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What that means is that before the show starts you need to have a plan for what you will do if a fire alarm goes off, a speaker loses their notes, or any one of a number of unplanned events happens. This show is your show and so it’s going to be up to you to deal with any unexpected events. You need to remain on stage until your next speaker arrives and then retake the stage as they are leaving. What this means is that you need to do is to take great care to make sure that the stage is never empty.

You’ll hand it over to each of your speakers to deliver their speech, but you are the ultimate owner of it. Own The Stageĭuring the event you are the one who owns the stage. This will also give you a chance to make sure that you are going to pronounce their names correctly and that you know where they’ll be sitting so you can make eye contact with them as you start to introduce them. By doing this you’ll be able to sound more sincere when you introduce them on the stage. In the worst case, you can take time on the day of the event to meet anyone that you’ve not yet had a chance to meet. What this means for you is that you need to make an effort to meet all of your speakers before the event starts. The one thing that you want to make sure that never happens is for you to introduce someone whom you’ve never met. During this time you’ll want to use the microphone and check out the lighting in order to find out if there is anything that has to be changed for you.

This means visiting the location where the event will be held and doing an on-site rehearsal. What this means is that just like when we give a formal speech, we need to be sure to take the time to rehearse what we want to say. It’s not like the speeches that we may be used to giving, but we will be on the stage addressing the audience. One thing that we can easily overlook when we are playing the role of an emcee is that we too will be giving a speech. Always finish on time! Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse As the emcee you’ll need to build extra time into your schedule and you’ll have to be aware of where you could make cuts if you start to run out of time. No, you are not going to be able to control how much time each speaker takes however, it will be your job to let the speakers know prior to the event how important time is and how much time each of them has. What this is going to means is that you are going to have to make sure that you know what each of your speakers is going to say, have them practice saying it, and then time them. Its All About TimeĪs the emcee it is going to be your job to keep things on track. The key is to understand how you can use your public speaking skills to be a successful emcee. For many of us this may be a new role to play. In these cases we’ll be playing the role of the master of ceremonies or an emcee. Sometimes, because of our public speaking skills and the importance of public speaking, we’ll be called on to run an event where other people will be speaking. What do you need to do when you are running the show?Īs public speakers, we are not always called on to give a speech.