Corporate Karaoke Party - Give Your Best!

It's going to happen, one of your co-workers will call you up on stage and thrust a microphone in your hand. Knowing you have a corporate karaoke party coming up, be sure to prepare. You train and prepare for everything else in your life, why not train for your upcoming event.

Songs

Choose three of your favourite songs AND, choose another two classics that even the most Spartan of song lists will include.

Typically great songs to get the crowd with you include

• Bat out of Hell, Meatloaf


• Twist and Shout, Beatles


• Rock Lobster, B52's


• Summer Nights, Grease

And so, on. Once you have chosen these songs you should download them on your computer or iPod, as mp3's and practice them in your spare time, perhaps in the shower.

Fancy Dress

Too many singers miss the opportunity of dressing up. Corporate karaoke means you need to put in that little bit extra. By hiring at least a wig, you are well on the way to stardom. Typically the mullet or the long hair of the 70's, is a popular choice, though if you have a truly creative moment, go the Afro.

For those who do not prepare, the simple handing of the mike will make them go weak at the knees, their hands will become sweaty and their minds turn to mush. And, if they refuse to sing, who knows what fate awaits them back at work.

Remember, everyone at the party expects you to at least get on stage and try. Don't forget, this work function is not the only potential karaoke moment lurking, you might be asked at a dance, a wedding reception, or a Sweet Sixteen party, so be prepared!

Performance

Once you jump up on stage the audience will expect one of two scenarios, if you are a male, they hope you transform into Michael Hutchence of INX fame, men in the audience hope to see a steamy sex siren with the voice of an angel.

Other typical thoughts of your audience, though negative, might be that you create a sound similar to the scratching of long fingernails running down a blackboard. No matter what, give the crowd everything you've got, go crazy. Find the clown within.

There is no guarantee that your performance will win you an Oscar or win a recording contract, but so long as you have fun, the crowd will love you for it. And not to add to your anxiety, but because it is a corporate karaoke party, the bosses will be watching!