MC Script Template

Description

This is the script the Lightning Talks MC will use during the event.

Message Template

Variables are wrapped in curly brackets ({{ }}).

# MC SCRIPT

## EVENT INTRO

- Welcome everyone! We're getting started on time, we just want to give people a couple of minutes to come in and get settled.

- As we all get settled in, I'll give a brief overview of what we've been up to. Virtual Coffee started as a once a week zoom chat in April 2020, and has grown into a community of devs at all stages of the journey, meeting, mentoring, hosting events, and most importantly, making friends. Our mission is to form community, allow room for growth and mentorship at all levels, and to provide a safe space for everyone interested in tech. To find our code of conduct, events, or to learn more, you can check out our website virtualcoffee.io.

- We just wrapped up [whatever event], and now we have some great things we're working on: [list events]

- We're really glad to have you all here with us today, and I especially want to thank our speakers for being here.

- Today's event will be livestreamed, recorded, and posted online.

- Because Lightning Talks are an introduction to a topic, and here at Virtual Coffee a good way to ease into speaking or gauge interest for a Lunch & Learn topic, we won't be taking questions as part of the event, but I'll be tagging the speaker and their topic in the #vc-events channel in Slack so please feel free to add questions, comments, or general positivity there.

  - Some of the speakers will be asking questions, so feel free to respond through chat.

- I'm very excited about our talks, so now I'm going to introduce our first speaker.

- (Intro presenter) - topic

## SPEAKER TRANSITION

- A special thank you to {{ speaker }}. That was a great look at {{ topic }}. Just a reminder to throw all of your questions in the #vc-events channel, and be sure to tag @{{ speaker }}. Up next, we have {{ speaker }} who is talking about {{ topic }}.

## INTERMISSION

## OUTRO

- Thank you all for being here today, especially our speakers. We look forward to keeping this discussion going in Slack.

- Just a reminder, we're running a monthly challenge right now. So if you're interested in {monthly challenge info}, please {do whatever we're doing.}

- As always if you have questions or comments, please feel free to reach out. We're always here to support you and to answer any question. You can ping us in Slack, on Twitter @VirtualCoffeeIO or email us at hello@virtualcoffee.io

- Thanks again for everyone who participated in [last event]. We're looking forward to [whatever project/ Lunch & Learns /events] that are happening next--I know I'd love to see each of these speakers expand these ideas into a Lunch & Learn.

- Have a great day, everyone!