How do you guarantee that you get off on the right foot with an audience? By being introduced exactly the way you want to be. Don’t leave this to chance. If you don’t give your introducer the EXACT introduction you want, chances are, they will mention you as the president of a business you are no longer associated with or as the husband or wife to a spouse you are no longer married to.
Don’t leave your introduction up to chance! You don’t want to have to waste your first few minutes correcting your introducer.
Write out your introduction exactly the way you think it would be most interesting to the particular audience you are speaking to. However, here is the unique twist: Don’t write out the introduction word for word. Instead, write out the first few sentences word for word. But then, list your accomplishments and credentials in bullet point format. This will allow your introducer to speak in a more conversational manner. Because, as you know, nothing is more difficult than reading a script word for word with out sounding like a zombie. This way you make your introducer look better; and you look better in the process because it seems as though you haven’t shackled your introducer. Then end with a couple of sentences that you do want the introducer to read word for word. That way you have set yourself up for maximum approval as you begin.
