Directions:Read each question carefully.Then write down your first response to that question. Your answer is based on your interpretation of the bold-faced words.
Speech of introduction
--- a speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.
"L adies and gentlemen, the president of the united states." If you are asked to introduce the
president, you will need no more than these nice words. The president is so well known that any
further introduction would be foolish.
However, most of the time, a speech of introduction will demand more. If you are introducing
another speaker, you will need to accomplish three purposes in your introduction:
Build enthusiasm for the upcoming speaker
Build enthusiasm for the
speaker 'S topic
Establish a welcoming climate that will boost the speaker 's credibility
A good speech of introduction can be a delight to hear and pave the way for the main speaker.
Usually you will say something about the speaker and about the topic. Following are some
guidelines for speeches of introduction.
Be brief
The purpose of a speech of introduction is to focus attention on the main speaker, not on the
person making the introduction. That is, the audience came to hear the speaker, not the introducer.
Usually a speech of introduction should be no more than two to three minutes long and it may be
shorter if the audiences already know the speaker well.
Be brief
The purpose of a speech of introduction is to focus attention on the main speaker, not on the
person making the introduction. That is, the audience came to hear the speaker, not the introducer.
Usually a speech of introduction should be no more than two to three minutes long and it may be
shorter if the audiences already know the speaker well.
Make sure your remarks are completely accurate
Make sure you know the speaker 's name and the speech topic. Remember that nothing is more
important than a person's name. If the speaker' 'S name is difficult, especially if it involves a
foreign pronunciation---practicing saying it well in advance.
Otherwise you will embarrass the
speaker and mislead the audience.
Don't take the speaker's job
While you want to prepare the audience for the speech, do not discuss the speech topic in detail.
The audience wants to hear the speakers ' view on the topic, not yours. Your job is to create an
appetite for the upcoming speech.
Adapt your remarks to the main speaker
Do not make the main speaker uncomfortable. How can you make a main speaker uncomfortable?
foreign pronunciation---practicing saying it well in advance.
Otherwise you will embarrass the
speaker and mislead the audience.
Don't take the speaker's job
While you want to prepare the audience for the speech, do not discuss the speech topic in detail.
The audience wants to hear the speakers ' view on the topic, not yours. Your job is to create an
appetite for the upcoming speech.
Adapt your remarks to the main speaker
Do not make the main speaker uncomfortable. How can you make a main speaker uncomfortable?
Don't take the speaker's job
While you want to prepare the audience for the speech, do not discuss the speech topic in detail.
The audience wants to hear the speakers ' view on the topic, not yours. Your job is to create an
appetite for the upcoming speech.
Adapt your remarks to the main speaker
Do not make the main speaker uncomfortable. How can you make a main speaker uncomfortable?
On way is to overpraise the person-especially for his or her speaking skills. Never say, Our
speaker will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end!" This is like prefacing a
joke with the line, Here is the funniest joke you've ever heard." You create a set of expectations
that almost impossible to fulfill.
Another way to create discomfort is by revealing embarrassing details of the speaker 's personal
life or by making remarks that are in poor taste from the speaker 's point of view. An introducer
may think this line is funny: Why, I've known Anita since she was 10 years old and so fat that
everybody in the class called her Blimbo!" To the speaker, however, the statement will probably
not a bit funny and may be painful.
Try to create a sense of anticipation and drama
In the following sample speech of introduction, you will notice that the speaker 's name was saved
for last. This is a convention in speeches of introduction. By doing this you build a sense of drams
and the speaker 's name comes as the climax of your introduction. Here is an example:
'Children, we have a very important guest with us today. He is the number one policeman in our
city, the head of all the other police officers. Besides knowing a lot about crime right here at home,
the police commissioner has also spent time working with Interpol - a special group of police
officers who deal with crimes around the world. Today he is going to talk about how all of us can
help to prevent crime. Let's give a big round of applause and listen carefully to police
commissioner Robert Washington.
for last. This is a convention in speeches of introduction. By doing this you build a sense of drams
and the speaker 's name comes as the climax of your introduction. Here is an example:
'Children, we have a very important guest with us today. He is the number one policeman in our
city, the head of all the other police officers. Besides knowing a lot about crime right here at home,
the police commissioner has also spent time working with Interpol - a special group of police
officers who deal with crimes around the world. Today he is going to talk about how all of us can
help to prevent crime. Let's give a big round of applause and listen carefully to police
commissioner Robert Washington.