How to Begin an Essay To Grab Reader’s Attention

• ✓ Generate interest. You can start with something unusual, dramatic, hilarious, etc.
• ✓ Establish trust. If it deals with an argumentative essay, mention that your text is built on reliable facts or logical analysis.
• ✓ Prove the value of your essay. Persuade the reader that your text is worth the time spent on.

Other Question and Answers that can be helpful for you

1. How do you get your reader’s attention?

Getting your reader’s attention is like the first strike of a One-Two punch — if you don’t land the second part, you’re not going to knock them out (and I mean KO in the good way). Make sure your second punch, the actual information or message for which you grabbed her attention in the first place, is worthwhile.

2. How do you hook a reader into reading an essay?

Generally speaking, the introductory paragraph is the best place to hook your reader in. If you fail to capture your reader’s interest and convince him that your essay is worth reading, don’t expect him to read the rest of your piece with much enthusiasm.

3. Why do people pay attention to what we write about?

Our attention decides what to “pay attention to,” because human focus is limited, and we just can’t give our attention to everything. Your reader’s minds are very selective. So we have to give them a reason to pay attention to our content instead of everything else out there they could be listening to.

4. What is the average attention span of a typical reader?

These days the average attention span is a little over 8 seconds. So you’ve got to spend almost as much time on your first few lines as on your title. Paint a picture, make a claim, surprise them, or amaze them. Whatever you do, don’t bore them. They’ve probably got another eight pages to click through if you do. And now the information comes in.