When applying for a job for the first time, what should you say in your opening statement?

1. Self-introduction style opening

This kind of opening style creates an effect through self-introduction, leaving an overall impression on the audience, and then transitioning to the main topic. In the speech, the candidate can introduce himself according to the common points between himself and the majority of the audience, which can arouse positive effects.

For example, if you are (or were) a cadre of the Education Committee, and now you give a speech in the school, you can introduce this experience; you are a cadre of the Youth League, and now you are the ** of a certain unit *You can also ask questions from this perspective when invited by the Youth League organization to give a speech. This will naturally establish a special and close relationship with the audience, and produce a "one of one" effect on the audience, making them embrace it. Continue listening with greater interest and gradually accept the points of your speech.

For another example, if you are a leading cadre, or a backbone who has made achievements in learning and doing things, when you introduce yourself, you must accept the information from the audience and have something in common with them. This will quickly produce a potential goodwill effect. It can be said that a basic personal introduction must be elaborated in any speech.

2. Simply reveal the theme

This opening method is similar to the previous one. They both introduce their name and position first, and then use one sentence to highlight the speech. theme. This way of opening is concise and to the point.

For example, a deputy section chief surnamed Liu wanted to compete for the position of section chief. He started by saying: "My name is Liu Zongsheng, and I am currently the deputy section chief of the County Epidemic Prevention and Health Bureau Office. The theme of my speech today is: Give full play to own advantages and continue to forge ahead."

The following is the beginning of a candidate: "Dear leaders and comrades: Based on the position standards and qualifications of the Provincial Department of Communications, combined with my actual personal situation, I This time I am participating in the recruitment competition for the director of the comprehensive office of the Department of Transportation. The following is an explanation of my personal experience, supervisor's work performance, description of the competitive position, analysis of job conditions, and some of my in-depth thoughts to show that I am "Reform and Endeavor" blueprint."

His beginning was very concise and clear, and he used clear steps to express his competitive slogan and theme of "Reform and Endeavor", which was easier to attract the audience.

In addition, as a speech to compete for a certain position, you can also briefly and clearly explain why you want to participate in the competition. For example: "I am running for the sales department manager. This time I came back from Hainan to Suzhou for inspection. Especially after listening to General Manager Zhang's mobilization last Saturday afternoon, I felt deeply.

I think the company's board of directors Reliable business backbones, facing the challenges of reform and opening up, should dare to seize favorable opportunities, quickly integrate into the general trend of commodity economy with practical actions, and make greater contributions to the comprehensive revitalization of our ancient silk industry! Therefore, we Decided to participate in the competition to select store manager.”

After briefly introducing the background, the candidate stated his goal of “running for store manager for the comprehensive revitalization of the ancient silk industry.” This method is bright and easy for people to accept.

3. Arouse attention by introducing new things

In order to attract attention, try to prepare as many different types of things at the beginning of the speech, but these things should be relatively new. Events that are too old will hardly whet the appetite of the audience.

For example, start with major events that people are generally concerned about or shocking. These major events should have occupied a more important position in the minds of the audience. Now the speaker first mentions them in such gatherings. When it comes out, there will be a strong suspense that makes the audience want to continue listening.

For another example, choosing a small and dramatic beginning can also achieve a suspense effect. At present, a considerable number of people in our country's audience are less trained in abstract thinking. This group of people mainly rely on the supplement of life experience when listening to speeches, so they like to listen to things with strong plot and interest. If the speaker touches on some hot topics in daily life at the beginning, it will be easier to arouse the audience's interest and enthusiasm.

4. Beginning with a polite style

Everyone’s psychology will tend to be grateful for polite words. The speech first states the words of gratitude to the leader and the audience, which will create psychological harmony. effect. For example: "I would first like to thank my leaders and comrades for their trust and support and giving me this opportunity to participate in the competition speech.

5. Quotation opening

This kind of opening quotes famous quotes, proverbs, etc. , to lay the necessary foundation for developing your own speech topic.

Famous quotes and poems are very popular among people, especially famous quotes and good poems that everyone is vying to recite, which can produce better results. Generally speaking, the current theme of the performance can always be connected with some famous quotes and poems or even clever metaphors and wise mottos.

As long as you accumulate it extensively, you will become more and more accurate and expressive, which is very helpful for temporarily deciding on your opening remarks based on the speech environment. Especially for some more profound speech topics, it is even more necessary to use famous quotes and poems as the beginning.

For example, the theme of your speech is respect for individuality and perfect humanity. In order to attract the audience, you should consider opening a few wonderful sentences from your speech, such as these from Shakespeare's Hamlet Verses from the mouth:

"What a masterpiece human beings are! What a noble reason! What a great power! What a graceful appearance! How like an angel in behavior! How in wisdom. Like a god! The essence of the universe, the primate of all things.”

In this way, you can use poetic language to grab the audience’s attention and follow the theme of the speech. Quotations from famous people are the condensed body of wisdom. Quoting famous people's incisive expositions as the beginning of a speech can not only lay the necessary foundation for proposing the topic of the speech, but also enhance the attractiveness of the beginning.

At the beginning of the competitive induction speech, if you cannot quote too many famous quotes due to space reasons, you can use one or two common sayings and buzzwords that people often quote orally. For example: "Good afternoon, everyone. There is a continuous spring rain outside, but it does not wet my excitement and excitement at this time."

Or: "My enthusiasm only wets the water in Weiming Lake. It can be extinguished only by turning it upside down. But can the water of Weiming Lake be turned upside down? Obviously not, then my enthusiasm will never be extinguished."

Some people also quoted the popular saying. Stephen Chow's famous quote: "There was once a precious period of time before me, but unfortunately I didn't cherish it properly..." As soon as one sentence came out, the audience in the audience could follow up with the next sentence, and the audience could participate wholeheartedly.

It can be seen that appropriately quoting such sentences can enrich the beginning of the competitive induction speech, activate the atmosphere, and at the same time reflect the sense of the times and strong cultural heritage.

And some contestants can sometimes start with the climax of the story to grab the audience's heartstrings when giving a speech. The story is characterized by twists and turns and vividness, especially the climax of the story, which can attract people, make people hold their breath, and reach a state of selflessness and emotion. Therefore, using the climax of the story as the beginning can achieve excellent results and make the audience happy. The audience below stopped talking and listened carefully consciously.

Since the story is an artistic genre, the contestant can do some adaptive processing and redesign the appropriate plot according to the audience's cultural quality, appreciation habits and other characteristics.

The story can be a cheerful light comedy, a serious tragedy, or a bizarre absurd drama. In short, it must match the theme of the speech and the psychology of the audience. In addition, in the opening remarks, the contestant can either explain the ending of the story clearly so that it can be directly analyzed theoretically, or he can focus on the climax and hang up a suspense until the end of the speech. There are various forms and should be used flexibly.

Statements of gratitude between the guide and the audience will produce a psychological fusion effect. For example: "First of all, I would like to thank my leaders and comrades for their trust and support and giving me this opportunity to participate in the competition speech."

The words of gratitude stated at the beginning of the speech should be appropriate and should not contain excessive praise, because Excessive compliments will not only not produce a psychological integration effect, but will also cause the audience to have a rebellious mentality. The above ones can be said to be relatively commonly used and relatively straightforward.