Effective Emceeing (Basic) The Shy Speakers' Guide

Name: Effective Emceeing (Basic) The Shy Speakers' Guide
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Learn the basics of emceeing an event from start to finish, and command the microphone with new found confidence

Created byGary Guwe, Joshua Sim

Last updated 11/2015

English

What you'll learn

Feel confident enough to speak to a crowd
Understand the basics of emceeing
Emcee an event from start to finish
Regulate ourself during an event
Manage any mistakes while emceeing

Course content

6 sections • 25 lectures • 1h 16m total length

Introduction1:49
Welcome to The Shy Speakers' Guide to Effective Emceeing (Basic)
Before we begin0:49

Fear of failure3:22
Gary talks about overcoming your fear of public speaking or being on stage in front of a live audience. He gives 4 strategies on how to overcome your fears and gain confidence on stage.
What to say?3:32
An overview of what to say during an event.
Preparation7:38
If you do not plan, you plan to fail. You need to know how to prepare yourself and your script before the event.
Building Confidence4:10
Gary gives even more tips on how to build confidence on stage.
Quiz 1

Role of the Emcee0:28
Overview of the role of the emcee.
Appreciate and Relate to the Audience3:20
What you do at the start of the event. How do you start the event and relate to the audience.
Introducing Segments and the Tee-Up2:17
How to introduce each segment of the event. Learn how to use the Tee-Up to do this effectively.
Transitioning2:37
Learn the most basic way to transit from one segment to the next in an event.
Transitioning with Appreciation6:32
Intermediate technique in how to transite from one segment to the next by using aprreaciation.
Managing mistakes3:11
No performance is perfect and mistakes do happen. Learn how to manage mistakes when they do arise.
Thank and Leave with Well Wishes2:50
Learn how to end off an event in a simple and easy way.
Quiz 2

Surviving the stage1:25
Tips on surviving hosting an event in front of a live audience for the first time.
Facilitate the programme, don’t be the star1:25
The role of the emcee described with an analogy.
Match the energy1:56
How to match the energy and mood of the audience, be it low or high. Essential for connecting to the audience.
Quiz 3
Conversation: Most Common Mistakes of First Time Emcees2:10
Conversation about the most common mistakes of first time emcees. Spoiler: Emcees not using the voice, the microphone and trying to steal the show.
Conversation: Body Language and Observations3:28
Conversation about body language while speaking and how to improve by observing other emcees.
Conversation: Advice for First Time Emcees4:00
Advice specifically for first time emcees and what to expect on your first time.
Conversation: Where to Look2:16
A quick conversation on where or what to look at on stage.

Requirements

Pen and paper to take notes

Description

Ever needed to emcee for an event, yet not know the first thing about being an event host or a master of ceremonies (MC)?

Public speaking itself is widely regarded as the number one fear of people across age, cultures and genders... and the additional pressure of taking the role of an event host as an MC (aka emcee), at important events such as a weddings/ roadshows/ seminars/ conferences/ recitals/ parties/ company-D&D by your family/manager/boss does little to ease the jitters.

Over the last 10 years, we've helped thousands of people overcome their fears of public speaking, and hundreds more become effective emcees with little or no hosting experience.

The Shy Speakers' Guide to Effective Emceeing (Fundamentals) is THE course to help you go from being a zero, to becoming a hero on stage.

More than surviving, speaking well on stage also has the following benefits:

Elevates your credibility (because you sound like you know what you're doing)
Helps you be more visible to important people
Opens up more opportunities for you (because people know who you are)
Builds your confidence even further (because you know what you can do)
Helps you increase your income (because good speakers are hard to find!)
Helps you increase your income (because you can charge other people as a pro)

Developed and taught by actual professional speakers, public speaking trainers and emcee coaches, we have helped hundreds of new emcees get started, and many more turn professional in the course of their careers.

The trainers have taught at some of the best educational institutions in the world, spoken at hundreds of events, and have experience helping others do the same. Now, they have condensed their years of experience to help people like you take the stage, and own it!

In this course, you will discover some of the super, key skills of what it takes to be an effective emcee at events. Whether you are a total newbie, or if you have experience hosting events, and are thinking about formalizing and enhancing your skills to take them to the next level, this course is for you!

What are you waiting for? Join us, to speak up, stand out, shine on stage now!

Who this course is for:

If you have no knowledge or experience with public speaking or emceeing
If you are going to emcee and upcoming event and do not know what to do
If you want to learn to host an event big or small

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Welcome & Introduction to the programme2 lectures • 3min

Concerns of first-time emcees4 lectures • 19min

Structure(s) to follow7 lectures • 21min

Technical Skills for Emcees3 lectures • 14min

Bonus Beginner Tips7 lectures • 17min

Closing2 lectures • 3min

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