Tuesday's proceedings came to an endwith a tubthumping speech by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who told delegates in Tampa that Mr Romney would tell Americans "the hard truths" they needed to hear as he sought to fix the economy.
So think of something that you can get audiences to do at the end of the speech (if not before), and they will thank you with higher ratings, better response, and a more lasting connection with you.
The Queen's speech is likely to propose an end to the multiple-tier appeal system for asylum seekers, replacing it with a single level of adjudication.