Great Free Resources

April 15, 2012

Scott Ginsberg is the Name Tag Guy. He has just made available ALL his ebooks as a free download. I have not looked at all of them yet, but there is a lot of stuff there that is VERY applicable to what we do. Branding, Sales, Approachability etc.

http://www.hellomynameisblog.com/2012/03/download-every-book-scott-ginsberg-has.html

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Fun Employee Awards

March 3, 2012

Here’s a great resource for MC’s wanting to add some instant fun into their next Awards Night.

Suggest the Awards to your Client and add a few into the night.

http://www.funawards.com/employee-awards/

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How to be a good Master of Ceremony

Pretty much beginner level, but there is some good advice here on this WikiHow page. How to be a good Master of Ceremony.    http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-Master-of-Ceremonies

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What is your MC Style?

What is your MC Style? Every MC is a little bit different. They approach things in different ways, they have their own “Style” and one of the most valuable things you can do as an MC is to pinpoint what your style is and then expand and exploit it. Is there a look you always [...]

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A Bio is not an Intro

I’m always amazed at the number of Conference and Convention Speakers who don’t provide their MC with a good introduction. A great introduction, positions them as an expert, pre-frames the topic, the importance of it and the benifits that the delegates will get from it. As an Expert MC you must be ready to prepare [...]

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Interview the Keynote Presenters

One of the jobs of an Expert MC is to help “frame” the conference. To position the conference and it’s themes in the minds of the delegates. One way that you can help do this before the conference is to conduct short audio or video interviews. Question the main keynote presenters about why people should [...]

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Control The Music

The role of the MC is to control the atmosphere of an event and as such this should extend to controlling the music. Spend a little time and choose some great music for your conference.  It is a worthwhile  and easy way to add fun and enjoyment. Don’t just leave this up to the AV [...]

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Control the Temperature

As the MC at an event you are in charge of the well being of the entire event and in particular the comfort of your audience. Keep a good eye out on the temperature of the conference room and if in any doubt ,turn it down. Hot stuffy rooms send audiences to sleep faster than [...]

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Just Do It

Just Do It! You know, you can read a few books on being an MC, study other people live or on video, but there is no better way to learn, than just doing it. Every hour you do as an MC will help you improve. So get out there and just do it. Volunteer with [...]

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Be Punctual Yourself

If you say you are going to start the session at 1pm, try very hard to start at 1pm. As soon as you start delaying the start time of sessions, people start to factor this into their thinking. They think they have time for just one more quick phone call, a trip to the toilet [...]

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