This essay is a short introduction to the art of introducing a speaker. In his Rhetoric, Aristotle (see 2021 for a recent edition) taught that speakers must take care to convey their ethos or have ...

Too often, a speaker’s introduction is their biography ... Do you have a surprising or unusual background when it comes to the topic? How might this surprise offer the audience a better solution?

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 ...

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.