Clear the air
names the elephant (scammers, fake gurus, broken promises) before the audience names it silently. Inoculates against doubt for the next 60 minutes.
within the first 30 seconds, before any teaching or proof.
"I know you're sick and tired of [the bad version of this niche]. Which is why we're going to [show / prove / clear the air with] [specific tangible thing] right now."
"I know you guys are sick and tired of all these fake gurus promising you the dream, which is why we're gonna clear the air with some screen sharing of our results proof."