Sample Emcee Script For Seminar
Each and every event you do as an Emcee will be different, so it’s impossible to give an actual Emcee Script that you can use for every occasion.
However, we have assembled the next best thing!
A collection of lines, phrases and words that you can use to slot in to any Emcee Script! We have also provided links to several other popular articles here on the website that will help you write specific sections of your Master of Ceremony Script.
So, whatever it is you are writing, be it …
Emcee Script for School Program
Emcee Script for Seminar
Emcee Script for Opening Ceremony
Emcee Script for Event
Emcee Script for Wedding
you’ll find some useful bits here.
In the Resource you will find snippets that can be used for …
Emcee Greetings
Emcee Opening Remarks
Introducing Speakers
Thanking Speakers
Emcee Closing Comments
We also include my personal collection of Powerful Words. Use these to beef up any Emcee Script you are writing.
We know you will find plenty of useful material. Treat this as an ideas source rather than a finished script. Like a buffet meal, select little bits from each section and put them together like a Jig Saw Puzzle!
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Now, what are you trying to write?
Is it an Opening Speech?
A Speech to Thank a Speaker?
or do you just need some great lines to get you started as the MC?
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The Emcee Script Source Files
Greetings & Welcomes
Good morning,
Good afternoon,
Good evening
Dear Friends
Dear Customers
Dear Members
Dear Delegates
Ladies and Gentlemen
Welcome to the …
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the …..
You are about to …
Come with us …
Get ready to enjoy …
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the …
Let me begin by giving you a warm welcome to the…
Thank you so much for being here …
Opening Questions
Wouldn’t you like to …?
Are you ready for …?
Don’t you wish …?
Are you interested in …?
Will you be ready for …?
Isn’t it time you…?
Opening Grabbers
It’s not every day that …
You’ve probably noticed that …
Think about this …
Believe it or not …
It’s never too late to …
First of all …
Challenge the Audience
Do something extraordinary!
Delve into …
Sample the …
If you think you’re good enough …
If you’re seriously interested in …
Introduction of Speakers / Entertainers
Mr/Mrs …, the floor is yours.
Would you please welcome
Would you please join me in welcoming ..
It is my pleasure to welcome …
To show us how to ….
It’s an absolute honour to bring to the stage …
To get some of his insights into the topic
At last
Now for the first time
You’ll love …
Sit back and enjoy
Renown
Acclaimed
Legendary
Sensation
Phenomenally successful
No-nonsense
Dependable
Proven techniques
Carefully tested
Precision
Heavy-duty
Transitions between Speakers and Activities
All this and more!
If questions like these intrigue you …
And that’s not all
And there’s more
Last but not least
Now there’s an even better way
You’ll be glad to know that…
And we don’t stop there …
And that was only the beginning
And if that wasn’t enough …
Now that, was only part of the story
We have a very special guest …
To show you what we mean
Now for the surprise
Thanking Speaker
We know you are a busy person
Thankyou for taking time out of your busy schedule
Thanks for sharing with us
Thankyou for the insights
Plenty of food for thought
Your thought provoking
Revealing
The truth about
Your frank discussion
Eye-opening
Enlightening
Your valuable insights
Closing Words
I thank you for coming …
We hope that the programme …
Have a nice day
Have a great weekend
We look forward to seeing you at next years event
Hope you will travel safely home
Hope you will put into practice the lessons from this event
There’s no point in coming to an event like this unless you do something with the lessons
We hope you achieved what you came here to achieve
We hope you met some interesting people
201 Powerful Words
Why use ordinary words in your Emcee Script when you can use Powerful Words?
Add these into Openings , Intros, Calls to Action and Thank You’s.
I started putting this list together when I had to Emcee some Talent Shows and wanted different words to use each time.
I’ve subsequently used the list at Product Launches, Trade Shows Exhibitions etc.
Delightful
Memorable
Captivating
Moving
Important
Honest
Realistic
The One & Only
Spectacular
Packed with
Bucket loads of Information
A wealth of …
Bonanza
Chock full of
Loaded with
Extravaganza
Celebration
Long awaited
Long overdue
It’s finally here
Just when you thought …
At last there’s
In depth
Ultimate
Complete
Everything you wanted to know about …
Extensive
Respected
Influential
Celebrated
Renowned
Most Distinguished
Acclaimed
Prominent
Esteemed
Ingenuity
Proficiency
Ingenious
Imagination
Practical
Adaptable
Designed to suit your needs
Created especially for you
Suited to your purpose
Magnificent
Dazzling
Sensational
Incredible
Amazing
Unforgettable
Terrific
Fantastic
First-rate
First-class
Outstanding
Incomparable
Brilliant
Excellent
Unbeatable
The latest
State of the art
Brand new
Bold new
Revolutionary
Latest Technology
Designed for today’s …
The … of the future
Introducing
Mind-blowing
Electrifying
Masterful
Mesmerizing
Dynamite
Raw Power
High-voltage
An investment in your future
Skills you will use your whole life long
Gives you a competitive edge
A clear advantage
The road to success
Invest in yourself
Don’t hesitate
You’ve waited long enough
Don’t miss this opportunity
Take this important next step
Please help us
We cannot continue our work without your help
A future filled with hope and promise
Help us reach our goal
I hope you will join us in contributing
Note – The full Expert MC Toolkit & Resource manual has an additional 100 pages of material specifically for MCs. Lines, Openings, Thank You’s Stories, Jokes & Quotes. Check it out here.
You have been accepted as a leader in your company or your community. You have been asked to serve as a program chair for a dinner or master of ceremonies (otherwise known as MC, or emcee) for a more lavish event. It's quite an honor. It means you are known by the audience and respected by the people putting the event together. If you do it well, you are admired anew and you grow in stature within your company and with all those in attendance.
Your First Responsibility - To Open the Event
Your first responsibility is, of course, to open the event, to welcome everyone. Usually you will do this from a platform or a stage. How you do it creates the climate for the meeting. You either lift the audience and build anticipation, or you bore them and create apathy. As such, you are the catalyst. You carry the audience on your shoulders. At this point, they are a clean slate. You are the artist who determines what is painted there.
Many years ago, there was a great speaker named Percy Whiting. He would always greet the audience by asking in a booming, microphone-aided voice, 'Can you hear me in the back over there?' while pointing to the far right corner. A few brave members of the audience in that corner would shout back, 'Yes, we can hear you!'
Percy would then turn and gesture to the far left corner while booming, 'Can you hear me in the back over there?' The answer would come back, 'Yes we can!' Then Percy would say at the same high volume level and with his arms outstretched, 'Well, then, let's begin!'
You Are the Focal Point
Here's what Percy Whiting accomplished by opening in that way:
He became the focal point. All side conversations ceased. He got everyone's attention and brought the group to order.
He achieved audience interaction. Members of the audience actually spoke out loud. Amazing!
He created excitement. The anticipation level started off on a high.
That was what he wanted to accomplish. That was his purpose. Yet it all seemed so natural as far as the audience was concerned. It was fun, and it stirred everyone to attention.
Identify Key People in the Group
In the crowd, of course, will be significant people within your organization. They need to be recognized for any number of reasons - if nothing else, they have marquee value with the audience, and their noted attendance will lend prestige to the event. Let's use an example. We'll assume that you are the program chairman for a fund-raising event for your local YMCA. There are seven hundred people present. Once you have opened the session and welcomed those in attendance, you need to give ample recognition to the officers, the directors, and the people who were responsible for putting the event together.
Do it individually for the key people. Decide with them beforehand if they will stand when their names are mentioned. Make sure you know how to pronounce their names. If you muff an important name, you're a dead man - or woman. And it feels bad, too. If there is a difficult name, ask its owner how it's pronounced. Then say it back to them at least three times. Then write it phonetically in your notes. Then say it five times to yourself before your moment of truth.
Provide the Common Bond
Next, tell the audience 'why we are all here.' This critical opening statement tells the crowd why your prominent panel of speakers is taking the time to be present and offers a connecting common thread that brings the speakers and the entire audience together. You need to find this thread, state it, and connect everyone.
An Example of an Opening
We are here tonight because the 'Y' is, in some way, important to each of us. Certainly many of us use the Y regularly as an adult fitness facility. And it's the best and most affordable one in town. But that's not where the great Y legacy comes from. It comes from what it has done for kids. Probably 75 percent of you folks in this room can remember a time when you were a kid and the Y made a positive difference in your life.
And though the Y has programs for every age group, kids are what we are all about. The Y has no equal for providing programs for the development of kids from toddlers through the teen years.
I'd like to share a quote about kids from one of our great presidents, Theodore Roosevelt. He said: 'Every kid has inside him an aching void for excitement. If we don't fill it with something that is exciting, interesting, and good for him, he will fill it with something that is exciting, interesting, and which isn't good for him.'
The Y has been supplying that excitement in a way that's good for kids since it began in 1850. But it can't do it without the help and support of people like you. Thank you for being here.
Why It Works
Now imagine yourself in the audience hearing what you just said. It's pretty good, isn't it? There had to be a beginning. The session had to be opened. The audience needed to be connected to one another and to the event. And you just did it. You've given the event a common denominator and a perspective. Everyone present is now 'tuned in.'
The very next thing you should do is give the audience an overview of the agenda. Tell them what to expect. Include an indication of how long the program will be. Now your listeners are comfortable. They know the parameters. They will settle in.