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7 Tips for a Successful Awards
Banquet
- Don't overdo it. Don’t
make the mistake of trying to make awards presentations more elaborate than they need to
be. In particular, make sure that winners’ remarks are kept short.
- Timing is everything. Remember
to run through the award presentations (with stand-ins for the award winners) at least
once. Nothing takes as long as you think; you need to rehearse first. Carefully
review the script for potential time-wasters.
- Death to bad mikes and
speakers. If the sound system doesn’t work well during your rehearsal, get
a new one. A screeching mike will ruin your program, no matter what else goes on.
- Use two presenters. Two
many award ceremonies are ruined by having one presenter shuffle back and forth between
speaking at the podium, and presenting the award to the winner. Use one presenter to
describe the award, and another to actually hand it to the speaker.
- Use support help. In
addition to the presenters, you need people backstage to help the winners go on, and come
off successfully. In particular, be sure you have help near any stairs that need to be
used.
- Limit number of speakers.
Zzzzz.. That’s your audience snoring because there are simply too many award
winners and too many speakers. Limit both, even if you must give some awards out at a
"pre-event."
- Capture professional photos.
Those hurried onstage snapshots with eyes half-closed and the head half-turned just
won’t do, especially if they’re meant to ever end up in a newspaper or other
form of publicity. Where appropriate, arrange for a professional photographer.
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