Michael Rossié 
How to begin a speech 
100 ideas for 1000 custom beginnings

There are endless possibilities to start a speech. This guide shows you 100 different ways to begin a speech effectively. Let yourself be inspired and get some suggestions. Each example should help you to find your own idea, where you say: Super, this is how I will start my speech.
For it should become an uplifting moment when several hundred people decide to remain silent for a longer time to listen to a single person. So the speech must be convincing right from the start.

Over de auteur

Michael Rossié has been working as a language trainer and coach for radio and television stations, as well as in all areas of business for 30 years.
He attended the acting school Ruth v. Zerboni in Munich, followed by theatre and film roles as well as engagements as director and trainer of actors and presenters. He also wrote screenplays for various television series such as ‘Der Bergdoktor’, ‘Für alle Fälle Stephanie’ and ‘In aller Freundschaft’.
In his seminars he shows new ways to communicate before and with groups. He has published 10 books so far.
Since 2012, Michael Rossié has been Vice President of the German Speakers’ Association (GSA) and a member of the Top 100 of Speakers Excellence. Since 2013 he has been the twelfth German to bear the title CSP (Certified Speaking Professional).