I agree with Shemaya…you need to feel out your audience first. Find out where “they” are. Briefly. Let them talk a bit about themselves…engage them in a conversation, then segue into your discussion. I don’t know that you can effectively give someone the LOO in a nutshell in that amount of time...so I'd go for a tenet of the LOO instead.
But like some have discussed, you might have several topics in mind after you engage your audience. STO/STS is a good one, I think. If your audience can compare their beliefs with yours and find some sort of common ground, you’ll be on the way to a discusssion as opposed to a speech. If people feel like they are being “ talked with” instead of “talked to”…they’ll be a lot more receptive.
Richard
But like some have discussed, you might have several topics in mind after you engage your audience. STO/STS is a good one, I think. If your audience can compare their beliefs with yours and find some sort of common ground, you’ll be on the way to a discusssion as opposed to a speech. If people feel like they are being “ talked with” instead of “talked to”…they’ll be a lot more receptive.
Richard