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Practical guides from twenty years on stage: how to plan an event, brief a host, choose the right format, and get the most from your budget. 17 articles and counting.

8 Jul 2026 How to plan an awards ceremony: a complete guide for UK event managers How to plan an awards ceremony well requires more lead time than most organisers allow: 12 weeks minimum for a formal corporate event, 16 or more if you… → 7 Jul 2026 Wedding MC duties: the complete checklist for your master of ceremonies Wedding MC duties centre on logistics and coordination: liaising with suppliers, managing the timeline, briefing speakers, and handling anything… → 7 Jul 2026 Corporate entertainment ideas: what works at UK business events The best corporate entertainment ideas share one quality: they fit the audience. What works at a sales conference for 500 does not automatically work at… → 6 Jul 2026 Wedding MC script: how to structure introductions, speeches, and key moments A wedding MC script is not a word-for-word transcript. It is a running order with fixed cue points (names, timings, transitions) and looser talking… → 6 Jul 2026 What is a compere? The UK term explained for corporate event planners A compere is the professional who presents and links the various elements of a live event: introducing acts or speakers, keeping the programme moving,… → 5 Jul 2026 What is a wedding MC? Master of ceremonies, emcee, and toastmaster explained A wedding MC is the person who runs the reception’s running order: welcoming guests, introducing speeches, cueing the first dance and cake cutting, and… → 5 Jul 2026 What is a master of ceremonies? Role, meaning, and UK guide What is a master of ceremonies? The professional who officially presides over a formal event: opening proceedings, introducing speakers, managing the… → 4 Jul 2026 Conference host vs MC: what’s the difference and which do you need? The conference host vs MC question is one of the most common terminology confusions in corporate event planning. In a conference context, the two roles… → 3 Jul 2026 How to brief an event host: what your MC needs to know before the day Knowing how to brief an event host is as important as choosing who to book. A weak brief produces a weak night, even from a strong professional. Your… → 2 Jul 2026 What does an event host do? Roles, responsibilities, and why it matters An event host manages the complete flow of a live event: introductions, transitions, time-keeping, and audience energy, all running simultaneously. Most… → 26 Jun 2026 How to choose an award ceremony host: the questions to ask before you book An award ceremony host does four things: entertains the room, makes general announcements, calls winners, and keeps the programme on time. Not all… → 26 Feb 2024 10+ Hacks to Host Your Virtual Event Successfully I’m Kevin Durham, a professional Event Host. I have been working as an event host over many years and I’ve successfully hosted hundreds of events… → 18 Sep 2023 The art of presenting events: from good to the best event presenter TL;DR A good event presenter can hold a room. The best event presenter can hold a room that is not responding yet, and knows why. The difference shows… → 17 Sep 2023 The multi-faceted advantage of hiring an event host with TV experience TL;DR An event host with TV experience brings habits television demands: working to a timed rundown, staying composed on camera, and recovering from a… → 6 Sep 2023 The power of laughter and business acumen: why a comedy-experienced event host elevates corporate events TL;DR A comedy-experienced event host reads a room the way a stand-up act does, then applies that instinct to keeping a corporate programme on schedule.… → 1 Sep 2023 The real benefits of hiring an event host TL;DR The real benefits of hiring an event host show up most clearly at the moments an event usually goes wrong: a speaker overruns, a video fails, a… → 30 Aug 2023 What makes a great event host (and how to spot one before you book) TL;DR A great event host is defined by what happens when something goes wrong, not by how polished the scripted parts are.Preparation is the biggest,… →

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