There is no fixed routine for an emcee that is followed every day. The working days and hours keep change according to the show/event. The work starts a few hours before the event and continues till it ends.

• 11am: Wake up
• 11.30am: Breakfast
• 12.15pm: Go to the gym
• 2.30pm: Lunch
• 3.30pm: Meetings with clients
• 6pm: Head to the event venue
• 1am: Wrap up for the day

• No stage fright
• Excellent oratory
• Fun loving and an entertaining person
• You should be outgoing and gregarious person with good communication skills
• Spontaneous thinking is a must for an emcee to remain on stage for a long time
• You should have good networking skills to survive
• You should be a good team player to work in coordination with a co-host
• You should be a hard-worker, efficient with time management
• Being warm and subtle helps you break the ice with the audience
• Words like shy and introvert don’t go with the work of an emcee

Take part in drama competitions and debates in school and college. Such competitions are a great leveller. This is the only way you can gain confidence and exposure. Also, they’ll make you realise whether you belong to this industry or not. In addition to this, keep improving your vocabulary and be on stage to learn how to connect with audience and keep it engaged and interested.

• Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi (headquarters) and multiple centres 
• Jamia Millia Islamia