![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You may wonder why, while addressing a batch of graduates from one of the most prestigious journalism colleges in the world, I am reminiscing about my own life. By the way, for those of you who are too young (or not worldly wise) to have heard of Adams, he was an environmentalist and photographer, who took brilliant photographs of the Yosemite National Park in America. After behaving like a groupie of Ansel Adams’ for years, I was more than content being just another face in the crowd. It took me 10 years to realize that my naivety had more individuality in it than my success did. I did this because this is what my life’s aim was when I was, let us say, younger and naive. No, I did not take a page out of the life of characters in best selling books, though the parallels drawn are inevitable. If you are looking for ideas to prepare yourself for a speech that you have to give then, here are some pointers that will help you in making an outline for your speech. You will need a great speech attention getter which grabs eyeballs and holds the attention of your audience. But the moment you say “I am …”, you will probably have the audience yawning, falling on each others’ shoulders. If you have been asked to be the speaker at an event or have joined public speaking classes, then you may need to introduce yourself to the audience. This article will help you write speeches of introduction, both self introductory speech and speeches about others and also provide examples of the two types. While you can learn public speaking techniques, unless you infuse it with your own dash of personality, introduction speeches may fall flat. According to several people, introduction speeches are the worst of the lot, because speaking about a person or even oneself can be an extremely difficult task. Oration is a skill that is difficult to master and anyone who has ever been asked to stand in front of a mike and speak to an expectant audience will testify to the jitters that you experience during the process. ![]()
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