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Improve your talk by writing your own introduction

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Best to write your own introduction and ask MCs [Master of ceremonies] to deliver it than rely on their impromptu speaking skills.  – Dr. Carmen Taran, author of Better Beginnings Case in point, my name is difficult to pronounce in German and that's maybe I get the "did I pronounced it right?" question often.  I have a coworker and friend that even after more than 2 years still can't pronounce it right. So it comes at no surprise that at conferences some session's moderators also get it wrong. But the real feat came from one professor who being part of the same research network, and whom I had met at least 3 times before,  couldn't introduced me properly,  by not only mispronouncing my last name, but also by asking during the introduction "did I pronounced it right?", not at all professional. It is very hard to find good moderators at scientific conferences. These people are not beginners, and there is no excuse for their bad moderation. But t