Meet with Organizers - Prior to an event, the master of ceremonies meets with the organizers to run through what’s expected from them, understand who else will be participating in the event, and discuss the overall agenda.
Prepare Introductions and Speeches - The master of ceremonies prepares the speech for the event, based on the discussions with the organizers, and prepares any introductions they need to give to present other participants or speakers. This may involve researching them or finding out key facts that they can mention in their introduction, such as career highlights.
Construct Agenda - If the organizers have not already done so, the master of ceremonies will prepare an agenda for the event and plan out a schedule so they can time each section and transition to the next participant to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Check Participators - On the day of the event, the master of ceremonies checks confirms everyone is present who is required to be and amends the schedule and speech to accommodate any last-minute changes to the running order of the occasion.
Ensure Events Run to Schedule - The master of ceremonies checks that everything is running to time and will monitor if anything is overrunning so that it can be tactfully interrupted, such as a speech that is going over schedule at a wedding.
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