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How do I start a speech about a person I interviewed?

So I had to ask someone to school. Now, we must write a speech about the interview. I need a good sentence or two to enter the name of the person and begin his speech. Ideas?

Phrase search done with a little about the interviewee. It also depends on what it was. For example, interviewing a patient recovering cancer: "For his warm smile, laughter and comfort, would never have believed that Ashley has survived something as overwhelming as cancer. "

Al Pacino’s Inspirational Speech