This is it, the moment you've spent weeks writing, rehearsing and refining your speech for.
The audience falls silent, every pair of eyes in the room turn expectantly to you.
5,4,3,2,1.
Now what?
Opening a speech isn't rocket science, but it is similar to a rocket launch in that if don't get it right, the rest of your speech won't get off of the ground.
So what should the perfect opening of a speech include?