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  • You'll be partnered up with someone else from class
  • THEY will be a featured speaker at some sort of event, speaking on some sort of specific subject.
  • YOU will be introducing them, as experts on their subject choice, to the audience.
  • The entire point is establishing THEIR credibility.
  • Brevity—2-3 minutes MAX. Leave the 'limelight' for the speaker
  • Formal introductions to establish the speaker's credibility
  • Express gratitude to the speaker accepting the invitation to speak
  • Conveying respect—Make the audience receptive to the speaker
  • Get our attention—make us want to hear about them.
  • Who is the speaker? What is their background? What are their achievements? What makes them special?
  • Why should we listen to THEM speak?
  • Thank the speaker for accepting the invitation to speak
  • Conclusion: "I now present _____, speaking about _____."

Use an ice breaker or attention getter to make people pay attention to you.

Examples:

  • "Have you ever met anyone who has trekked across Mongolia on the back of a goat? Well, if you know Stew Dent, then you do know someone like that!"
  • "Stew Dent is not only a scholar—he is a genuis and an inspiration from a long line of ballet dancers. But what do we really know about him?"
  • "When people talk about Stew Dent, they often use words like 'hero' and 'savant'. However, there's a lot more to Stew than meets the eye."

List off some of the important information you learned from your interviews, such as:

  • Who is the speaker?
  • What is their background?
  • What are their achievements?
  • What makes them special?

Don't use ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING from your interview—only use the material that makes your partner seem smart, cool, interesting, important, and successful. Also, remember: needs to support the topic they're speaking on.

Towards the end of the speech, you will want to thank your partner, who is the main, featured speaker, for agreeing to come and speak. (Of course, they're not actually doing a speech, just the introduction, like you are.)

Remember, you are definitely going to be showing the best side of your partner—even if you are being funny, your audience must think the most of your partner.

2-3 Minutes MAX

  • For every second you go over 3 minutes, you will lose points.
  • For every second you go under 2 minutes, you will lose points.

Notecard

  • You may use only one side of one notecard
  • You may not stare at or read off the notecard
  • At then end, you will hand in your notecard

Introduction

Speeches

Communications Class

How-to

Opener

Rhetorical question

What?

Introduction

Outline

Thank You

Requirements

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