The Head of the Court's Human Resources and Protocol Bureau, Sri Handayani, and the Acting Head of the Presidential Secretariat's Protocol Bureau, Muhammad Saiful, delivering remarks and opening the Master of Ceremony (MC) Workshop on Wednesday (10/8/2025) in the Hall of Court Building II, Jakarta. Photo by MKRI/Panji.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) – The Constitutional Court (MK), through the Human Resources and Organization Bureau (SDMO), organized a Workshop for Masters of Ceremony (MC Training) on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at the Court Building II. The event featured resource persons from the Presidential Secretariat.

“An MC is the commander on the field during an event. Whatever the master of ceremony conveys will be followed by our leaders, regardless of their level—be it the president, vice president, heads of state institutions, or others,” said Acting Head of the Protocol Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat, Muhammad Saiful, in his opening remarks.

He emphasized that an MC plays a pivotal role in the success of every official or non-official event. He hoped the training would encourage leaders to entrust capable staff members to serve as professional and reliable MCs during Court events.

The Presidential Secretariat assigned Head of the Event Subdivision Gigih Rizki Yuwantra and Presidential Protocol and MC Baihaki as speakers for the training. Gigih began the session by reviewing participants’ pretest questions and answers.

sequence of activities.

“A key point to remember is that you should never staple or clip your cue cards—keep them loose. Otherwise, you’ll find it difficult to turn them quickly during the event,” Gigih advised.

He added that cue cards can be clustered into sections, allowing the MC to easily switch between them as the program progresses, helping them appear more professional on stage.

Meanwhile, Baihaki discussed the roles and responsibilities, script preparation, self-control techniques, MC etiquette, and even conducted practical MC exercises. He underlined that an MC—entrusted with leading the flow of an event or ceremony—must be skilled, responsive, and composed, maintain a steady voice, understand the message of the event, and master the language used

Author       : Mimi Kartika.
Editor        : N. Rosi
Translator  : Jessica Rivena Meilania/Donny Yuniarto

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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