Corporate event MC audition practice interview
Agenda control, polished introductions, audience engagement and calm handling of changes during a corporate event. Practise the 5 questions casting panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the audition
A corporate event MC audition tests whether you can guide a formal programme with energy, precision and good judgement. The panel listens for clear delivery, concise speaker introductions, firm time control and a calm response when the agenda changes.
How to prepare
- Practise a short welcome for an awards evening, conference or staff gathering.
- Mark a sample running order with speaker names, timings and transition notes.
- Rehearse shortening an introduction while keeping the essential details accurate.
- Prepare neutral lines for delays, microphone faults and late speakers.
- Practise pronouncing every name in the audition brief before you arrive.
Common mistakes
- Turning every transition into a speech and pushing the programme behind time.
- Using jokes that embarrass a guest or do not suit a business audience.
- Guessing the pronunciation of a speaker's name instead of checking it.
- Showing frustration when the production team changes the plan.
What to expect
A real audition interview
5 questions the way casting panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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