{"id":7852,"date":"2022-05-13T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/?p=7852"},"modified":"2023-07-27T18:57:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T18:57:00","slug":"clock-how-to-be-a-great-emcee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/blog\/clock-how-to-be-a-great-emcee\/","title":{"rendered":"Clock &#8211; How To Be A Great Emcee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w0Jc148CD88\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Leave them wanting more, not wanting to leave.&#8221; &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Duane Brown<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been emceeing events for decades now. Guess what I have <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">never<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> heard an audience member say in all those years?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey, thanks for making the program run long!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great master of ceremonies is a master of minutes. Guide your presenters\u2014and your audience\u2014through a prompt program. They will thank you. And you will get invited back to host again. And that\u2019s the best feeling ever. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They want you back.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is time of the essence?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s pause for a moment. Reflect on this question. Learn from powerful and popular Ted Talks where the biggest authorities in the world are showcased. These experts are not speaking for 60-minutes. Yet they are captivating. Ted Talk speakers present for just 18-minutes max. Less really is more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A super Emcee will make the audience wish the program was still going.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the Host, you will delight everybody when you keep the program running on time. And extra points if you end early! You will make a major impact on the success of the meeting when you manage the clock effectively. Proper time management reflects well on the organization you are representing. The audience will thank you too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/blog\/b-how-to-be-a-great-emcee-build-rapport\/\">Build Rapport &#8211; How To Be A Great Emcee<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>TIMING IS EVERYTHING<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we discussed in our Agenda chapter, every segment of your program needs to be scheduled and in writing. Run the show via your Run of Show document. And the key to that document is knowing the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">timing of everything that will take place.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When does the program begin?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When does each speaker go up?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long will they speak?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long are your transitions?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When does the video start\/stop?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What time will the program end?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want to see&#8211;and protect\u2014every element of the session, meeting, or special event. A good program doesn\u2019t last \u201cabout an hour or so.\u201d A good meeting runs from 7:15 to 8:30 pm. That\u2019s just an example. But you get the idea. It\u2019s all about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">precise times.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure the Agenda is not fuzzy: \u201cJuan has 10 to 15 minutes to speak.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No! The written run sheet needs to read like this:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8:14-8:15 pm: Emcee introduces Juan (1 minute)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8:15-8:27 pm: Juan speaks (12 minutes)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>START ON TIME<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First things first. Let\u2019s go back to the beginning\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s talk about how important it is for you to connect with the meeting organizer(s) long before the event date. If they are not aware of it, educate them about the amazing impact you can all have by starting\/ending your meeting on time. Enroll them in the strategy of staying on schedule. I use the world \u201cenroll\u201d here because in many ways you are indeed an event educator.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most speakers, most businesspeople in fact, do not understand the enormous positive impression you can make on attendees when you honor their time. It\u2019s a sign of organizational excellence. You want the audience to walk out saying to themselves and each other. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a fine company. They said they would conclude this event at 9:00 pm and they did it. Wow. That\u2019s rare.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We live in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">experience <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">economy today. What do people want to experience more than anything? Freedom. When you begin and end a meeting on time you are giving your team the best gift ever. More. Free. Time. It\u2019s a precious commodity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Let\u2019s Get it Started<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the event Emcee, everybody is looking to you to kick off the program. Be ready to do that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the official start time. Remember, guest arrival time is the event start time, it is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the program start time. If you want to start the show at 8 pm for example, you need to get things in motion<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Three Things to Do Before the Meeting Begins<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>Connect with your AV team 10 minutes before the start time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confirm with your audio engineer aka \u201cthe sound guy.\u201d Make sure he\u2019s set and ready to help you go LIVE.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Make a pre-start V.O. (<a href=\"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/blog\/housekeeping-how-to-be-a-great-emcee\/\">Voice Over<\/a>) announcement<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the back of the room\u2014the opposite side of the stage area. Let the audience know the show is about to begin. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ladies and Gentlemen, please find your seat as our program will begin in five minutes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Do this again if people are still not seated as the start time approaches. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our program will begin in just one minute.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><b>Make sure the first speaker is ready to take the stage.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: Encourage presenters to be backstage, or if in the audience, near the steps to the platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At precisely the program start time, get the train rolling! It\u2019s GO time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the show is going, the train has left the station. Keep the train on the track. Stay on time. I like the acronym CLOCK as a reminder of how to manage the timing of a program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reate the right expectation. This meeting <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">going to start\/end promptly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>L<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">et the audience know right at the top: We value your time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>O<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n deck. W<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ho is up next<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Make sure the next presenter is near the stage ready to go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heck the written schedule throughout the program. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are we on time still?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>K<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">indly ask speakers to shorten their talks if it helps you get back on schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Become a Clock Watcher\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can you pay attention to the time if you can\u2019t see the clock?!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice I don\u2019t say, become a watch gazer or a phone watcher. The audience should not be aware of the clock! Have a countdown timer at the venue positioned where you can see it, but the attendees cannot. My preference\u2014and if you are working with a professional AV team it will be theirs too\u2014is to have the clock at the foot of the stage. Have another one at the back of the room. Usually, this back of the room clock is at the AV \u201cnest\u201d behind the audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>DO NOT:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at your watch (or phone) while on stage. George Bush Sr. lost a televised Presidential debate when he was seen continually glancing at his watch. This made him look like he didn\u2019t want to be there.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a wall clock like you\u2019d find in your home!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mention the clock or time from the stage. Ever.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>DO:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">countdown<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> clock and make sure the AV team knows how to use it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The clock should show the time remaining for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">each segment<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the program. Example: If your opening welcome is supposed to last three minutes, the clock should start at 3:00 and count <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">down <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to 0:00. This gives you three minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refer to the written Agenda when you are not on stage. Make sure the program is running on time.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bonus:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/blog\/how-to-be-a-great-emcee-agenda\/\">Agenda &#8211; How To Be A Great Emcee<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>STAY ON SCHEDULE<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll see it again. As the Emcee, your job is to keep the train on the tracks. You are the glue. Speaking of stickiness, make sure presenters are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sticking with the schedule.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are the Master of Ceremonies. Remember the two key words: Master. Ceremonies. <a href=\"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/blog\/what-is-the-role-of-the-master-of-ceremonies\/\">Master = control<\/a>. What about \u201cceremonies\u201d? According to Merriam-Webster, Ceremonies is \u201cA <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules\u201d. Here\u2019s one of the main rules for a good meeting: Stay. On. Schedule. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the meeting flows, make sure each presenter&#8211;including you! &#8212; is sticking with their allotted time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will leave a sweet taste in attendee\u2019s mouths when the meeting ends with them feeling not exhausted but refreshed! Unless you are attending a Bruce Springsteen concert, less is almost always more. Audiences have a short attention span. So whenever possible, keep your emcee transitions and speaking segments at or under the time planned for each part of the meeting. You\u2019ll become a hero to the meeting planner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Avoid These Mistakes:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><i>Taking more than your allotted time.<\/i> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You tell a joke. The audience loves it. So, you tell another joke. You are on a roll. It feels great. But if it makes the program run long, you are not doing your job right at the Master of Ceremonies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><i>Allowing a speaker to go way past their designated time.<\/i> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, I know this can be tricky. We might be talking about the CEO over-talking. (More about how to handle speakers who run long below).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><i>Turning a stretch\/energy break into a bathroom break.<\/i> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trust me on this.\u00a0 If you encourage people to leave their seats, you will have lost control of the audience and the timing of your event.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>WHAT TO DO IF THE PROGRAM IS RUNNING LONG<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First a note worth repeating: Running a tight ship does NOT mean mentioning the Clock or rushing the program. Meetings tend to run long. Human beings are social creatures and once we start talking it\u2019s hard for us to stop. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Clock is your friend. But it should <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be seen or felt by the attendees. No, no, no. You want attendees to feel <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">momentum.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do all that you can to make sure your program runs promptly. But let\u2019s face it, there will certainly be times when the meetings you are hosting run over time. It\u2019s inevitable. <a href=\"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/hire-an-mc-for-corporate-events\/\">I was the Emcee<\/a> at awards show in Las Vegas a few years ago. It ran for four hours instead of two! It felt like every person in the city was given an award. What did I do? I kept things moving and killed much of the time I had planned to use for own jokes. I also gave the audience several short stretch breaks\u2014while at their seats.\u00a0 I wanted to keep the energy up, keep them in the room, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keep the program moving.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Here are three things you can do if your program is going over\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><b>Shorten some of your segments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were planning on sharing a short story before the next speaker, cut it down or out. Don\u2019t ever skip giving a proper introduction for a speaker. But you don\u2019t need to read a long bio! More on that later.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Ask the next presenter to shorten the length of their presentation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a private word with the next speaker. Invite them to help you put the meeting back on schedule, \u201cHey Sheila, John ran 8 minutes over. Can you please cut your 35-minute talk down by 5 minutes?\u201d Of course, make this request with the blessing of the meeting producer!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Make yourself visible to the speaker who is running overtime<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t let the audience notice this. But make sure this speaker sees you. Point to your watch if you need to. You\u2019ll notice that the presenter will often get the message. He\/she will usually start wrapping up. But not always\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One time I was hosting a business meeting in Orlando. <a href=\"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/hire-funny-keynote-motivational-speakers\/\">The guest speaker<\/a> (a famous name who shall not be mentioned here) was going way over on his time. You will run in to this if\/when you host events with \u201cbig names.\u201d Some of these celebrities, authors, athletes mistakenly think that the meeting revolves around them. It doesn\u2019t. The event is showcasing them, but the event producer has a bigger purpose for the program. As the Master of Ceremonies, you must keep the big picture in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back to my story about the famous man who wouldn\u2019t stop speaking\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting coordinator was getting worried. She whispered in my ear. \u201cHe\u2019s making us late! We need to send them to our breakout session.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what I did\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I got closer and closer to the stage. So he could see me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does this work? Usually, it does. Not this time. He continued to speak like I was invisible. So, while keeping my focus on him and smiling, I walked right on to the platform. He noticed me at the side of the stage. But he kept rambling on\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, I moved even closer to the podium where he was presenting. Finally, while still smiling, I put my arm around him in a side hug. He then wrapped up! Guess what? At the break he said, \u201cThanks for doing that. Nice touch!\u201d And the meeting planner? She told me I had saved the day. But I was just doing my job\u2014keeping the train on the tracks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>END ON TIME<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><i>Ending the meeting on time<\/i> makes\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organization look like it runs with excellence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose\/theme of the program more memorable.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting planner look great.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The host look professional.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The audience feel good.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The attendees look forward to the next event!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>TIME AFTER TIME<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just because the program is over it doesn\u2019t mean the event is over. If people are in attendance (reconnecting, having drinks, enjoying dessert, chatting, etc.) you are still \u201con.\u201d This doesn\u2019t mean you have to continue speaking on stage. It means you are still the event Emcee. So, engage in conversation. Spend time with audience members. Thank the meeting planner. Show your appreciation to the speakers and thank the event sponsor(s).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And please remember to thank the AV team, especially the audio tech. Without him\/her you wouldn\u2019t sound good. You can ensure that everybody connected with the event has a great time by honoring the timing of the meeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>The Bottom Line:<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The audience should not become aware of time constraints. But as the Emcee, you must be on top of the time. Learn to rock the Clock!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Keep Reading:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/blog\/deep-dive-how-to-be-a-great-emcee\/\">Deep Dive &#8211; How To Be A Great Emcee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em>This is an excerpt from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adamchristing.com\/\">Adam Christing<\/a>\u2018s forthcoming book, \u201cHow To Be A Great Emcee: The A to Z Guide to Hosting Events\u201d by America\u2019s #1 Master of Ceremonies. Follow along as new chapters gets posted to this blog category each week.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Leave them wanting more, not wanting to leave.&#8221; &#8211;Mark Duane Brown I have been emceeing events for decades now. Guess what I have never heard an audience member say in all those years? 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