It was another FABULOUS event – the 30th Anniversary of Bridal Fantasy January 22nd at the Edmonton Expo Centre. I have hosted the fashion show many times over the years – the first year was 1987. For the last number of years, the fashion show has been produced by the Fashion Guy – Edmonton’s John Chwyl who is simply .. AMAZING. In some of my recent blogs, I talked about why it’s so important to have a script ready for your MC so you don’t forget anything and the event runs smoothly. Well, John is a master at this. I never do a rehearsal with him or the models because his scripting is THAT good. Word for word – the directions are as clear as can be .. he doesn’t miss a thing. At Bridal Fantasy I wear a ear piece so I can even take directions if needed from John in the booth. He is so particular about how well his show goes (yes, he’s a control freak) that love workign with him for his professionalism. I admire him for that. As an MC, his shows are the BEST. In fact, there have been times where John simply emails me a script for a fashion show – we don’t even talk – and the show goes off problem free.
So the next time you plan an event, take a lesson from John. Own your event .. make the script you provide for you MC as thorough as you can. Provide every detail. I often ask the event organizers to put themselves in the shoes of the MC and go through the script. Ask yourself if you knew nothing about the event, does the script explain everything from A to Z? A good MC would rather receive more than not enough information so they can do the job you hired them for. If anything major is forgotten, you can’t blame the host if you didn’t pass along the information. Be well prepared.
