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Professional conference speaker John Bell offers some essential tips on sourcing a quality MC, Toastmaster or Compere, (Compère) for your event:
Have you ever witnessed a quality orchestra performing without a conductor? It rarely happens and there are good reasons why that is the case.
Imagine the orchestra to be a motor vehicle - the engine may be a Rolls Royce but without the fine-tuning and skill of a top class mechanic it will eventually misfire badly and create the totally wrong impression to your audience or guests. How important is your event? If your answer is ‘very’, the tips that follow will help ensure you choose your Master of Ceremony / Compere wisely.
1. Why Choosing the Correct Master of Ceremony or Compere is so Necessary
By spending a little time now to source a Master of Ceremony or Compère, who has a proven ability to provide a quality service, and you can be virtually assured your event will be a great success, whilst freeing up your valuable time to actually get on and enjoy the day.
A good Master of Ceremony, with the knowledge, skill, and ability to manage proceedings, can turn an 'average' event into something that is seen by those attending as an amazing delight, and leave them with memories they will recall with affection for years to come.
2. Be on Your Guard for the Pretend Professional Compère or Master of Ceremony
It is important that you understand from the start that anyone can give himself or herself the title of ‘Master of Ceremony’ or ‘Compere’. So simply finding someone listed as such on a website, or in a business directory, is no guarantee as to his or her ability to facilitate proceedings at your event in a professional and efficient manner. Fear not ? for help follows!
3.? Here’s How to Start Your Search
Using a computer search engine type the title Master of Ceremony or Compere or Compère and begin your quest. My search engine of choice provides over 700,000 possible hits for Master of Ceremony. This, of course, only partially helps you in your quest for the perfect manager for your event!
4. Narrowing Down the List of Possibles
You may already have noticed that there are thousands of ‘potentials’ on offer under the ‘Compere / Master of Ceremony’ umbrella and so you will need to do a little more.
Narrow your searches down further by describing the type of event you are to hold e.g. wedding, corporate event, award ceremony, formal dinner, etc.
Choosing a short list of potential candidates from the first two or three pages of a search engine listing seems, and is to some extent, a logical way to proceed. However, there are serigrafía camisetas madrid further issues that are worthy of your consideration:
5. Do I Need a Toastmaster, Compère, Master of Ceremonies, MC or Emcee?
Although all the terms listed above tend to refer to a person with some responsibility towards the general proceedings at an event, there are some subtle variations in role you should consider.
The term Toastmaster is often associated with Toastmaster International, a not-for-profit educational organisation with regional clubs now situated worldwide. The main purpose of the club is to help members improve their public speaking. You can also find listings under the National Association of Toastmasters. These are the officials often seen at larger weddings, formal dinners and the like and are usually dressed in bright red coats and act as the protocol officer. They are often required to bring those at the event ‘to order’ and to provide the necessary formal introductions etc.
A Compere (Compère) is normally engaged with the specific task of providing links and introductions for speakers or entertainers on stage, radio, television show, conference, convention and seminar. Comperes generally keep the event on track and heading in the right direction. During links, a good Compère will often use humour and witty observations to entertain and inform the audience. They also have a very special ability of being able to quickly build rapport with an audience.
The Master of Ceremonies has additional responsibilities to that of the compare. They are responsible for ensuring that the whole event runs smoothly. This means a much greater ‘hands on’ and carefully prepared approach to the proceedings. MC is nothing more than an abbreviation of Master of Ceremony and is sometimes used with the spelling Emcee.
The MC has a difficult role in that, despite their bright red uniform, they are expected to regularly fade into the background until their skills are further required. Being successful as an MC requires flexibility, a friendly disposition, temperate habits, and ability to ad lib when necessary.
6. Do I approach a Master of Ceremony direct or via an Agent or Bureau?
If you search the Internet you will discover that Speaker Agents and Bureaus represent the majority of the best, Comperes and Masters of Ceremonies working within the professional circuit.
Generally, agents are only interested in someone who is already established as a top MC or event Compere. They proactively promote the serigrafía camisetas madrid individual, putting their name forward serigrafía camisetas madrid to conference, convention, large wedding organisers and the like. They charge a fee to the MC for this service, usually based on a percentage of the Compere’s fee for the occasion. For effective 'numbers' reasons, the choice of MC, Toastmaster etc, found through an agent, can be somewhat limiting. It is always wise to enquiry with more than one agent.
Those bureaus offering the services of a Master of Ceremony tend to be dedicated to providing wedding, conference and event organisers with a large selection of professional Comperes, MCs, Toastmasters etc from which to choose. Too much choice can be the biggest disadvantage when using a bureau.
A Master of Ceremony or Event Compere, good or bad, experienced or amateur, will also often represent their own interests, and so it may be useful if I now provide a few tips on how to identify an established, professional MC, Compère or Toastmaster, of quality from the large pool of the Johnny-come-lately brigade you will find out there.
7.? How Do I Locate Quality?
Using search engines, top position for a ‘Master of Ceremony or Compere’ usually fluctuates from one day to the next, so compose a short-list of names from the first two or three pages, and you are ready to begin you quest for quality.
By way of caution, it is worth considering that sponsored links for Compère and Masters of Ceremonies are there because someone is prepared to pay, sometimes-large amounts, to jump to the front of the queue of other MC’s etc.? Whereas this is an admirable indication that they are prepared to invest in advertising, it does not necessarily follow that you will receive the best value for your money. Here is an easy way to narrow down your short list:
8. Establish Experience
Using your computer, retype that which you originally searched for, into the search engine, and add one of the names you have recorded in your short list e.g. Master of Ceremonies or Compere / Compère plus His or Her Name.
By doing so you can better determine whether that particular MC, Toastmaster etc has the expertise you require.? You will also have an indication as whether or not an agent or bureau represents them.
9. Research Testimonials
Experience has shown that any Compere or MC, worthy of consideration, will have a selection of testimonials from previous clients available for you to view on his or her website. Ensure companies and individuals are named. Descriptions such as ' The bride’s father said, or a senior manager at a large well-known company said....', are of little to no value, and should start alarm bells ringing. Look for named sources from respected individuals of quality companies. Such people are usually very selective about whom they are prepared to recommend, as their own reputation could be on the line.
