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Originally Posted by Erin Rapacki
As far as I'm am aware; roles such as play-by-play Announcer and MC are selected by Regional committees long ahead of time because such roles require a certain amount of training. In addition, Regional committees are really selective about who they put behind a microphone on the field - they prefer people they know, trust, and have experience (experience is becoming rare these days, but it's funny they won't train more people. They just spread the same amount of people thinner every year).
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Thats not entirly true, Erin, acctually its wrong because according to an email sent to me last monday (feb 21) I will most likely be one of the emcee's at the NJ Regional, and that i would be getting information about some web-based training for my postion
and this is from the FIRST VIMS website :
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Originally Posted by US FIRST WEBSITE
TRAINING
Provided by FIRST headquarters prior to start of competition season, may include: live and/or recorded web conferences, teleconference(s), manual and other support materials, email communications and one-on-one support. First-year volunteer may serve in an apprentice role, working with a veteran emcee. Event Manager and AV Tech Director provide guidance during the competition.
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that was what i got when i clicked on the link about Master of Ceremonies