If I were to say, "He-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" what image would come to your mind? If you're old enough, you will probably think of "The Tonight Show," with Johnny Carson. What if I came out here and said, "Let's get ready to rummmmmble!" What comes to mind? Some of our younger people might recognize this as the opening of a professional wrestling show.

I don't know if you have ever thought about the importance of a good introduction. It is very important to an entertainer or a speaker or a performer of any kind that he or she be properly introduced to the audience prior to coming out. A good, upbeat introduction puts the crowd in a much better mood to respond than a rambling, unprepared intro.

Country music star Merle Haggard once gave a concert for a promoter who was quite star-struck. T…