Conferences, awards nights, galas, launches, fundraisers - every event has its own rhythm, its own room. Here's what I host and how each one is approached.
The flagship offering - full-event hosting for Melbourne corporates and interstate companies running events in town. Run sheet ownership, stakeholder briefings, and a calm, audience-aware presence from open to close.
Corporate MC MelbourneMulti-day, multi-stream programmes. Tight transitions, audience engagement between sessions, and a credible voice that keeps your speakers, sponsors and delegates on schedule.
Conference MCThe big one. Award category pacing, sponsor acknowledgements, presenter handovers, and the warmth a recognition moment deserves - without losing momentum across 20+ categories.
Awards Night MCBlack-tie, formal, often industry. Host duties across welcome, dinner, entertainment, speeches and auction - with a tone that reads the room and adjusts as the night progresses.
Gala Dinner MCBrand-led, media-aware, often livestreamed. Building the moment, managing the reveal beat, and bridging marketing, exec speakers and demo segments so the launch hits the way it was scripted.
Product Launch MCCause-led events where every bid, every story and every silent auction window matters. Auction support, donation moments, and the lift in the room when the night really matters.
Charity & Fundraiser MCSame process across every event format. The depth varies; the steps don't.
30 minutes on the event - audience, format, sensitivities, what success looks like. Usually the week of confirmation.
I work from yours or draft one with you. Every transition, every speaker, every cue gets a time and a voice line.
Walk the room, mic check with AV, intro check with speakers. The whole crew should know I'm a name, not a question mark.
I host. Tight transitions, warmth where it's needed, pace where it's needed. You watch the room land the way you wanted it to.
Quick answers across all service formats.
It depends on the format and the room. A keynote-heavy conference MC brief is different from an awards night MC brief, which is different again from a gala dinner. Tell me the event type when you enquire — I'll point you to the right starting fee.
Often — many events are hybrids. A conference day plus an awards dinner. A product launch plus a gala. I'll host both segments with the same run-sheet ownership and pricing is bundled, not duplicated.
A pre-event brief, run-sheet input, speaker introductions, host duties for the agreed event window, and on-night production support. Voice-over recording, scripting, or rehearsals run on top — quoted transparently.
Fixed fee, every time. Hourly stopwatch rates create friction when an event runs long. I quote a flat fee against an agreed scope so neither side is watching the clock at midnight.
Yes — that's the bread-and-butter of corporate hosting. Formal awards moment, then a relaxed dinner segment, then a paddle raise, then close. The tone shifts; the host stays the same.
Not under this brand. This site is for corporate MC services. For weddings and private celebrations John runs a separate practice — get in touch via the corporate enquiry form and I'll point you the right way.
Awards nights, multi-day conferences, end-of-financial-year events and Christmas functions are the biggest categories across the calendar year. Book three to six months ahead for Oct–Dec dates.
