Speech about Costa Rica?

Question

I am giving a speech for a public speaking class that I am taking and I am doing it on Costa Rican culture based on my own experience as an exchange student there. I am mainly focusing on the food, education, and entertainment. My professor is really big on us having some big attention grabbing introduction. I am trying to think of something I can do/say that will definitely grab my audience's attention and will pertain to my speech so that I can segue right into the topics of my speech. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

once, when i was in canada, at school i did something like it. i had a cd with rain forest sounds, with thunder and then droplets and i began saying that "i was in a place with a beautiful sunsets in a mountain. it was beginning to rain and the sunset was so orange that it lit my eyes with joy. the breeze in the wind and the smell of nature was giving me a peace inside that i never felt before. it began to rain hard, i meant hard. the frogs were singing..."

people really liked the thing and i sure got an A for that essay

Answer 2

Play some CD with Costa Rican music, preferably marimba music!

Answer 3

Serve them some gallo pinto!

Answer 4

Do you know that Costa Rica disbanded all of its military forces back in l947 in order to devote all of that cost to the education and health care of their citizens and that over 50 percent of the Costa Ricans speak and write English as well as Spanish and that CR has a literacy rate of 92% which is the highest literacy rate in all of the North, Central, and South American countries?

And do you know that San Jose, Costa Rica has the largest United States VFW organization than any other country outside of the United States?

- They do not need an Army to protect them!  They have our Vets to do that for them!!!!!!!!!!!

(Actual fact)

VIVA LA PURA VIDA

Answer 5

Pura Vida!

Answer 6

Just start with something about how you had the time of your life in an amazing country full of beauty, action/adventure and enjoyed awesome inexpensive food.  I've been there and couldn't say enough about my experience.  It's the best most beautiful place on earth.

Answer 7

I like the music idea, but suggest it be cumbia  lol.  Be sure to mention soccer as that is the main sport here.