Having fun with your audience is one of the best ways to keep your audience engaged and energised. But how do we inject more fun into our presentations?
In this episode, I’m joined by professional MC, host, voiceover artist and actor Mike Goldman, who shares his secrets on how to make any event you host a success.
I met Mike at the recent Professional Speakers Australia Convention in Melbourne, where he hosted the opening event and ran a workshop on making the most of your voice, body language and humour.
Mike is one of the most well known and successful hosts in Australia. He was a part of Big Brother for 20 years, being the host of the live shows and the voice of Big Brother.
With an extensive 20 year radio career behind him Michael has hosted national radio shows on the SCA radio network, and has received a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for Friday Night Live, International Emmy Nominations and a Gold Lion for The Great Crusade as part of the Rugby World Cup.
With so much industry experience, Mike knows how to get the audience involved, keep the energy high, and make any event a blast. Tune in to learn his tips and take your own speaking opportunities to the next level!
He has also recently released a new course for aspiring voice actors – click here to learn more!
In this episode you will discover:
- What skills are required to be a great MC
- How to engage with bored-looking audience members
- Ideas for games to play to enliven an audience
- Techniques for making your voice sound stronger
- Why you shouldn’t script out everything you want to say
- Why you need to make friends with the audio/sound people at events
…and much more!
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