Then everyone has to deal with nervousness, but only those who can successfully controlling and managing it can do it. For many, the fear of facing the audience stop the from venturing any further.
One thing I realise is that everyone has a potential to be an emcee. I learned the arts of the trade in emceeing. That event went successfully but my lack of mastery in address system was glaring.Īfter a few years and many events, we've now become a faculty from just a language centre, I was sent for a course in emceeing. Yes, I'm talking about when to use the term Yang Berusaha, Yang Berhormat, Yang Berbahagia as such. To top that, I did not know much about the address system used mostly in Bahasa speeches. I grew up speaking a local dialect and likened the formal Bahasa Malaysia to be a second language to me. I was self-conscious of my own Bahasa pronunciation. I felt awkward since it was to be done in Bahasa Malaysia. Then I was asked to be the emcee for a formal function - an award giving ceremony.
I was surprised how natural it was to be an emcee and I felt guilty accepting money for having lots of fun the whole morning.
Without any training or prior knowledge of how to handle event, I became an emcee for a sporting event. At the beginning, they just needed me to help and I cannot say no when someone ask me or help.
