The workshop starts the moment you speak.
And in those first minutes, the audience is asking itself a simple question:
Why should I listen to you?
Your intro exists to answer that question.
Nothing more.
The goal of an intro is not to tell your life story.
Not your résumé.
Not your company history.
Not the story of how passionate you are about this topic.
The goal is simple:
Give the audience just enough credibility
to give you the benefit of the doubt…
and let you start delivering value.
Too many facilitators waste this moment.
They talk too long.
They explain too much.
They delay the value.
Imagine going to a food tasting…
and the host spends 15 minutes talking about her childhood memories of food…
before handing you a plate.
The first bite should have come sooner.
In workshops, the first bite of value should come sooner too.
A good intro is short.
Say who you are.
Add one or two relevant details.
Show why this matters.
Then move.
The best intros are tailored.
A skeptical audience does not need the same intro as a friendly one.
If the room doubts your credibility, signal credibility.
If the room fears irrelevance, signal relevance.
If the room is resistant, show that you understand their world.
And avoid the wrong signals.
Do not joke about being tired.
Unprepared.
Late.
Or “not really knowing” the topic.
Humility helps.
Self-destruction does not.
Your intro should open the door.
Not stand in it.
Deliver value early.
Earn trust fast.
And keep moving.
Nobody came for your biography.
They came for progress.
Thank you.
And Free Palestine.