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 ...

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent. – Dionysius of Halicarnassus Students of persuasive speech learn a skill, a craft, and an art. Contents come and go; speaking effectively is an ...

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 ...

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 ...

A key function of any introduction is to present your argument in such a way that your audience can enter the conversation and properly engage with your paper. Key questions to think about as you ...

There isn't a Tony Award for the best introduction of a commencement speaker. But after Vincent Price, provost of the University of Pennsylvania, introduced Lin-Manuel Miranda at Penn's commencement ...