Anyway, for the four readers into this kind of thing, this is the short introductory speech I gave before the Q&A debate. (legalweek.com)
The class act award goes to Tom Hanks however, who delivered one of the best introductory speeches for an award I've heard in a long time — maybe ever — for Denzel's «Cecil B. DeMille» award. (rowthree.com)
We figured that by the time everyone got in and to their seats, and by the time the director and / or stars wrapped up their inevitable introductory speeches, the film would likely start an hour and a half after it was supposed to. (canadianbusiness.com)