Posts Tagged ‘Introductions’

If an event has a speaker, s/he will need to be introduced. At larger events, that’s often done by someone whose primary function is to act as MC; at smaller events, the event or meeting planner is likely to introduce the speaker in addition to all their other responsibilities. In either case, the content of that introduction would ideally be developed well in advance of the event. 

MCs/event hosts will want to contact the speaker(s) for some raw information to use for crafting the speaker’s introduction. (This is especially important if the event host will be introducing more than one speaker, as the introductions should have some continuity in the content and style.) 

When there’s no MC, the speaker him/herself will likely need to supply the introduction. This is often the case at smaller events and meetings (and podcasts!) where the planner has a myriad of responsibilities and might overlook it until quite late in the game or simply not know how to do it well.