Event Emcee Script Sample
Chapter 15: How to Emcee an Event, Introduce Speakers, and Present Awards. Asked to serve as a program chair for a dinner or master of ceremonies (otherwise known as MC, or emcee) for a more lavish event. Let's use an example.
At the beginning, they just needed me to help and I cannot say no when someone ask me or help. Without any training or prior knowledge of how to handle event, I became an emcee for a sporting event.
Emcee Script Template
I was surprised how natural it was to be an emcee and I felt guilty accepting money for having lots of fun the whole morning. Then I was asked to be the emcee for a formal function - an award giving ceremony. I felt awkward since it was to be done in Bahasa Malaysia. I was self-conscious of my own Bahasa pronunciation. I grew up speaking a local dialect and likened the formal Bahasa Malaysia to be a second language to me. To top that, I did not know much about the address system used mostly in Bahasa speeches. Yes, I'm talking about when to use the term Yang Berusaha, Yang Berhormat, Yang Berbahagia as such.
That event went successfully but my lack of mastery in address system was glaring. After a few years and many events, we've now become a faculty from just a language centre, I was sent for a course in emceeing. That was a great help really. I learned the arts of the trade in emceeing. One thing I realise is that everyone has a potential to be an emcee. For many, the fear of facing the audience stop the from venturing any further.