“How many of you have ever been snow skiing--raise your hands? I see a few of

you have. Well, if you’ve ever experienced snow skiing, you’ll have an idea of what
I’m going to speak about today because the feeling is similar, but the means and
equipment are completely different.” The technique used in this introduction is

a. a shocking statement
b. an open ended question
c. a rhetorical question
d. suspense

Answer: b,