by Marc Miller

In Securely Speaking it is the job of the Speech Evaluator to introduce the speaker.  It's how we transition between the Toastmaster and the speaker, and it helps us practice the skill of introducing a speaker.

Thankfully, no one has introduced me with "“H-e-e-r-e’s Marc!” as it tells the audience nothing about who I am other than that the introducer thinks of me as being in the same category as late-night TV show hosts like Johnny Carson.

Rather than explain the finer points of introducing a speaker, I'm going to refer...

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