Script for a corporate event (EagleBurgmann) (Annual Function)

An organisation called EagleBurgmann required a script for their annual day, they wanted their employees to host the show however, they wished to procure a script from an experienced Anchor and hence, I was called upon for the job.
To be honest I rarely ever write scripts because I usually work on an on the spot basis or improvisation, however, as these were not experienced Emcees, I wrote down not only a script but in between tips to help them on stage.
Hope you find it helpful too...

The following event schedule was provided:-

1. Introduction
2. Lighting the Lamp
3. Prayer Dance Mumbai Unit
4. Speech by Mr.Panthaki
5. Address by Foreign Delegates
6. Comedy Act
7. Game and Interaction
8. Dance by Pune Unit
9. Act by Singapore Unit
10. Interval
11. Games and Interaction
12. Japanese Act
13. Raga Theme Act
14. Lucky Draw and Consolation prizes
15. Vote of Thanks

The Script

One emcee to go on stage 5 mins before the show begins and make the announcement in English and Marathi…

Good evening everyone, we would like to inform everybody to kindly make yourself comfortable in your seats and please turn off your mobile phone as we’re going to begin the show in just a while now. Thankyou

Namaskar! Amhi sarvana hey kadun iccetoh ki krupya apli seat var aramat basave ani karyakram chalu astana phonecha vapar karu naye. Kripya aple mobile phones switch off karun theva. Karyakramacha aarambh aamhi thodya vedane karnaar aahot. Dhanyawad!

Emcee 1- Suswagatam Suswagatam, Suswagatam,

                 Agatam Swagatam, Suswagatam

Emcee 2:- Namaskar! Adab! Satsriakal!

Emcee 1:- A very good evening ladies and gentlemen!

Emcee 2:- This is your host ________ and Co-host _______, welcoming you all this evening to the annual gathering at Eagle Burgmann.

Emcee 1:- Today we’re celebrating the 4 year completion anniversary with Eagle Burgmann.

Emcee 2:- While some have been with us since the beginning, and some others joined us later in the journey,   Everybody over here knows what we do, why we do, and how we do.

Emcee 1:- So, We’ve decided that we’re not going to bore you with the details.

Emcee 2:- Because today is the day for celebration!  Fun! Joy! And Laughter! So everybody let your ties loose!

Emcee 1: And all the ladies, you can let your hair down…

Emcee 2:- You’ve worked hard all year round and now is the time to party!

Emcee 1:- Well, Why are we having the celebration today _________?

Emcee 2:- We’re having this celebration today because we’ve been doing a great job! I mean look at me, how I’m two timing as a _________(Say your designation) and as an Emcee and saving costs to the company?

Emcee 1:- I think we deserve a pat for that!

Emcee 2:- Yes! Absolutuly! And not only us but I believe every single person present here at the Eagle Burgmann Annual Gathering deserves a Pat…

Emcee 1:- I agree… But how do our bosses, go around patting everyone?

Ah! I have an idea! Okay!

I want everybody to pay attention this once!

I want everybody to follow me…

Put your right hand up in the air….

Can I see everyone’s right hand?

Okay very well!

Now I want you to put your right hand on your left shoulder and pat yourself…

Everybody!!!

Pat yourself!!!

Let me see you do it!

Emcee 2:- Ladies and gentlemen!!! You’ve been all outstanding performers so one loud round of applause for each and everyone over here!!! For yourself!!!!

(Audience applauds)

Emcee 1:- There is so much to thank everybody here for! Without people there is no organization! And, without your contribution there is no EagleBurgmann! So, we thank you very much for being with us in all our thick and thin, like a family! And helping Eagle Burgmann be what it is today! Thankyou so much everybody!

Words are less to describe the gratitude which we wish to express, hence once again, can we get a round of applaud to this relationship?

Emcee 2:- Thankyou so much everybody! So without further ado, I’m going to tell you, what are we doing here today…

We’ve planned some dance performances, that will make you too wanna shake a leg with us…

Emcee 1:- We’ve also planned the Raga theme Act, to mould all our various cultures together in one…

Emcee 2:- And we shall not forget the hilarious Stand-up comedy act that’s going to leave everybody in Fits… Of laughter…

Emcee 1:- So what say _____Emcee 2’s name? Let the show begin?

Emcee 2:- Absolutely!!!

In traditional Indian Culture , if we wish to begin any ceremony, then for the luck and goodwill of it, we first take blessings from the lord by lighting the lamp, which is a symbol of warmth, and happiness …

Emcee 1:- Hence, for lighting the lamp, I would like to call _________________ on stage!

Huge round of applause!

Jordar taliya!

(Encourage the audience to clap for everyone who is coming on stage and, call them one by one to give them importance i.e. only after one person is on stage call the next)

(After the ceremony and photos of it are done)

Emcee 2:- Thank you so much gentlemen! I would now request you to kindly go back to your seats so we can start the performances…

Emcee 3:- Now that the lamp is Lit, it’s now time to have a small prayer in the lord’s name.

(If the prayer dance is on Ganpati)

In Indian tradition, out of all the gods and goddesses, we always pray to lord ganesha frst, and there is a reason for that… Does anybody know the reason? (Rhetorical)

The reason for this is in Lord Ganesha’s name…

Lord Ganesha/ Ganpati as we call him fondly is also called as the Vignaharta…

The meaning of Vighnaharta is “the one who destroyes obstacles”

Hence, to make sure we do not encounter any kind of obstacles our way, we too today shall begin our annual gathering by remembering Lord ganesha’s name…

And for this, we shall have the the Mumbai team, from the capital of Maharashtra and the place where every second house has a ganpati Idol, please come on the stage…

So Everybody, Please put your hands together, up in the air, and welcome the Mumbai team as loud as we can!!!

C’mon everybody!!!

Important tip;- The emcee needs to have complete energy while welcoming anyone on the stage and It’s okay to be loud to bring about the energy in you, also all Emcees to remember to hold the mic extremely close to your mouth, it can be as close as almost touching your lips. This will help the Emcee to attain maximum clarity. It is also recommended that the emcees try the mic and check it once before going on stage so that the speakers don’t come as a surprise to them when they talk.

Mumbai Team’s dance performance

Emcee:- Wow! What an outstanding performance! Audience! Sitiyan bhi allowed hai!

Aaj ki sham ki shuruvat hi itni jordar hui hai toh aaj ki sham kitni jordarr hogi???

We’re going to have an extremely fun filled evening, and the first speaker of today’s evening is also a very fun loving person,

(Emcee to talk about Mr. Panthaki’s achievements and designation but don’t take his name, use “He”)

Do you know who I’m talking about?

(Wait for an answer from the audience…)

Yes! It is Mr. Panthaki… Please put your hands together and Welcome Mr. Panthaki on stage!

Mr. Panthaki, I would kindly request you to address the gathering today. Thankyou.

(Pass Over)

(Once Mr. Panthaki’s done, say what you liked the most about his speech or you will take so and so of his advice etc, It’s quite impromptu)

Address by foreign Deligates

Today on this beautiful evening of 17^th June 2015, we also have our foreign delegates here, who have traveled a real distance to attend our gathering today. We would like to thank you for the time that you have given us today.

Today with us we have ____________ (again give the life achievements here of the next speaker)

Mr/Mrs. _______ We kindly welcome you to India and would like you to please come on stage and share with us a few words…

(Pass over and repeat what you did for the first speaker)

Emcee introduces the comedian:- Hasi ke phuvare udane aur aap sab ko bina chuye gudgudane aa rahe hai stage par ____________, jordar taliyan ho jay eek baar audience!!!

(Once the comedian is done)

Emcee:-  aap ne hum sabhi ko itna haasaya ki humari aakhon mein se khushi ke aasu aa gaye! Thankyou so much _______,

Time for Game 1

Okay ladies and gentle, I wish to tell something to everybody here today… I have been working with Eagle burgmann since the past ___ and I believe that it is one of the best places to work!

Eagle Burgmann is not just a 12 letter word!

(looks at the logo and acts like counting and Says…) Because It’s a 13 letter word!

So today here I would like all our eagles in the audience to tell us what Eagle burgmann feels like to them, but in 1 word!

And that word shall begin from the letter E, A, G, L, E.

Example:- E for Energetic, Ecstatic, Elemental etc

(Send one person in the audience with the mic)

If you have a word then just raise your hand and we will bring the mic to you

(Explain the same in hindi…)

(For the game the emcee cannot have a script to stick to but must improvise on the spot and create humor by his/her words. Don not forget to mention the reason why we are playing this game, i.e. though our top management from Eagle Burgmann know what to tell everybody, they also wish to hear from everybody what they think about their organization. So this is your chance to directly tell your boss what you feel like and what the Eagle Burgmann Family means to you.

Usually in an organization there are different levels of communication and those really low down in the pyramid cannot express themselves to those who are extremely high up in the pyramid. So do it now!)

(At the end of all the letters ask the employees to cheer – hip hip hurray! And don’t forget to thank them for their kind words and valuable feed back)

Emcee :- This was your host _______, I would now like to call upon the next host of today’s evening, _________, round of applaud for him everyone!!!

Intro for Pune Dance:- (by emcee good with Marathi)

Today I feel glad that we have all gathered here today in the Marathi capital of Maharashtra, Pune!

The place where the brave shivaji maharaj lived most of his life!

The place where you have the world’s richest ganpati – Dagduseth Shrimant Gnapati!

The place which is also know as the oxford of the east,

The place that adorns the MH 12,

So, I would like to ask you all in this typical Marathi syle!

Kasa kai Pune? (really loud and energytic)

Tumhi punri team chya performance sathi ready ahot?

(Lets hear the audience yell!!! You can also occasionally add lines such as, jevan nai khalay vattai? C’mon jorani tumchi aavaz aiku dya!!!)

Okay then!!!

Aajcha hya Annual gathering sathi aamchya puneri teamne, tumhi sarvansathi, ek katakir chya missal sarkhi masaledaar, pune chya katta kattatlya chai sarkhi kadak, ani, Pune chaya pavsa sarkhi aavadnari performance taiyaar keli aahe…

Tumhi Taiyaar ahat?

Tar amchya teamla aamhi bolvu stage vaar???

Baar!!!

Thamba…

Humari team keh rahi hai ki jabtak jordaar taliyan nahi bajengi tab tak who stage paar nahi aayenge…

Tar chala tyana he deyu ya!!!

C’mon audience!!!

Jordaar Taliya!!! Joordarr Sitiya!!!

Singapore Performance:

Greeting everybody!!!

Or should I say… Ni Hao (Nee How)

For everybody who’s wondering what that is…

I would like to share with you all that I am trying to learn Mandarin, one of the languages spoken in Singapore, because we have so many in our Eagle Burgmann Family from Singapore.

So, As I said, Nee hao mean “Hello”

I wish to teach this to everybody who doesn’t know how to greet someone from Singapore, so follow me

Nee hao!

(Audience says Nee How)

Wonderful, now you know what to say to someone you meet from Singapore, and yes with that, don’t forget to bow.

(Emcee bows slightly)

Wonderful Then!

Ladies and gentlemen!

Today we have our Eagle Burgmann Family coming in all the way from Singapore, and as if that wasn’t enough, they have now decided that today here at the gathering in Pune, they are going to showcase a little bit of their culture.

We would very much like to see what they have to present to us today on this stage and hence, audience, too welcome our atithi, can we have a great round of applaud!!!

(Emcee exits the stage and the dance troupe enters)

Interval

Wow!!! What a performance by our Singaporean counterparts!!!

We just cannot thank them enough!!!

Their performance surely left everyone in the audience Spell- bound!

Thank you so much for taking the time and efforts to do this for us…

Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, as every TV seriel, every movie has an interval, or a break, it is now time for or non-commercial Interval, which means, we’re not going to try to sell anything, so you now have 10 mins to go visit “the relieving sanctuary”, as I like to call it, and maybe also go and grab some refreshments. But, please do be back here in another 10 mins, because we have a lot more yet to come and many exciting things yet to happen on this stage that you cannot afford to miss.

So your host __________ will see you back here in another 10 mins!!!

See you soon!!

After the interval Game:-

Welcome back everybody!

While some of you got the chance to grab the refreshments, maybe some of you didn’t so here, we have our game, in which you all can participate, only on one condition:-

Your name and surname both combined should have all the four letters of Eagle Burgmann’s Eagle i.e. E, A, G, L

Get 5-7 people up on the stage for the game..

The emcee asks them their names and hands each one of them a cookie and asks them not to eat the cookie until she says to do so…

Instructions:- all the players will keep the cookies on their forehead, and at the count of three they have 1 minute to get the cookie from their forehead to their mouth without using their hands. All you can do is tilt your head sideways, make facial expressions or whatever you feel like…

If you drop the cookie, you are out..

The first one to eat the cookie wins

Another fun game:- give each one 5 balloons, they have to blow up the balloons and sit on them and burst them, the first one to finish all 5 balloons is the winner!!!

In case of a tie you can arm wrestle or ask the two to do maximum push ups in one minute!

And the Emcee says “Sayonara”

Japanese Act”-

Female emcee suggested

Konikchiva!!!

Okay ever6ybody this is _________, and now it’s time for a little Japanese, and Konichiva, means Hello in Japanesse, so can I get a Konichiva everyone??? (Audience says Konichiwa)

Superb!!!

Now everybody knows a bit of Japanese too!!!

Well, you have to know some because EB also has an extended family in Japan, and they are here today to show us a little about their culture!

And I am totally excited to see what their act is all about!

Are you all???

If you are then let me hear you applaud for them, C’mon!

Lets welcome a bit of Japan here on this stage with us!!!

(Emcee exits Japanese act enters)

Raga theme Act:

Music is one thing that connects people all around the world, because music knows no language, music knows no religion and it goes straight to the heart.

Most people when asked what is their hobby, would definitely have listening to music or playing an instrument in their list, that’s how deeply music touches us.

For me, I believe music is no different from breathing,

Because I cannot live without breathing ,

And I definitely cannot live without music.

This lovely evening, lets breath together, lets dance with joy together!

Uptill now we’ve had a dance performance, an act by our singapoorean and Japanese counterparts that we deeply enjoyed, a stand up act with ___________, so now It’s time for some music.

The history of Indian music is simply beautiful and we’ve had some really talented artists since centuries who have been born here and given their beautiful gift of music to this world…

Yes,,, I’m talking about meera bai, with her Sitar, lost in Krishna’s thoughts

Or imagining Tan sen in the royal palace,

Or Lata mangeshkar with voice like a nightangle,

Or A.R. Rehman with his Oscars.

Let us welcome the Raga Act, full of music, Full of Life!

Lets begin by listening to the encouraging music of some claps from the audience.. Can we?

Lucky Draw and Consolation Prize

Vote of thanks

Ladies and Gentelmen!!!

This may be the end of today’s evening but it is the beginning of a new year here at EB, I hope everybody had a lovely time this evening and enjoyed all the performances here on this stage.

I would like to thank everybody for making time and coming and attending our annual gathering here today. Once again, I, ___________, on behalf of EB would like to thank you for your contribution to the growth of our organization. We ;may not have reached this height, had it not been for you. Thankyou for being a part of this journey. And we hope you shall be a part of this wonderful journey, for years to come.

I would now request everybody to kindly proceed for dinner, and I would also like to request everybody not to go home without having dinner.

Thankyou so muc everyone!!

Good night! Shub Ratri! Shabba Khair! Oyasumi Nasai! Wan An!

Further Tips:-

The emcees can check out various videos on youtube of other emcees hosting corporate shows…

Even though this script exists and I have taken time to write this down, I would suggest that all the willing emcees come forward to bring content into this or change content in this script according to their style and preference. The true talent of an Emcee is how creative they can get with the content. And once what to say has been decided, then the next thing to focus on should be “how to say it”. Usually in events, there are last moment changes and the emcee should have to good presence of mind to tackle last moment changes accordingly. Even if last moment changes are not there, every time the response the audience provides is different and the next sentence of the emcee depends on how the audience responds to the previous one.

To sum it up in one sentence:-

Be yourself , be energetic, and just focus on what you can say best Impromptu.

Even if you don’t remember that poetic line and you know whats coming next, Introduce and leave!

It’s always better to not say much than to say something wrong on stage.

And… As far as possible try not to look at the script and read it out, try to work without it, by which I do not mean that you learn the thing by heart, but just know what to say and say it in your own words.

Remember to check your 5 C’s:- Confidence, Charisma, Charm, Content and Crowd

Don’t forget to have fun!!!!

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