Guide to 3MT

Here are some strategies you can use to capture your audience's attention:

• Paint a Picture
• Ask a Question
• Use facts or figures
• Outline the Problem
• Start telling a Story
   

Here are some strategies you could use to have an impactful ending:

• Complete the Picture
• Answer your Question
• Callback to the Fact/Figure used
• Call for Action
• Finish the story

Here are some examples of bookending in past 3MT speeches:

• Painting the picture of disasters and relief aid 
• Thought provoking question on personal experiences & ends with call to action 
• Example and supporting figures & ends with a quote from the example 
• Question, supporting figures, personal example 
• Question to audience, framed the research in solution vs problem