Maceo Parker

I'm really at ease in being me and going all around the world playing music. But I do get a lift once we start. I'm humming stuff in the dressing room and smiling, looking at myself and making sure I don't have nose hair! But once I get really close to the stage, and the guys are doing the intro thing, I do get a pick-me-up.

American Musician

Greg Rucka

I met one of my best resources because I cold-called the local FBI office one day early in my career with questions. The agent who took the call knew someone who knew someone who was ex-Army, trained in personal protection. The resulting introduction was one of the best, most enduring friendships I've ever enjoyed.

American Writer

Kali Uchis

The people, the culture... there's so much magic in Colombia, so I feel like being a kid, being able to have that, being able to also call Colombia my home, it was such an important part of my introduction as an artist, too, because it's such a big part of my life as a human being.

Colombian Musician

Ann Leckie

One of the nice things about a second book is that your readers already have so much of the introductions on board, they don't have to put all their attention into figuring out the world and can more easily let that play out as a background to the other things you want to do.

American Author

Jed Mercurio

I think it's hugely important to have a strong episode one; you can lose an audience so quickly now. You can't afford to take the attitude that you will use the first one as an introduction and save the high drama for later.

British Writer

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

At 16 years old, I was signed to my very first modeling agency. That was my first real introduction to the entertainment industry. It really opened my eyes to a world that was available to me.

Canadian Actor

Steve Harvey

There has been nothing more impactful on my life and meaningful to me than the introduction of Christ. That, hands down, blows away every joke I've ever written.

American Actor

Arthur Machen

For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of consequence and importance to be introduced.

Welsh Author

Mani Sharma

While there is a typical introduction song for the hero, there are songs that represent each phase of the characters' journey.

Indian Musician

Antoni Porowski

Part of the intro to life in the public eye is, you get a bit of attention from fashion designers.

Used when presenting people to each other, often in formal or professional settings.

Social Context

Highlights the significance of a first meeting or reveal of someone/something important.

First Impression

Often precedes a handshake or exchange of business cards in networking events.

Professional Setting

Offers learners a starting point to a new topic or subject, typically easier to understand.

Learning Tool

It provides foundational insight into a complex topic, not in-depth knowledge.

Foundation Knowledge

Aims to prepare the reader or listener for what will be discussed or argued.

Setting Expectations

Can set the mood, style, or approach taken in the main content.

Tone Setter

Serves as the opening to a larger piece, often establishing a theme or melody.

Musical Entry

Composers use the introduction to express creativity before launching into the main part.

Creative Expression

Warms up the audience and builds anticipation for the performer or act.

Audience Prep

 and James, he was like this little fountain of little stories, telling me and giving me a much better introduction to that world. I learnt about the craft, but much more importantly I learnt about the cultural meaning of the carvings. So there’s a world that we learned in coming here called manakitanga.

New Zealand's Stunning...

 that's right that was not that right well they're just such a delight to have you here thank you very much and I will I will leave you to your introduction okay my search will be very brief I just want to be clear from the starts this is not a TED talk I will not be interesting I will not be funny I

Hope for the Congo PIPE ...

 We're seeing more the urge to keep people off campus, silence them, keep them away. I'm afraid that this whole generation of young people, if their introduction to politics involves a lot of disgust, they're not going to want to be involved in politics as they get older. So how do we deal with that?

Can a divided America...

 is that they they have characteristics that make them very vulnerable to the alterations in their habitat they face threats in the ocean like climate change fisheries and pollution but when they come on land they're facing threats like human disturbance or the introduction of predators they they

Protecting a Penguin...

 very very cute mammal it's entirely herbivorous I mean seriously. Okay they're attractive animals there are three species left in the world at the moment one is very endangered uh, the hairy-nosed wombat the other two species aren't doing too well the introduction of non-native animals

Wombats Poo Cubes! PIPE...

 guess the nature of this illness the nature of this infection is quite unique i mean you mentioned in the introduction that i have been involved in multiple outbreaks going back four decades from hiv aids to ebola to pandemic flu to zika all kinds of different approaches

Stopping Pandemics, An...

 Now by contrast, I've also been involved with one of the world's greatest successes of compassion. And that's the fight against global poverty. It's a cause that probably has involved all of us here. I don't know if your first introduction

Gary Haugen: The hidden...

 But what you do know is that that introduction was nothing short of transformative. Here you had a chemical, either from the natural world or artificially synthesized in the laboratory, and it would course through your body,

Soon We'll Cure Diseases...

 Culture exists in community, and community exists in context. Geography, tradition, collective these things are important. What I'm questioning is primacy. All of those introductions on tour began with reference to nation,

Taiye Selasi: Don't ask...

 Imagery, intrigue, each introduction makes you want to read more. If you have an assignment to write a literary analysis, your introduction will be just as important. There will be four elements in your

Introduction