Script for a corporate event (EagleBurgmann) (EagleBurgmann) (Annual Function) An organisation organisation called EagleBur EagleBurgmann gmann required required a script for their their annual day, day, they wanted wanted their employees employees to host host the show however, they wished to procure a script from an experienced Anchor and hence, was called upon for the !o"# $o "e honest rarely ever write scripts "ecause usually wor% on an on the spot "asis or improvisation, however, as these were not experienced Emcees, wrote down not only a script "ut in "etween tips to help them on stage# &ope you find it helpful too###
The following event schedule was w as provided:'#
ntroduction
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ighting the amp
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+rayer ance -um"ai .nit
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Speech "y -r#+antha%i
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Address "y Foreign elegates
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2omedy Act
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4ame and nteraction
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ance "y +une .nit
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Act "y Singapore .nit
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nterval
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4ames and nteraction
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8apanese Act
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9aga $heme Act
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;ote of $han%s
The Script One emcee to go on stage 5 mins before the show begins and make the announcement in English and Marathi… 4ood evening everyone, we would li%e to inform every"ody to %indly ma%e yourself comforta"le in your seats and please turn off your mo"ile phone as we Amhi sarvana hey %adun iccetoh %i %rupya apli seat var aramat "asave ani %arya%ram chalu astana phonecha vapar %aru naye# ?ripya aple mo"ile phones switch off %arun theva# ?arya%ramacha aaram"h aamhi thodya vedane %arnaar aahot# hanyawad> Emcee - Suswagatam - Suswagatam Suswagatam, Suswagatam, Agatam Swagatam, Suswagatam Emcee !:- =amas%ar> !:- =amas%ar> Ada"> Satsria%al> Emcee :@ :@ A very good evening ladies and gentlemen> Emcee !:- $his is your host and 2o@host , welcoming you all this evening to the annual gathering at Eagle Burgmann# Emcee :- $oday :- $oday we Fun> 8oy> And And aughter> So every"ody let your ties loose> Emcee : And : And all the ladies, you can let your hair downC Emcee !:- Dou Emcee :- ell, :- ell, hy are we having the cele"ration today Emcee !:- e mean loo% at me, how Emcee !:- Des> !:- Des> A"solutuly> And not only us "ut "elieve every single person present here at the Eagle Burgmann Annual 4athering 4athering deserves deserves a +atC Emcee :- :- agreeC But how do our "osses, go around patting everyone Ah> have an idea> %ay> %ay> want every"ody to pay attention this once> want every"ody to follow meC +ut your right hand up in the airC# 2an see everyone =ow want you to put your right hand on your left shoulder and pat yourselfC Every"ody>>> +at yourself>>> et me see you do it>
Emcee !:- adies and gentlemen>>> Dou>> For yourself>>>> (Audience applauds) Emcee :- $here is so much to than% every"ody here for> ithout people there is no organi:ation> And, without your contri"ution there is no EagleBurgmann> So, we than% you very much for "eing with us in all our thic% and thin, li%e a family> And helping Eagle Burgmann "e what it is today> $han%you so much every"ody> ords are less to descri"e the gratitude which we wish to express, hence once again, can we get a round of applaud to this relationship Emcee !:- $han%you so much every"ody> So without further ado, >> n traditional ndian 2ulture , if we wish to "egin any ceremony, then for the luc% and goodwill of it, we first ta%e "lessings from the lord "y lighting the lamp, which is a sym"ol of warmth, and happiness C Emcee :- &ence, for lighting the lamp, would li%e to call on stage> &uge round of applause> 8ordar taliya> (Encourage the audience to clap for everyone who is coming on stage and, call them one "y 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 !:- $han% you so much gentlemen> would now request you to %indly go "ac% to your seats so we can start the performancesC Emcee ":- =ow that the lamp is it, it>> 2>> #mportant tip$- $he emcee needs to have complete energy while welcoming anyone on the stage and t hat an outstanding performance> Audience> Sitiyan "hi allowed hai> Aa! %i sham %i shuruvat hi itni !ordar hui hai toh aa! %i sham %itni !ordarr hogi e t is -r# +antha%iC +lease put your hands together and elcome -r# +antha%i on stage> -r# +antha%i, would %indly request you to address the gathering today# $han%you# (+ass ver) (nce -r# +antha%i>> (nce the comedian is done) EmceeJ@ aap ne hum sa"hi %o itna haasaya %i humari aa%hon mein se %hushi %e aasu aa gaye> $han%you so much ,
Time for )ame %ay ladies and gentle, wish to tell something to every"ody here todayC have "een wor%ing with Eagle "urgmann since the past and "elieve that it is one of the "est places to wor%> Eagle Burgmann is not !ust a ' letter word> (loo%s at the logo and acts li%e counting and SaysC) Because t So today here would li%e all our eagles in the audience to tell us what Eagle "urgmann feels li%e to them, "ut in ' word> And that word shall "egin from the letter E, A, 4, , E# ExampleJ@ E for Energetic, Ecstatic, Elemental etc (Send one person in the audience with the mic) f you have a word then !ust raise your hand and we will "ring the mic to you (Explain the same in hindiC) (For the game the emcee cannot have a script to stic% to "ut must improvise on the spot and create humor "y hisGher words# on not forget to mention the reason why we are playing this game, i#e# though our top management from Eagle Burgmann %now what to tell every"ody, they also wish to hear from every"ody what they thin% a"out their organi:ation# So this is your chance to directly tell your "oss what you feel li%e and what the Eagle Burgmann Family means to you# .sually in an organi:ation 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 as% the employees to cheer K hip hip hurray> And don>> #ntro for *une (ance:- +b' emcee good with Marathi, $oday feel glad that we have all gathered here today in the -arathi capital of -aharashtra, +une> $he place where the "rave shiva!i mahara! lived most of his life> $he place where you have the world $he place which is also %now as the oxford of the east, $he place that adorns the -& ', So, would li%e to as% you all in this typical -arathi syle> ?asa %ai +une (really loud and energytic) $umhi punri team chya performance sathi ready ahot (ets hear the audience yell>>> Dou can also occasionally add lines such as, !evan nai %halay vattai 2>>) %ay then>>> Aa!cha hya Annual gathering sathi aamchya puneri teamne, tumhi sarvansathi, e% %ata%ir chya missal sar%hi masaledaar, pune chya %atta %attatlya chai sar%hi %ada%, ani, +une chaya pavsa sar%hi aavadnari performance taiyaar %eli aaheC $umhi $aiyaar ahat $ar amchya teamla aamhi "olvu stage vaar Baar>>> $ham"aC &umari team %eh rahi hai %i !a"ta% !ordaar taliyan nahi "a!engi ta" ta% who stage paar nahi aayengeC $ar chala tyana he deyu ya>>> 2>> 8ordaar $aliya>>> 8oordarr Sitiya>>> Singapore *erformance: 4reeting every"ody>>> r should sayC =i &ao (=ee &ow) For every"ody who (Audience says =ee &ow) onderful, now you %now what to say to someone you meet from Singapore, and yes with that, don adies and gentlemen> $oday we have our Eagle Burgmann Family coming in all the way from Singapore, and as if that wasn>> (Emcee exits the stage and the dance troupe enters)
#nterval ow>>> hat a performance "y our Singaporean counterparts>>> e !ust cannot than% them enough>>> $heir performance surely left everyone in the audience Spell@ "ound> $han% you so much for ta%ing the time and efforts to do this for usC %ay, adies and 4entlemen, as every $; seriel, every movie has an interval, or a "rea%, it is now time for or non@commercial nterval, which means, we>> See you soon>> &fter the interval )ame:elcome "ac% every"ody> hile some of you got the chance to gra" the refreshments, may"e some of you didn>> n case of a tie you can arm wrestle or as% the two to do maximum push ups in one minute> And the Emcee says HSayonaraI apanese &ct.Female emcee suggested ?oni%chiva>>> %ay ever1y"ody this is , and now it>> =ow every"ody %nows a "it of 8apanese too>>> ell, you have to %now some "ecause EB also has an extended family in 8apan, and they are here today to show us a little a"out their culture> And am totally excited to see what their act is all a"out> Are you all f you are then let me hear you applaud for them, 2 ets welcome a "it of 8apan here on this stage with us>>> (Emcee exits 8apanese act enters) /aga theme &ct: -usic is one thing that connects people all around the world, "ecause music %nows no language, music %nows no religion and it goes straight to the heart# -ost people when as%ed what is their ho""y, would definitely have listening to music or playing an instrument in their list, that .ptill now we ets "egin "y listening to the encouraging music of some claps from the audience## 2an we 0uck' (raw and 1onsolation *ri2e 3ote of thanks
adies and 4entelmen>>> $his may "e the end of today> 4ood night> Shu" 9atri> Sha""a ?hair> yasumi =asai> an An> Further $ipsJ@ $he emcees can chec% out various videos on youtu"e of other emcees hosting corporate showsC Even though this script exists and have ta%en time to write this down, would suggest that all the willing emcees come forward to "ring content into this or change content in this script according to their style and preference# $he true talent of an Emcee is how creative they can get with the content# And once what to say has "een decided, then the next thing to focus on should "e Hhow to say itI# .sually in events, there are last moment changes and the emcee should have to good presence of mind to tac%le 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# $o sum it up in one sentenceJ@ Be yourself , "e energetic, and !ust focus on what you can say "est mpromptu# Even if you don t>>>
4ames to +lay
Games 1) Sponge bob: soak the sponge in water, and then squeeze it in the bottle the maximum filled bottle with in the given time limit is the winner. 2) neading dough !) "utting straw in the hair of #im$her, maximum straw holder will be the winner, within the given time limit. %) &usi'al 'hair () &aking read him$her keep 'hunni, bindi, bangles, 'omb, *) +ing turband
) -ewspaper 'ostume parade/: 0a'h 'hild and their parents re'eive a newspaper, a pair of s'issors and a roll of sti'k tape. n 1( minutes, ea'h teams task is to 'reate an outfit 3 'onsisting of ! items eg hat$top$pants or hat$dress$over4shirt 3 for ea'h member using onl the newspaper, s'issors and sti'k tape. 5fterwards, teams parade their 'reations and tea'hers 'an hand out a series of prizes for the neatest, messiest, or most 'reative outfit. 6)
#eart 7augh: +his game is hilarious to wat'h, and e ven more fun to pla. ts a real 'hallenge, espe'iall for people who 'ant keep a straight fa'e. "laers have to sit in a 'ir'le 8on 'hairs if ne'essar), fa'ing ea'h other. +he plaer who starts sas -ha9/, the next plaer in the 'ir'le sas -ha ha9/, the third plaer sas -ha ha ha9/ and so on around the 'ir'le. 5s soon as someone sas the wrong number of -ha/s, or starts laughing, the have to leave the 'ir'le. n'e a plaer leaves the 'ir'le, the have to tr and make the rest of the plaers laugh or make a mistake. +he person who makes a mistake or laughs last is the winner. 6) +EASJ $he peas @ are ping@pong "alls of different colors# players ta%e part in this game# $heir tas% is to gather as many peas as possi"le# $he peas (a"out '0 pieces) are thrown a"out the room (hall)# $here are chairs with the little "uc%ets on them# $he players gather the "alls with the help of the little scoop and put them into the "uc%ets or "as%ets#
SOME GAMES FOR KIDS AND ELDERS TOO : 10)
CHINESE WHISPERS GAME Sit everyone in a circle. Whisper a long phrase to one person. They, in turn, whisper what they heard to the next person, and so on. The last person announces what they hear
1!) DUCKY DUCKY KIDS GAME
Everyone sits in a circle except one who is given a pillow and blind-fold. They then go and place the pillow on a persons lap, sit on it and say ducky ducky. The person should say "uack uack" this can be done only ! ties. #f the blind person guesses the nae the person, they should now be given the blind fold and the gae run over again - after everyone has changed their places.
14) LISTEN & MOVE PARTY GAME $lace party shapes on the %oor in a circle. &or exaple if your thee is 'nights the shapes could be shields, swords, and castles. (hildren walk around circle while listening to usic. #f the usic is loud the children ove fast. #f the usic is uiet the children ove slow. #f the usic stops, the children stop on the closest shape. )oung children like to play it this way.
To ake it ore challenging for older children have * less shape than the nuber of children. (ontinue reove shapes as the children are +out+.
15) MEMORY PARTY GAME n a tray, place about * to * sall ites /e.g. pencil, watch, cob, shoe lace, spoon, toy car, etc.0 and cover with a cloth. Sit everyone in a circle. $lace the tray in the iddle of the circle and reove the cloth for 1 seconds. Everyone has to reeber the ob2ects. When the tie is up, replace the cloth. #n turn, each person has to nae an ob2ect on the tray. The 3rst person to fail to nae an ob2ect, repeat an ob2ect or nae soething not on the tray is out. The tray is then reoved and soe or all of the ob2ects replaced, and the gae restarted with the person following the one who is out. #f the gae is too easy for the group, add ore ob2ects or reduce the tie.
16) THE CHOCOLATE GAME Sit everyone in a circle and place a tray in the iddle with a hat, scarf, gloves, knife and fork, die and a wrapper bar of chocolate. #n turn, players throw the die. #f they throw a S#4, they ust put on the 5at, Scarf and 6loves before they start to unwrap the chocolate with the knife and fork, ad then start to eat it. To speed up the gae add a second die and reuire a 7ouble S#4. The 8elly 9ariation is to turn out a set 2elly onto a plate and eat it with the knife and fork.
17) TOY WALK PARTY GAME 5ave nubers on the ground eual to the nuber of children. Walk on the nubers until the usic stops. 5ave nubers on soe sall toys. #f a child is standing on the nuber of the toy, they win the toy.
18) STATIONS KIDS PARTY GAME Everyone stands a circle /except one who is standing in the iddle0 and has been told to reeber a di:erent station nae. The person in the iddle calls out two naes. The stations have to change places uickly, before the person in the iddle can get to one of the epty spaces. Who ever is left without a place is the person in the iddle for the next gae.
19) PASS THE PARCEL GAME Wrap a bar of chocolate /or soe other gift0, in a layer of paper. ;ow wrap it in another layer and repeat until you have about * layers. &inally wrap it in gift paper /so it looks nice0. Sit everyone in a circle and play a short snippet of usic. When the usic stops, the person holding the parcel reoves ;E layer of wrapping.
20) POSTMANS KNOCK =ll the boys gather in a group and each takes a card with a seuential nuber /ne, Two, Three etc0. The girls do the sae. The boys then for a line /shoulder to shoulder0 facing the girls who are in a siilar line. /$layers should ;T stand in order. &irst a girl calls out a nuber and the boy with that nuber goes across to kiss her. The a boy calls out a nuber and the girl with that nuber goes and kisses hi.
21) !ALLOON POP PARTY GAME $lace notes inside un-in%ated balloons,* or > of the notes should indicate that this balloon is a winner. #n%ate the balloons and hang the around. ?et each child pick a balloon then pop it to see if their note is a winner.
22) !ALLOON RELAY PARTY GAME 7ivide the children into > or ore eual teas and stand the in a line. 6ive each tea ten balloons in a basket. The 3rst in each line takes a balloon and runs to the other side of the
roo@yard@area and sits or stops on the balloon to pop it. =fter popping the balloon they run back to the line and tag the next person who does the sae thing. The gae goes on until one tea has popped all of their balloons. The winning tea gets a sall priAe /like a ribbon0 while E9E<);E gets a sall toy.
2!) CAN YOU GUESS?
$ut several sall ites into a brown paper bag. Blindfold one person and hand the one of the ites in the bag. 6ive the a few seconds to guess what the ite is. #f they are unsuccessful they are out. The last one wins.
24) !RITISH !"LLDOG GAME (autionC This gae can get rough. =ll the players /except one0 line up at one side of the playing area. The reaining player /The Bulldog0 stands in the iddle. When he is ready, he shouts "6o" and all the other players have to get to the other side without being caught. =ny player the The Bulldog can lift o: the ground while he shouts "British Bulldog", 2oins hi in the iddle as a Bulldog. n subseuent runs, the Bulldogs ay work together. The winner is the last one to be caught
25) MUMMIES FREE PARTY GAME
Split the party goers into teas of three and give each tea a toilet roll. Two persons then wrap the third in the toilet roll so that they look like an Egyptian Duy. The winning tea is the one who in a set tie /say > inutes0 have the neatest and ost covered Duy.
26) M"SICAL CHAIRS The old favorite. With one fewer chairs than people, a short snippet of usic is played while the people ove around the roo. When the usic stops everyone tries to sit on a vacant chair. /nly ;E person per chair0 The person who doesn+t 3nd a chair is out. ne chair is taken away and the gae continues until only one person /The Winner0 is left.
2#) M"SICAL STAT"ES This is like Dusical (hairs, but when the usic stops, the players have to keep still. =nyone who oves, uivers, shakes etc is out. The winner is the last one still playing.
2$) PASS THE ORANGE =rrange for teas of about to stand in a line, one behind the other /arranged boy, girl, boy,...0. 6ive each tea an orange which the 3rst person should tuck under his chin. This should be passed to the person behind. When the orange gets to the last person, they coe to the front of the line and start again. The winning tea is the 3rst one which gets their starting person to the front again.
29) PORT AND STAR!OARD n the coand /fro the list below0 the children have to do the appropriate action. =fter a while, start reoving the last player to coply, until only one reains. $ort /run to one side to the area0 Starboard /run to the other side0 (aptains (oing =board /Stand to attention and Salute0 Subarines /lie on the %oor0 5oist the Dainsail /run on the spot - like clibing the rigging0 Dess 7eck /Sit cross legged on the %oor - ready for lunch0
7avey 8ones /(lib a tree, stand on a chair - anything so that you are not on the %oor0 Fp $eriscope /Stand up straight and old hands to eyes as though looking through binoculars0
%0) WHISTLING CRACKERS )ou give every child ! soda crackers. When you say "6" every child puts all the crackers at once in his@her outh. The 3rst one to whistle wins. /)ou can also substitute the soda crackers with peanut butter but ake sure there are no =llergies0.
1) STUCK IN T!E MUD
ne person is +#T+ and has to run round touching as any people as they can. When they have touched soeone, that person has to stop and stand with their legs apart and their hands out stretched, until soeone crawls through their legs. #f you+ve been caught three ties, then you are out. The gae ends when everyone left is standing still.
%2) SLEEPING PIRATE GAME =ll the children /except one - The $irate0 sit (ross ?egged on the %oor in a circle. The pirate sites (ross-legged in the iddle of the circle, blind-folded, with a large bunch of keys on the %oor in front of hi. = child is noinated to creep up and take the keys and then return to their place, without the pirate hearing the. The $irate has three goes to point to where he thinks the raider is. #f he is successful, the raider becoes the $irate
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Button sieving blows the maximum balloons wins 10-15 locked locks and keys, whoever unlock max locks wins
Baloo [Hair] Mein [tuck] Straw
Give colorful straws to each member. At the start each player has to tuck the straws into his/her own hair
They have to do this for Ek Minute. Player who is able to put maximum straws in his hair is the winner. •
Sieve & Match sticks
Sieve & Match stick Number of players : 2 or more !reparation: ne !ieve" match stick boxes" newspaper" fixin# tape. "escription: $eep the sieve upside down. %over the sieve with the help of newspaper and fixin# tape. Participant has the insert the match stick in the holes of the sieve throu#h the news paper.
The player who mana#es maximum number in one minute is the winner.
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Candle and Match Sticks
#an$le & Match Sticks Number of players : 2 or more !reparation: ne bi# candle & a match box. "escription: 'ix the candle on a plate. The player has to lit and put off the candle as many times as possible. This should be done in ne Minute. The player who mana#es to lit and blow candle maximum times in one minute is the (inner. Note: %are should be taken as match sticks are involved.
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Potato Peeling
PTAT PEE)*+G Give some raw potatoes and a peeler to each player. At the start the player should peel the potatoes. This #ame can be played with cucumber" apple or similar fruits and ve#etables. ,e has to do this in Ek Minute MainPlayer who mana#es to peel maximum numbers of potatoes is the winner ariation This #ame can be played with other ve#etable and fruits like cucumber" apple" bananas etc.
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Straw Game S%'( )'M* Take two bowls per player. Pour some beans/ chick peas in one of the bowl. Provide a straw to each player. At the start the player has to carefully pick the beans from one bowl by usin# the straw and transfer them into the second vessel. And this has to be done in Ek Minute Main-Player transferrin# maximum number of beans in one minute is the winner.
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POPCORN THREA!NG
!+!#+N %H*'",N) Give all the players a bowl of popcorns and needle with lon# thread. The player has to make #arland usin# the popcorns. This #ame can also be played with beads" marsh mellows etc ,e has to do this in Ek Minute MainPlayer who mana#es to put in lar#est number of popcorns in the chain is the winner.
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Sa"se #ada R$%%aia'
Take a bi# bowl. Place all kinds of loose coins in it e.#. 0ps/12ps/32ps/30ps/02ps etc. The participant is supposed to separate out #roups of coins totalin# to 4upee 1. This #ame can also be played with 3/5 participants at the same time. Ensure that there are sufficient coins in the bowl. Each participant has to do this in Ek Minute MainPlayer who makes maximum #roups of one rupee is the winner.
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SA(ET) P!N CHA!N '
!A'ET6 P*+ %,A*+ Place safety pins on the table. The player has to open the pin and put the pointed arm in the hole of the second safety pin. *n similar fashion he has to make the lon#est possible chain. ,e has to do this in Ek Minute MainPlayer who mana#es to put in lar#est number of pin in the chain is the winner.
13. Tie The Knot ne minute party game to tie maximum %nots on rope# 2hec% out tie the %not %itty party gameC
16. Blow Off The Candle ne minute party game in which each player is "lind folded and heGshe needs to "low off the candle# 2hec% out "low off the candle %itty party game###
Straw M $hermocol Balls ?itty +arty 4ames
