"Hype Man" for a sale.

Do you think a hype man helps your sale?  This sale season I just found them more annoying than helpful.  Especially with the live online sales.  When they were making their pitch I found myself thinking "are we looking at the same animal?"  It also seems to slow down the momentum of the sale.

Just wondering how anyone else feels.

I think it really depends. When you say "hype man" is this in specific reference to the rep in the block or any of the ringman? As for the speeches, any speech that takes place when bidding is occurring is counterproductive. If the auctioneer has to stall between bids or struggles to get one started then I think the speeches can work even if the speeches aren't great. If the auctioneer and staff are able to jump start the momentum after the speech then the speech was productive even if the meaning of the words were not. I hope that makes sense.