How to Introduce a Speaker: 8 Essential Steps

Most presenters—the professional ones, at least—work hard onpreparing a speech that will delight and enthrall their audience. Unfortunately, the people assigned to introduce them don’t always put in the same effort.

Having been there myself, I really feel for the speaker who suffers a bad introduction—onethat’s uninspired, poorly written and carelessly delivered.

If you ever find yourself with this responsibility, here is how to introduce a speaker the proper way. (First, though, check out thes...