Do not ask a question that could elicit a verbal response or that simply asks how many people disagree with you since you already know that at least five people do disagree with you. A statement of your topic and your specific stand on the topic, ie. Preview statement - let us know how you plan to proove your point. Do not spend alot of time with this, simply give a definition of your topic so everyone knows exactly what you are talking about. A required element of the speech.
All men are mortal.
Socrates was a man.therefore Socrates was mortal. In the example, you start with a general idea and deduce down to a specific idea. If all will agree with the first general statement and the second still general statement , then they must agree with the last statement, which in the case of the speech is your opinion the the topic. This is used in advertising frequently. A good mother is a choosy mother.