Actually I think that was aimed at me rather than ILMV. I made a silly post which is now notable by its absence so I'm pretty sure Mendhak pulled it. Sorry to Mendhak and, more importantly, Shakti for not observing the serious tag.

I do have some serious stuff to add though. When giving this sort of speech, what you say is actually a lot less important than how you say it. It's not like you're trying to get technical or important information across so the content is largely irrelevant. What you're trying to do is engage the audience and the way to do that is to speak clearly and confidently. Work out what you want to say in advance and learn it - there's nothing worse than watching someone mumble into their own chest as they read off crib cards. Chin up, chest out, use your hands and move around while you speak.

Am I forgiven now?