Parables are ideally suited to starting off presentations. If chosen properly, they can underscore the emotion you are trying to evoke from your audience and focus on the key dilemma or decision you want them to consider. Given that many parables are already familiar to your audience, they can also be customized or dressed up to include the details of your specific topic. Personal anecdotes that relate to your topic engage an audience as well. They can be used to set up important details and are a good way to help your audience relate to the human side of an issue.
Some speakers even choose to borrow stories from the movies or TV to set up their topic.
As film is the medium that affects the widest possible audience in our culture today, this is an easy place to find well-told stories and common ground. All rights reserved . This site is developed in association with Molecular .