to join (someone) in welcoming (someone)

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 612: Introducing a Speaker.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 612. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Introducing a Speaker.” It is going to use vocabulary you would hear when someone was going to introduce a presenter, for example at a conference or at a presentation, usually a formal presentation. Let’s get started.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?

It is my great honor to introduce our guest speaker today. Our speaker is actually a person who needs no introduction,