Make sure your introduction answers the questions, “Why this speaker?”
Be upbeat!
Share something personal about the speaker.
Don’t steal the speaker’s thunder or material.
Don’t say, “Our speaker needs no introduction.”
If you are going to use humor, clear it with the speaker first.
“I know that I have Agricultural Speakers Network to thank for much of the success our organization has enjoyed during my watch. When we began locating our speakers through your firm, our meetings went from local to national attendance.”
