What Presenters and Comperes Can Do for Your Event

You have the event booked and the RSVPs are flooding in. Your corporate event or award ceremony is shaping up to be a popular, busy and great evening of fun and entertainment. You have acts booked and hospitality staff ready to create the right impression but who is going to be the face of it all? Who will bring it all together?

What is a presenter?

A presenter is a speaker who fronts the show. They attract and holds people attention so that the show can go on. They can be both serious and professional in their style of delivery or be a comedy act throughout the event.

What is a compere?

Both a presenter and a compere are very similar but technically, a compere is the person who introduces acts on stage. In many ways, the ringmaster at a circus was the forerunner for such a position.

Why hire a presenter or compere?

If you are hosting an awards ceremony or any other kind of event, corporate or otherwise, hiring presenters and comperes is beneficial. Here’s why…

They ‘warm-up’ the audience

A ‘warm-up act’ is usually someone who gets the audience laughing. All kinds of shows and events use warm-up acts. Stuart Holdham, for example, is a warmup guy and has been part of major shows like Strictly Come Dancing.

Presenters and comperes can do something similar. But getting the audience laughing and enjoying themselves, they will be even more appreciative when the main event arrives!

Confidence

It doesn’t matter whether you are standing up in front of a few people or hundreds, a sea of expectant faces all looking at you is pressure. For many, public speaking causes such stress and anxiety, that they simply ‘can’t do it’.

Presenters and comperes are not only skilled and talented, but they are also confident. And when you have someone oozing confidence, you have a brilliant atmosphere at your event.

Authority

You may not realise it but the presenter or compere at an event is often seen as an authority figure. They are the people with all the information that people want to know. They know who to introduce next and, should something go wrong, they know how to ‘cover’ and play for time.

Unless you are prepared, you may find that being the natural authority figure with a confident delivery is not what you deliver.

Experience and skills

Presenters and comperes are trained to deliver the very best service to clients. They understand how to deliver an effective service that is well-timed with appropriate humour and content.

For some events, this can mean a serious approach but for others, it can mean a comedic act from start to finish. Either way, delivery needs to be professional and perfect for your event.

This is exactly what you get when you hire skilled and experienced presenters and comperes. Why not find out more?