Introducing a speaker
Know your speaker.
You need to do some research and preparation. Find out something to share about the speaker's background, achievements, and purpose for their speech.
Ask the speaker for any key points that they want you to highlight.
An introduction should inform, entertain, and inspire the audience.
You want to create a sense of anticipation and excitement for the speaker and the topic.
Welcome up the speaker.
Finally, you want to smoothly and politely hand over the stage to the speaker.
Invite the audience to welcome them. by repeating the speaker's name and speech title,
- A good introduction can set the tone, create interest, and establish credibility for the speaker and the topic. Don’t confuse, bore, or demotivate the speaker and the audience.
- Craft an effective introduction that will make a positive impression and enhance the speaker's presentation.
- A good introduction should be one to two minutes, clear and concise, engaging and create interest in the speaker.
Know your speaker.
You need to do some research and preparation. Find out something to share about the speaker's background, achievements, and purpose for their speech.
Ask the speaker for any key points that they want you to highlight.
- What is their specific goal for this speech?
- What are the speech’s pathway objectives?
- Avoid a generic and vague description of the speaker.
- Recall some of their previous presentations to get a sense of their style, tone, and personality.
- Focus on the most relevant and interesting aspects of the speaker that will connect with the audience and the theme of their speech.
- Add your perspective.
- Avoid using jargon, acronyms, or complex terms that may confuse the audience or make them lose interest.
- Use simple and direct language.
- Be engaging and enthusiastic.
An introduction should inform, entertain, and inspire the audience.
You want to create a sense of anticipation and excitement for the speaker and the topic.
- Maybe you could do this by storytelling, humour, quotes, statistics, questions, or anecdotes.
- A surprising or intriguing fact, a relevant or funny joke, a powerful or inspiring quote, a personal or relatable story, or a provocative or challenging question.
- Use gestures, facial expressions, and vocal variations to show your enthusiasm and energy.
- Do not overdo it or overshadow the speaker. Your goal is to enhance, not compete with, the speaker's presentation.
- Establish a connection between the speaker and the audience, the topic and the theme, and the introduction and the presentation.
- Maybe you can link the speaker's background, expertise, or experience, or show how the speaker and the topic are relevant and valuable, benefit or inform us or relate to the theme.
Welcome up the speaker.
Finally, you want to smoothly and politely hand over the stage to the speaker.
Invite the audience to welcome them. by repeating the speaker's name and speech title,