You are the president of the campus slide-of-hand magic club, and the famous magician Al Akazam has agreed to speak at your annual awards banquet

Al has won the international magic competition for the past 6 years, and you have been a fan of his magic since you were 10 years old. It turns out that he completed his undergraduate education at one of your university's branch campuses, where he and his husband met and later married. As the president of the organization, you will be introducing Al Akazam before his presentation. Write your speech of introduction, drawing on any of the information above that you feel is relevant.
What will be an ideal response?


The best answers will:
1. provide some sort of attention-getter and greeting.
2. OMIT the information about how long the president has been a fan and that Al Akazam is married. They should
3. INCLUDE Al's wins at the international competition, especially emphasizing that Al shares the audience's alma mater.
4. The best answers will provide a sentence to conclude the speech, a short sentence welcoming the speaker to the stage.
5. The best answers will be a paragraph long or less.

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