Emcees Gone Wild: It’s Not About YOU!
~ By Charmaine Hammond, CSP, MA, BA
As a speaker, I often get the opportunity to meet many amazing emcees who masterfully create powerful connections between the audience and the speaker they are about to hear.
I’ve seen exceptional emcees create meaningful energy for the room, who model how to show up (they set the expectations for the audience by showing how to “be” at the event), and who honour the event host.
Unfortunately, I meet just as many emcees who make the event about them.
The role of an emcee is an important one. The host is counting on you to do a number of things that will keep the event on track and ensure long lasting and successful event results. Their desire is to create a positive experience for the audience that will forge a bond of trust, inspire them to attend again, and generate good gossip or chatter about that event for a long time to come.