The talk I wrote was flying out of the window. When Joe came in carrying all the placards, I just scattered them around the stage in random order. It didn't matter too much anyway. I would improvise.
"Good afternoon," it's better to start on a polite note. "Now that everybody's seated, let me introduce myself. I am Dana Bedwen, student of fourth-year Alchemy. This presentation is an introduction to my minor thesis topic, the comparative analysis of the legal system in relation to alchemy in ancient and modern Yllam, and the recent overtaking in alchemical technologies by the Kalmar's Republic thanks to our modern legal system. I am doing this work together with Prof. Bedwen, who graciously agreed to be my supervisor. As I am just starting, I will only talk about ancient Yllam. We have few
