Whether you are a young business professional, or someone who has been in the workforce for a while, there will be plenty of times when you have the responsibility to introduce a special guest, a head table, an award winner or a main speaker. Unfortunately, people often don’t prepare for these situations, and they can become an embarrassment for everyone.
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Elaine Cogan’s book, How to Talk to (Almost) Anyone About (Almost) Anything: Public Speaking for the Non-Public Speaker gives us specific ways to plan for, organize and manage these occasions, allowing us to do these important jobs in a way that makes both us and others look good. 
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