Entertainers tip 14 was about Researching the event and surrondings.

Being a professional entertainer we have more responsibilities then just entertaining. The client may have hired us directly or through an agent and expects us to entertainer the audiences. However, the client forgets that the entertainer is a representative of the company and is the first person guests see. If you are working with a good agent, they will know this and require you to dress, be positioned, and ready to entertain 10-15 minutes before any guest enters the event. Nevertheless, the agent forgets that the entertainer is an information booth, along with being a representative of the sponsoring company. Therefore, I feel it is up to the entertainer to do research.

Ask the client or agent, what is the event about? Are the guest local or from out of town? If an emergency occurs, who do you look for help or contact? If security is needed – lost child, stolen purse, dangerous or wet surfaces, how do you contact these people? Theses questions are simple, but will help you understand the people you are entertaining.

When you get to the event, research it. What events are going on? Ask the client or agent for a schedule of the events – what is happening, when and where, if there are any costs involved. And the most asked question, where are the bathrooms located? As a performer, were just not an entertainer, we are a representative of the sponsoring company, respective of the entertainment agency or your own business, and lastly we are the information center.

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