How to introduce a Prepared Speaker

From the 2023-2024 Toastmasters International Speech Contest Rule Book Chapter 5 General Procedures Letter F "F. For the International, Humorous, and Tall Tales contests, the contest chair must introduce each contestant by announcing the contestant’s name, speech title, speech title, and contestant’s name." This is how in the speech contest people are introduced. It is very specific! It is this way in an effort to give as equal a chance for the contestant as possible. So for example if I was giving a speech lets say the name of the speech was “How to change a Tire” The proper way to introduce myself and my speech would be by saying. Pease welcome our next speaker (contestant) Clap Clap Clap.   Chris Pine, How to change a tire. How to change a tire, Chris Pine. No Clapping Speaker now has the floor Now this is specific on the part of the introduction but also on the part of the audience. "Why all this nit picking Chris!? I just want to have casual introduction."     Well As I mentioned for the speech contest there are specifics so everyone is treated as equally as possible. The introduction is the same for everyone. I have said all of what I have so far to say this.  I challenge and encourage us all when we are Toastmasters to introduce our speakers in this manner. Bring them up first and we all clap Name, Speech Title, Speech Title, Name. They begin