intros
Lead-ins to main
Intros is the plural of intro, a clipped form of introduction.
An intro is the opening section of a song, speech, essay, or broadcast—the part that sets up what follows: The guitar intro goes on too long.
In casual speech, intro also means a personal introduction: Can you give me an intro to your contact at the firm?
Point of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- commencementAct of starting
- dawnDay's first glow
- outsetInitial point of something
onset · kickoff · birth · inauguration · initiation · opening · prologue · preface
Organized group assemblies
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- handshakesMutual palm grips
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- icebreakersSocial warm-up activities
welcomes · receptions · mingling · acquaintances · presentations · orientations · meet-and-greets · mixers
genesis
Point of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- commencementAct of starting
- dawnDay's first glow
outset · onset · kickoff · birth · inauguration · initiation · opening · prologue · preface · preamble
meetings
Organized group assemblies
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- handshakesMutual palm grips
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
icebreakers · welcomes · receptions · mingling · acquaintances · presentations · orientations · meet-and-greets · mixers
preludes
Introductory sections or movements
- overturesIntroductory proposals or approaches
- vampsSeducers or improvises
- lead-insPreliminary portions
fanfares · riffs · hooks · samples · buildups · drops · fade-ins · openers
- music partssolos, duets, arias, overtures, codas
- skippable contentads, credits, tutorials, recaps, trailers
- production musicbackground music, underscore, incidental music, cues, soundtrack
- radio scriptsdialogue, narration, ads, outros, PSAs
- gaming videosgameplay, cutscenes, trailers, walkthroughs, let's play
- openersbottle opener, can opener, corkscrew, church key, churchkey
introsoutros
Concluding song segments
endings · conclusions · finales · closings · exits
introswrap-ups
Concluding summary sections
summaries · recaps · denouements · resolutions · last words
- needs no introductionObviously familiar to all
- needing no introductionAlready famous to all
- introductory rateTemporary low initial charge
- skip introCommand bypassing opening sequence
- needed no introductionRequired no presentation
- intro class
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