Introducing a Speaker

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Introducing a Speaker

• Guidelines, Organization, Preparation

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Introducing a Speaker

• Guidelines
• Common bond
• Length
• Purpose
• Include name
• Connect name into intro

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Introducing a Speaker

• Organization
• Introduction
• Attention getter- (know your audience)
• Acknowledge the audience, location, occasion
• Involve the audience
• Ask a question
• Relate a personal experience
• Tell a story
• Use humor
• Develop suspense
• Begin with a quotation
• Startle the audience
• Connect attention getter to your purpose

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Introducing a Speaker

• Conclusion
• Restate your main points
• Include speakers name and speech topic
• (stay at podium until speaker arrives)

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Introducing a Speaker

• Gathering information for the introduction
• Question to ask the speaker include
• What makes him/her unique
• What is the most important thing about you
• Cultural background
• Environment
• A particular person such as a friend, relative,
  childhood friend, hero who impacted your life
• Unusual experience
• An unusual activity that brings meaning to
  his/her life
• Is the work he/she does a major factor in making
  him/her who they are
• If someone was to describe the person you are,
  what would they say