WorksheetsMC-ing (English 5 for Hospitalitier)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
MC, an abbreviation of Master Ceremony means
person who acts as host of an event and directs the proceedings
a person who gives speeches or lectures to a usually large group of people
one who presents something : a person who formally gives or bestows something (such as an award) or who brings something before the public
The following are the roles of the MC, except:
Motivating his or her audience to do something, stop doing something, change a behavior, or reach objectives
Conveying to the audience all the important different bits and pieces that people need to understand
Framing an event or speaker so the audience are engaged or running a great Goal Setting Session
One of the MC's roles is welcoming attendees. For this role, the MC should welcome guests by memorizing several names, especially VIP guests, because
For the sake of showing respect for the organizer or event owner to invited guests
To make sure that you have access to an ever-growing quantity of speakers who can talk about very specific topics.
in order to get to know more as a networking medium at a later date
Some Speakers, especially if they are Professional Speakers, will have a set introduction they like to use. This will be provided to you via the event organiser. If they don't provide a set introduction, then the MC should:
Provide no introduction at all
Read out their bio
Let the speakers introduce themselves
To keep the event on time, MC can involve
Timecards
Instrument
Mic
The role ‘Housekeeping’ in an event can be played by MC by
Being at the house for the family when they are at home as well as being able to carry out their work unsupervised at other times
Keeping cleanliness, maintenance, aesthetic upkeep of rooms, public area, back area and surroundings
Informing audience about Emergency Procedures as well as specific facilities location
As MC, you have role in Liaising with Everyone. It means you’ll have coordination with particular group, such as
The cleaning service
Audio visual team
Back officer
Why the MC should come early?
Get to know the venue, to familiarize with the stage and podium (if applicable), and surroundings
To get the first place and able to meet the audience earlier
To have first time coordination with the event organizer
As MC, you should be the best dressed person in the room. For formal occasion, you should wear
shirt without a tie, sweeter and using cloth pants
A suit combined with a shirt, tie and shoes
bomber jacket shirt/t-shirts, jeans and sneakers
An Introductory Tone is necessary when you play role as MC, as it is used to
differentiate one speaker to another
introduce each participant with equal enthusiasm
run the event smoothly
When you play a role as MC, you should be able to entertain the audience. It means
You should be able to perform modern dancing
You should be able to involve good mixture of humour, facts and stories
You should be able to play a most popular games among teenagers
What the MC should do to close the program?
Briefly thank everyone, e.g. speakers, judges, organizers, audiences.
Brilliantly Connect the speech to the theme
Clearly mention the purpose of the event
Establishing the rules (those introductory announcements regarding cellphones, etc.) should be done at
The beginning of the event
The middle or during the event
The end of the event
A glass of water nearby the MC should be available at all times in order to
Help prevent and treat headaches
Be used as material for jokes or stories
Try to relax and get the energy
When you work as MC you’ll get an extra bonus, such as
It makes you realize that you are a professional ringmaster and definite star
You get to meet people from different walks of life, perspectives, personalities, experiences, as it may enrich and grow wider spectrum of thinking and behavior
You will be hired several times in several occasions
Which words the MC uses to address the king or queen?
His Royal Highness, the Duke/ Duchess…(names)
Your Excellency, Rev. (Reverend) … (name)
His most Gracious Majesty, King/ Queen … (names)
Which words the MC uses to address the people in general?
The Honorable … (name), the … Ambassador to …
Distinguished Guests
My Dear Reverend Mother … (name)
Which one of these phrases used for token presentation function?
Thank you, Your Excellency, but before you return to your seat, on behalf of the Committee, we’d like to present a small token of appreciation for your presence in this opening ceremony. We request Mr. … to present the token.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we come to the end of the opening ceremony. Thank you very much for your participation and we really hope that you will have an interesting and inspiring seminar.
Ladies and gentlemen, to start our program let’s hear the report from the Committee presented by Chairman of the Committee. Mr. … the floor is yours.
When you work as MC, you should read the agenda
after inviting the speaker
before addressing the audience
after welcoming
The text above is part of
Token presentation
Addressing the audience
Reading the agenda
When you work as master of ceremony you should keep the proximity, it means
engaging in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime
Ensuring that you are near to the stage, for ease of access and so that you can keep the program on time and on track
creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened
The phrases above should be addressed for
Inviting speaker
Welcoming
Closing
To frame or set the scene, you as MC should know the theme or massage of the event. To whom should you have the consultation (asking about the theme or massage) before the day?
The event organizer
The security officers
Venue staff
Which of the following programs is possible to prepare a non-formal MC script?
Academic conference
Corporate training
Wedding party
Coordination between MC and speakers / presenters needs to be done with a purpose
To collaborate in future opportunities
To ensure your presenters / speakers know the order in which they are appearing
To get extra financial benefits from the speaker / presenter
