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Rock the Mic This Holiday Season: 5 Essential Speaking Tips for Hosts

The holidays bring an abundance of social gatherings, and if you’re hosting, there’s a good chance you’ll be stepping up to the mic. Whether you’re welcoming guests or introducing entertainment, here are five practical tips to ensure you shine:

1. Speak Early to Maximize Attention

Timing is everything when it comes to grabbing your audience’s attention.

Don’t wait for every confirmed guest to arrive—people may trickle in late, leave early, or miss the event entirely.

Consider your event in segments: early arrivals, the peak social window, and the wind-down. The sweet spot for speaking is toward the latter half of the first segment, once your guests have settled in but before their attention shifts elsewhere. For example, if your event runs from 7 PM to 10 PM, aim to speak around 8 PM for maximum engagement.

 

2. Bring the Gratitude

Expressing genuine appreciation sets the tone for a warm and inclusive atmosphere.

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Hosting a Holiday Party? Here are 7 Practical Tips for Speaking at Your Event

It’s that time of year during which we experience an increase in social gatherings for comrades, colleagues, and clients. For those organizing or hosting holiday parties, there is an added responsibility of speaking at these events to, for example, welcome partygoers or introduce the entertainment.

Whether you are speaking at a formal event or a casual get-together, here are a few practical tips for rockin’ the mic:

  1. Embrace the spotlight early. There is no need to wait for every single person who confirmed attendance to arrive. People may arrive late, leave early, or, for various reasons, not show up at all. No matter the duration of your event, it may be helpful to consider it in segments. If the last part is a wind-down and when fatigue (or alcohol) could alter the dialogue or concentration, the middle is the peak where most conversations and socializing happens - neither of these slots will garner the attentiveness of your audience. The first segment, then,...
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