I can give you the King's English and then I can take it to the street, but do both or do one and don't do one knowing only the street. That's going to hold you back because what comes out is going to impress people, and it will impress them negatively.
“We have 62 counties in New York State and each has its own system of death investigation.”
“The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast.”