aggrandizement
[uh-gran-diz-muh nt]
noun
1.an act or instance of aggrandizing, or increasing in size, or intensity:
aggrandizement of mercantile trade in the early colonies.
2.the act of making something appear greater than is actually warranted by the facts:
Some saw it as ego aggrandizement.
3.expansion of power, wealth, rank, or honor:
The department was used for the aggrandizement of its leaders.

Basically it's Dan making Ned feel small even after he left the platform. Ned doesn't like it.