Guide to 3MT

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

• Book End Strategies for Beginnings:
• Paint a Picture
• Ask a Question
• Use facts or figures
• Quote or relevant example
   

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

• Complete the picture painted
• Answer the question (or a possible solution)
• Call to Action (for change)
• Use a contrasting quotation 
• Finish your 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