Words To Use At The Start of A Sentence To Make Sure People Pay Attention

Ginny Hogan
1 min readFeb 23, 2018

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  • Listen.
  • Look.
  • Dude.
  • Seriously.
  • Girl.
  • DudeGirl.
  • Liiiisten.
  • Sir.
  • Buddy.
  • C’mon.
  • Mr. President.
  • Ummmmmm (not a word to use, this is just a stream of conscious).
  • Liiiiiiiiiisten.
  • Alright.
  • La-la-la-listen.
  • Ok.

Trust me, if you start a sentence with any of these words, people will listen. Other tips to make sure people listen include being a man.

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Ginny Hogan

An LA-based writer and stand up comic. I write for a bunch of places and I wrote a book, follow me on Twitter @ginnyhogan_ to learn more