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Learn how to operate the PA system. It must be in the most suitable part of the room and the settings must be correct. Volume must be adequate and the bass not too strong. You should hold the microphone very close to your mouth and slow down your speaking pace. Having good audio will make your job much easier and prevent interjections and discontent. If it's a house PA, ask the staff how to adjust the settings. Do a practice run with a friend or two, or a few members of your staff, sitting in different parts of the room... Question challenges. Players often challenge your answers as a face-saving exercise. They might have forcibly overruled their team mates' answers with their own, and when it turn out that their answer is wrong, they can become quite aggressive... To avoid this sort of abuse, spell out the ground rules about question challenges at the start of the evening. If the players are very clear on your position your night will run much more smoothly. You can say to them that..