Business Tips: Introducing yourself as a speaker
When you’re public speaking, it’s a good idea to present a brief profile to the person who’s introducing you. Otherwise you may find they use material they’ve found somewhere that’s either out of date or inaccurate.
Most comperes will thank you for making their job easier and will either read what you’ve said exactly or be even more fulsome in praising you. It’s easier having someone else say glowing things about you than singing your own praises, which sounds boastful.
The importance of this was reinforced for me when I ran a workshop at a conference and the chairperson just said, ‘And the next presenter is Mary Morel’.
Delite Landscape Design: It is my pleasure to introduce to you John Pettit from Delite Landscape Design. John is recognised as a leading expert in landscape design. He has experience in designing and creating backyard gardens, largescale commercial gardens, and more recently, balcony gardens for apartment dwellers. John set up Delite Landscape Design 27 years ago and his company has branches in three cities.
Over the years, Delite has won several design awards including the prestigious ‘Gardens for Today Garden of the Year Award’ in March this year. He has appeared on the popular TV program Gardening for the 21st Century and is a regular presenter on XYZ’s radio talkback where he answers callers’ gardening questions.
A family man, John’s children have now all left home. He understands first hand the challenges and delights of gardening in the inner city as he and his wife sold their suburban home two years ago and moved into an apartment. Tonight John is here to talk to us about how we can create attractive and manageable gardens in small spaces—indoors or on patios or balconies. Could you please join me in welcoming John Pettit.
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