work or a way to pay
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    their bills will tell you,
    we are by no means
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    out of the woods.
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    A full and vibrant recovery is
    still many months away, and
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    I will not let up until those
    Americans who seek jobs
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    can find them.
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    Striking Statement
    Thank you all for listening!
Title:
Examples of Attention Getters
Description:

Public Speaking Group Project
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Video Language:
English
Duration:
02:37

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