Sometimes being impromptu means preparing beforehand. I encountered a terrible emcee today. Well, his words were fine and his pronunciation had no fault, he did not make obvious mistakes like speaking monotonously or stuff his hands in his pockets, or make exaggerated gestures.
His jokes brought the house down. Onto their knees, begging for relief. I'm not saying it's wrong to crack jokes, but sometimes one has to prepare beforehand and appear as if the joke was thought of seconds ago. And, the jokes have to be linked, to the subject or theme or aim of the event.
I literally cringed every time the emcee came back on stage. True, he redeemed himself a little, when he poked fun at the contestants during an audience participation game, but then he killed all hope, when he cracked a joke. Or tried to.
And participants in competitions should learn not to crack private jokes in public. It's like displaying the hua yi is cool campaign in french or german or russian. Nobody will understand. And what good is a joke if nobody understands?
WEiRdneSS.
