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GRAB Your Reader’s Attention and HOOK them into your blog
Source: ProBlogger
Aug 01, 2008


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Do you want to learn how to SNAP readers out of their zombie like surfing and HOOK them into your blog?



If so - read on….


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Before I was a blogger I did a lot of public speaking. I did a number of courses in public speaking and used to spend a lot of time with my head in books on the topic.



One of the techniques that I was taught that I found to be very helpful was to include something at the start of every presentation that was there unashamedly to grab attention and create interest.



The theory was that in most presentations (whether it be in a work context, conference, church, school or even in a social context where a speech was given) the majority of your audience quickly will slip into a zombie like trance even as you’re getting up to speak. The act of sitting down and listening to someone speak in a monologue is not really something most of us are wired to do.



So to snap your audience out of this state where they’re incapable of comprehending your 16 point presentation the theory is that you do something, say something, show som

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Onlinetreason,
Aug 01, 2008
This will give you many ideas to grab your reader's attention. I absolutely love this article and problogger.net is obviously one of the best blogs to help you blog.
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Amsall,
Aug 02, 2008
Great piece of advice from the great Darren Rowse
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