Introducing a keynote speaker is no small task. It is not as simple as briefly reading material that has been handed to you moments before the speaker is set to come out. In fact, a great introduction ...

To the terrors of public speaking--the dry throat, the nervous bladder, the fear that your notes are not in your pocket (even though two copies were there, and a third one folded into your shoe, when ...

Avoid all stale and stilted phrases such as: “It is indeed an honor. . .a man who needs no introduction.” Don’t embarrass the speaker with extravagant promises of oratorical brilliance. Don’t ...