Hosting an event of any size is serious business. Your role matters. Whether a gathering of your own, a client or a trusted friend, there are ways to screw it up and there are ways to make it soar. How you show up on the day sets the tone for the proceedings. It affects the impression guests have of the event. It dictates their actions thereafter. No pressure.
Oli Barrett MBE knows a thing or two about hosting. As a connector, chair, compere and MC, Barrett is regularly hired to host events from small intimate gatherings to arena-sized awards dos. After his first job at Walt Disney World,