Lessons for a beginner presenter from toastmaster Ruslan Shumilov. Tips for a Beginner Toastmaster Exercises for Event Leaders

Why do the hosts of the holidays not like being called a toastmaster and not showing wedding scenarios? How much do they earn and spend on props? Why is it that the guest, who has been sitting all evening with a skeptical expression on his face, then comes up to thank the host? Natalya Terekhova, the host of the holidays with 15 years of experience, shares her professional secrets.

Tamada is a dirty word

I do not like the word "master of ceremonies"... I think this is a dirty word in Russia. Toastmaster is the Caucasus and a man wise with life experience, who knows what needs to be said and at what moment. Therefore, I always ask: "Call me Natalya, I am the host of your holiday." The presenter is the face and soul of the holiday, he is like that brownie who brings everyone together, preserves and protects.

Probably, at first it was a way of self-realization for me because it was very difficult for me to appear in public. As a child, I stuttered a lot - they treated me, took me to different doctors, but nothing helped. Until one wonderful woman psychologist met, who said: "Try to say all the words in a singsong voice, do not rush anywhere and do not be afraid - people will hear and understand you."

I had my first wedding when I was still studying at the teacher's college - it was a girlfriend's wedding for 130 people. I, a 17-year-old girl, was thrown into the sea - will I swim out or not? And it had to happen - I did it! And then there were no microphones, background music - two taps, three booms. I had to knock on the glass with a fork in order to attract the attention of the guests, and then with a loud voice ... And all 130 people "danced to my tune." I was very pleased. Then the acquaintances began to ask: they say, let's spend a holiday with us. And for more than 15 years now, I have been spending a variety of holidays - from corporate parties, anniversaries to large chic weddings. True, I have been exclusively engaged in celebrating holidays for the last two years - before that, with great pleasure, I worked as a music director in a kindergarten. To be honest, now I regret not leaving at 30, but then it was very difficult for me to part with the kindergarten. I came there, looked at the children's faces, smiles, joy ... in general, I could not leave.

About scripts

Maybe I'll say it pompously, but you have to love what you do and love the people with whom you are at the moment - people came to the holiday, they want to relax, have fun, and not "move" on command: sit upright, raise your arms, raise your legs. And there are many of them among the presenters. It is also very important to be creative and not work on old material. It is fundamentally.

Impossible to update the five-hour wedding program from start to finish, because all the raisins are not invented at once. First, you spied on an idea somewhere and in your head transformed it into something worthwhile, then slowly, in parts, you begin to try it, then completely roll it in and get used to it. This is my approach to work.

I am often asked: show us the script of our wedding in A4 format... I do not have that! I have not seen the guests, I do not know in what mood they will come, what they can do, and what they will flatly refuse. Usually 15-20 minutes is enough for me, while the guests gather for a holiday, in order to understand how to work with them and what "tricks" will never pass. I prefer improvisation.

A party planner needs to be a good psychologist... I have a higher psychological education, which, of course, helps in my work. It is desirable to have a musical education - you can surprise the guests by giving them a surprise if there is an instrument in the hall and musical taste is of great importance. People are all different - someone dies of love for Stas Mikhailov, and give rap to others. But you can imperceptibly mix any styles of music in one holiday and please everyone. But it takes taste for it to really sound. And experience.

There are people who are naturally gifted with eloquence and the ability to hold an audience. For example, I worked it all out. I am absolutely not ashamed to rehearse at home "on my own", in order to then look decent in public. Now yes - if they tell me that in 15 minutes we have a party on such and such a topic, and we want to stand on our ears - no question. And before that I had to work out everything. I hate it when the presenter stands with a red folder and broadcasts. No, you should only have a microphone in your hands.

About emotions

The most important thing in our work is sincerity.... When you do something insincere, "churning" it is always noticeable and it will not work.

Honestly, it's a huge emotional burden.... For example, when I come home after a holiday, my husband and daughter already know that it is better not to talk to my mother. They feed me in silence, I sit in an armchair in front of the TV, and only when I start talking myself, the family understands: now my mother is at home.

Be sure to have a person at every holiday who has on his face it is written: "Come on, come on, come on - show what you can." And in 95% of cases at the end of the holiday this person comes up and says: "You surprised me."

About money

There are a lot of leading... Different. Someone has already really deservedly earned a name, and I respect such presenters. It is very impressive when the holiday is led by a man, not a woman, and there are showmen in Petrozavodsk who work well - well done! But there are presenters who also sell well, but they charge at a low price. Some clients even manage not to meet with the presenter - they say, we agreed on 7 thousand, which means they will come and do something. I don’t understand that.

You can find a presenter for five thousand rubles but another question, what product will it provide you? If you want the left half of the table to shout: "You have to drink for this all evening!" - and collecting money in sliders is not a question. And then for 5 thousand you are unlikely to find it. The services of a good presenter can cost from 10 thousand (this together with a DJ).

The fact that the host does not need financial investments for the holidays is a big mistake. The most serious investment I made was when I needed to buy high-quality equipment in order to have good sound, stress-free light and good microphones. What about a multimedia projector? What about a big screen for showing a love story? Or the same Skype for communication with another city or even another country - guests could not come to the holiday, but they can personally congratulate the newlyweds or the hero of the day. The technical support for the holiday should be serious. In order to prepare the New Year's program beautifully and with high quality, I will first invest 60-70 thousand in it. If you do, then do it deliciously.

Leading entertainment events is a difficult profession. It requires from a person not only the presence of communication skills, but also such qualities as creativity, creative thinking. If the future toastmaster does not have such character traits, but there is a great desire to work in this industry, then over time, improving skills, one can achieve great heights in this profession. If you do not know how you can become a toastmaster, but have long gravitated towards the profession of a host, then we have prepared some useful tips for you.

Who is the toastmaster

The word "tamada" comes from the Georgian word "tamadoba", which translates as "seniority during a feast." For most people, the host at ceremonial events is associated with the Caucasus, the image of an old man with a beard, who makes long instructive toasts. Indeed, this profession comes from the Caucasus Mountains, where the art of wedding organizer was previously taught from childhood, and philosophical toasts were passed from father to son.

A modern toastmaster is not just a manager at a holiday - he is an erudite, sociable person who knows how to find a way out of any difficult situation, easily gets to know all people and inspires confidence in the customer from the first words of the conversation. A real professional knows how to smooth corners in conflict situations and always knows how, with what intonation and what needs to be said in each specific case.

So that the inexperience of the beginner toastmaster is not striking when receiving the first order, he needs to direct all his energy to preparing an interesting script. And we will give some useful tips for a novice holiday organizer:

Choose the manner of your behavior, depending on the social status and general educational level of the participants in the celebration. If you still cannot determine this at first glance, then focus on the host of the holiday.
Do not dress provocatively or too brightly. The host's job is to be fun and entertaining, not to draw their attention to himself.
During the feast, the toastmaster is strictly forbidden to get drunk, therefore, at each holiday, strictly follow the smallest dose of alcohol.
Follow the correct speech. For example, often on holidays from the host you can hear: "Let's raise a toast." You should say "raise a glass" or "say a toast." Watch out for such little things, because educated people will notice it, and you will lose potential customers.
Play your role sincerely, with heart. The indifference and falseness of the toastmaster are immediately visible, which means that only a person who loves his job can become a high-class professional.

What qualities do you need to have

To become a popular toastmaster, learn to influence people, speak touchingly and soulfully. Such skills come over the years and the aspiring presenter should pay as much attention to his training as possible. Practice good diction - there is no limit to perfection in this matter. Sign up for courses of presenters or engage in self-education: now it is easy to get the information you need from open and readily available sources.

The ability to win people over

A professional host of a celebration knows how to cheer up and bring liveliness to any feast. The holiday manager knows how to show the value of each of those present, prevent quarrels or quickly extinguish a scandal painlessly for others. Depending on the situation, the toastmaster should immediately win over people, learn to bring sentimentality, poetry, jokes, and philosophy into the feast. The presenter of the holiday should feel when to pause, turn on music, and at what time give the opportunity to take photos and videos.

Learn to fantasize and improvise

It is very important for a toastmaster to be able to do brilliant and imaginative improvisations that are planned in advance. The presenter at the holiday is not a jester, but the conductor of an orchestra that has not yet been played, he bears full responsibility for the mood of the people sitting and the general atmosphere of the celebration. To make a successful remark, the toastmaster must not only be able to fantasize, but also collect information about the invited guests:

what they are doing;
what they are fond of;
what habits a person has;
what problems.

Know many interesting contests

To know which contests will be of interest to a particular audience, the toastmaster studies information about holidays and weddings. The more you know about their history, innovations, the higher your chance of achieving success in your chosen profession. Customers are already tired of standard scenarios and jokes, they give preference to those professionals who know new, fresh, extraordinary contests, and are ready to pay a host of big money to host them.

Where to start the toastmaster

A beginner toastmaster can be advised to develop several of their own scenarios. Funny and interesting ideas can be found on the Internet, in books, and even in life, if the person is observant. Do not copy other people's work, improve yours:

read the text, play while standing in front of the mirror;
hone gestures, movements;
carefully monitor the intonation, timbre of the voice.

If you are a beginner toastmaster, and yet do not know how to sing or play musical instruments, find yourself an accompaniment in the form of an ensemble or one musician. If you are going to work alone, then choose music that will harmoniously complement your performances. All of these skills will allow you to be more confident in public, and eventually become a successful presenter. Do not forget about advertising, because in addition to word of mouth, there are also ads in newspapers and on the Internet.

Video: how to be a good host at a wedding

We have already talked about how a toastmaster should behave at weddings in order to be successful. Now I would like to note what the presenter should not do. First, familiarity should not be allowed, regardless of the age of the guests. Even small children at weddings should be contacted by you. Secondly, the toastmaster no longer shouts "Bitter!" Modern newlyweds are no longer loyal to such calls, and do not want to kiss in public on command. Well, and thirdly, the presenter should not strain the guests with toasts, because not everyone knows how to speak in public and do not feel comfortable near the microphone.

It is not easy to become a popular toastmaster, but it is possible. The main thing is that a person has a goal and desire. Well, if there is talent, then it is much easier to achieve heights in the profession. But if God did not reward with talents, then he wanted a person to learn, and by diligence you can take any obstacle. The wedding toastmaster A. Büksel will tell you how to become a famous leader in the modern market and reach heights in the video.

An event host is a person who holds parties, corporate events and similar events. As a rule, the task of the presenter is to represent the participants of the event, make announcements, act as a link between the audience and the program, and make the event interesting for everyone present. Although it is a challenging profession, following the advice in this article can help you become a successful host who exudes confidence and charm. You can make any event an unforgettable holiday.

Steps

Preparation

Determine the nature of the event. This guide applies to all types of celebrations, from prom to weddings and celebrity receptions. The most important thing in a facilitator's work is self-confidence. Find out how the event will be held and what you need to say, because everything else depends on it.

Get to know your responsibilities. The facilitator is responsible for creating and maintaining an appropriate atmosphere for the event throughout the event. The anticipated atmosphere depends on the type of event. Typically, the facilitator is required to create a fun and positive atmosphere. The main responsibilities of the presenter:

Conduct the event and connect the parts of the program, being the connecting link.
Maintain audience interest and make sure everyone has fun.
Help each participant feel their value and importance. Communicate with each person during the event.
Help the presenter feel important.
Invest in the allotted time frame.
Keep everyone informed about what is happening at the event.

Know what others expect of you. If you want to be a presenter, you must have a great sense of humor, be able to work with large audiences, and be a good public speaker. In addition, you must be able to improvise, as the program will not always match the script. For example, you may need to entertain the audience while the next speaker is out of the room or while there is a need to replace a broken microphone.
- Remember to smile. The host's smile emphasizes the pleasant atmosphere of the event. Plus, smiling can help you win the audience's love.
- However, you should not come to the fore, your goal is not to become a star, your goal is to make others feel like stars.
Do your research. Talk to the presenters so you have enough interesting information about them. Use this information when introducing the speaker. This will make your opening words sound more authentic.

Get organized. When looking at the program of the event, take into account every minute: the time when the speakers enter and leave the stage, the introduction of guests and speakers, as well as the topics of their speech, words of gratitude for an interesting presentation, and much more.

At the event
1. Keep calm. Hosting an event is not an easy task. The success of the event largely depends on the skillful work of the host. If something goes wrong, stay calm and focus on getting your job done. To stay calm, follow these tips:
  - Don't stop if you get confused... If you stop talking, you will make your mistake more obvious. Try to get out and continue the program. If you do this successfully, viewers will very quickly forget about your mistake.
  - Determine the point you will look at during your speech... If you look at someone in the audience, you may get nervous. Instead, try looking above eye level, avoiding eye contact.
  - Speak slowly... If you speak too quickly, others will understand that you are nervous. In addition, you will stumble and people will not understand you. Better to slow down the rate of speech. Take your time, take small pauses between sentences.
2. Prepare your introductory words. Introduce yourself and greet the audience. Greet specific individuals separately if necessary. These should be short, but sincere words of greeting.
  
  Introduce speakers. The moderator has the responsibility to represent the speakers as well as the VIPs attending the event. Introduce important guests by mentioning more details. After you have introduced the speaker, invite the audience to cheer him up until he walks over to the microphone. When the speaker has finished his speech, encourage the audience to applaud him again until the speaker takes his place in the audience.
  
  Link numbers together. You can use jokes to link numbers together. Before the event starts, think about what you could use to connect different numbers. These can be interesting statements, anecdotes, jokes, and the like. Also, comment on what is happening. Try to find something funny or interesting about the previous speaker. Link this to the next speaker.
3. Think about the final part of the event. The final part should be as exciting and interesting as the introductory part. As a rule, in the final part, the presenter thanks the audience, speakers and speakers. It is also a good gesture to thank those who helped organize the event. Summarize by summarizing everything that happened on the stage, and also emphasize that each listener can endure something useful for himself. Get your audience to take action.
  - You can encourage your audience to come to the next meeting, donate money, or continue to develop their skills. Encourage those present to participate.
- Be confident and communicate with those present.
- Smile, show that you are pleased to be at this event.
- Prepare well, but strive for naturalness, others should not get the impression that you are sight-reading.
- During unexpected breaks, you can mention facts, tell anecdotes and interesting stories to avoid awkward silence.

Where to begin?
How to Become a Successful Event Host - 10 Tips from the Experienced

Toastmaster snapped up - how to become a successful presenter

How to become a toastmaster , we will tell in this article. Choosing a profession, a person intuitively focuses on his abilities and preferences, which will bring him the disclosure of his inner potential.

You may not even guess what makes you persistently search in this direction. You just like it, you want it, it’s interesting, you feel at ease and ready to give yourself to it completely.

And who knows, maybe that very unsurpassed master of his craft is sitting in you. Someone who is able to ignite any company and carry along into the world of an endless fun holiday, a solemn ceremony or a light friendly party. So, if you have the makings of a toastmaster - go for it, become the one who creates the mood and unforgettable atmosphere of the holiday!

Test yourself for aptitude

Find out how to become an event host and what qualities are needed, without which there can be no success in this area. Assess yourself in advance so that you will not be disappointed in the future. So, do you have:

Positivity
Love for people
Love for what you do
Sociability

Knowing of limits

Cheerful benevolent character

Resourcefulness

Great sense of humor

Initiative

Ability to keep the situation in your hands

Natural tact

You can continue, but the main thing is named - you must be by nature a ringleader and a merry fellow, disposed to you. People should enjoy being around you, being influenced by your magnetism.

Inexhaustible humor and jokes, interesting contests and captivating scenes should pour out of you like a cornucopia.

You need to be able to get out of any situations, turning all the minuses into pluses, so as not to spoil the holiday. Inventing on the go, improvising, literally re-creating your script if something threatens to "overflow the shores." The success of the toastmaster lies in his creativity and imagination. Read Howbecome a versatile personand develop the best qualities in yourself!

Where to begin?

Start with simple parties in your immediate environment, do not take on important events yet. By doing this, you will protect yourself from unnecessary tension and stress, and it is better to survive the first flaws in a loyal friendly company. Agree to a modest payment, because everything has its time.

Your main time is ahead. And now you need to get the first experience that will forever relieve you of your inner tremors and instill confidence in yourself.

Next - take the next frontier, which will be within your power and for which there will be enough positive. The task is to feel “like a fish in water”, to feel everyone and everyone together, to set the tone and keep everyone's attention naturally and naturally.

After spending a few parties, having got used to it, you can already contactholiday agencyor, for example, work in tandem with a more experienced presenter. This is the most effective way to quickly gain experience and useful connections.

If you are going to work independently, then you should think about how you will promote yourself in a new business in order to attract customers.

6 components of a high rating toastmaster

Take care of those important details that help to form a positive impression of you in advance and show your professionalism:

1) Summarycontaining:

education, indicating the educational institution, year of graduation and profession acquired;
completed courses, schools, training in acting, voice acting, etc., serving to improve the quality of your services;
a list of corporate events and holidays held by you, which will be replenished. In the future, you will leave here examples of only the best of your work.

2) Portfolio, place in it:

your own beautifulphotos in high quality design;
vivid photos of your most successful events;
positive reviews from satisfied customers;
original solutions that differentiate you from competitors.

3) Video clipthat shows you profitably in business:

short meaningful editing, without unnecessary effects - everything in moderation;
cheerful, incendiary, solemn or high, soulful accompanying music, depending on the nature of the scene;
the reaction of the participants, their feelings - eyes, laughter, joy, delight, etc.

4) Image, that is, everything that helps you present yourself from the best side:

business cards on good paper, with a clear font, with a photo, name and a list of services provided, contacts;
high quality leaflets, brochures, flyers, etc. describing your services.

5) Website for toastmaster - is very important in our time, when the overwhelming number of any orders occurs via the Internet. Make yourself a beautiful, bright, informative site that attracts visitors, with the option of ordering and feedback. Post your services and price tags there.

6) Supporting documents - certificates, diplomas of completed courses, seminars for advanced training. They will be a big plus for getting the order.

To achieve success in your chosen field of activity, you need to try to establish yourself as a real toastmaster, DJ. Those who can be trusted with a significant event in a person's life,family or teamwith confidence in the result. Namely, a wonderful holiday that will leave a deep mark in the souls of people in the form of happy memories.

This is the responsibility that the presenter assumes, and therefore he must carefully prepare for the event. What does it consist of:

When accepting an order for work, discuss in detail all the sides and nuances of the event, until you add up a certain image of what should turn out. All the little things should be clarified and taken into account, including those concerning the guests. It is better to record the basic requirements and wishes in writing in an agreement or contract.
Make a plan for the holiday and agree with the customer, indicating the approximate time frame for each part of the plan, so that you understand the whole scenario and the place of each part in it.
Prepare and write down the entire script with all its parts, think over the important details, the solemn part, prepare a rich entertainment program, come up with fresh original toasts, include your own "highlights" in the program. All toastmaster text print it out and put it in a fancy folder and hold it in your hands. This is normal and even prestigious; it increases trust and respect for your work. Show the script in advance to the customer and take into account his comments and wishes.
Before the start of the holiday, enter the image and create a good festive mood, it is designed to enter everyone and charge the atmosphere of the holiday - this is what the audience expects from you. Smile!
Remember the sense of proportion, feel how the holiday is going. Do not suppress the initiative of the participants with yourself, skillfully guide, but let everyone speak. This is their holiday, they must say and hear on this day everything that they prepared for each other.
In advance, ask the customer to give a list of expected performances at the ceremonial part and in the part of the feast in order to fit them harmoniously into the script and not forget anyone. It is important.
During the feast, alternate your program with the offers and toasts of guests and hosts, giving it space and time.
Do not bore people with an endless series of amusements, give them pauses - eat quietly, chat, relax to relaxing music, dance. For smoke breaks, also pause between individual blocks of the program so that there is no chaotic dispersal of guests.
Make it a rule not to drink with the guests, this will incapacitate you and create quite predictable interferences in the program. Even if you are a relative of the hero of the day, you should adhere to this rule, well, perhaps a little "sip" for order.
In some cases, when it is necessary to involve the relatives of the hero of the occasion or guests in the scenario, the organizer of the holiday should get to know them in advance and prepare these moments together. Then your script will work out wonderfully well.

Understand that the main persons at the celebration are the hero of the day or the groom and the bride, not you. You must help focus all your attention on them and give them a lot of pleasure and happiness.

Rest assured, they'll appreciate your work. And if you still make the final chord of the whole event memorable, there will be no limits to your gratitude. And as a result - you will be invited again!

What else will help your success as a facilitator?

It will be a big plus if you gradually form your own team - a photographer, a video and sound engineer, a designer, good dancers and vocalists. The quality of professionals is immediately noticed and leaves itself in the photo and video materials of the holiday, which will be viewed with pleasure for a long time with friends and family and will work in your favor.
Carefully prepare your clothes and appearance - they must be impeccable and appropriate for the specifics of the event. Dressiness must be combined with restraint in details, not to be too decorated and pretentious. The subtlety is that the culprit of the holiday is not lost against your background, but that you are “in tune” with him.
In order for your work to favorably distinguish you from others, you need to constantly look for new forms, fantasize and invent fresh numbers and contests that have not yet existed. Read books, collect good poems and toasts, create original jokes and effects. Improve yourself, and your relevance will not keep you waiting.

How to become a holiday leader from scratch

Very simple, this is one of the few occupations that does not require your own investment. All the costs of providing the event are paid by the customer in full, you just need to include everything you need in the costs - prizes, costumes, masks, objects of contests and jokes, etc.

Your own expenses are only needed for your outfit with all the necessary elements. But this is not one time, you will spend many evenings in one suit or dress. And it will always be "new" for guests, and you will feel more and more comfortable in it, because it is your acquired aura that helps you.

The only item of expenses for you is advertising costs, but this is really the minimum money, over time they will pay off with interest.

So the business as a toastmaster in itself brings almost pure profit without investment and does not require any special equipment or materials. Only intellectual work and personal qualities of the toastmaster create a personal product for each customer. The prices for toastmaster services are from 20 to 50 thousand rubles and more, depending on the package.

Armed with knowledge and advice to open your own toastmaster business? Or perhaps you felt the strength in yourselfbecome a wedding planner? Concentrate your efforts on acquiring skills, believe in your success and become a professional!

Who is the toastmaster

Choose the manner of your behavior, depending on the social status and general educational level of the participants in the celebration. If you still cannot determine this at first glance, then focus on the host of the holiday.
Do not dress provocatively or too brightly. The host's job is to be fun and entertaining, not to draw their attention to himself.
During the feast, the toastmaster is strictly forbidden to get drunk, therefore, at each holiday, strictly follow the smallest dose of alcohol.
Follow the correct speech. For example, often on holidays from the host you can hear: "Let's raise a toast." You should say "raise a glass" or "say a toast." Watch out for such little things, because educated people will notice it, and you will lose potential customers.
Play your role sincerely, with heart. The indifference and falseness of the toastmaster are immediately visible, which means that only a person who loves his job can become a high-class professional.

Lessons for a beginner presenter from toastmaster Ruslan Shumilov. Tips for a Beginner Toastmaster Exercises for Event Leaders

Tamada is a dirty word

About scripts

About emotions

About money

Who is the toastmaster