I have just blagged my way through another awards evening, and what i mean by blagged is that i was not hired to facilitate an awards evening just asked to do a disco, and its not the first time but thats another story.

so as you know the average joe public is more often than not totally inexperienced when it come to using a mic and they can cause a real headache, especially when you are not prepared.

tonight was a right chew on as i had to contend with no less than 20 presenters all with different levels of confidence and so dynamically different. I was litterally on full gain with a mic held at breast height on occasions backing right off for mr mic swallower.

Pops on the p's and b's, booming voices with clipping & limiters kicking in when they got over excited and the old tomatoe sauce bottle experience.

great. I made it through with sharp eyes and ears with lightening fast reactions on the fader/mute button - mic got dropped at one point and it was off before it hit the floor.

So to the question - other than asking the client if they want a disco or a chuffing AV hire what are the options when dealing with the above.

foam pop shields?
User manual gaffa taped to mic?
stun gun?

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