Although it sounds strange to you, to hear your own voice over the P.A, in fact it doesnt sound any different to the audience than if you were talking to them in normal conversation.
The trick here is to be Yourself, if you havent got the skill to project a warm friendly personality at the functions where ice breaking is required then being an entertainer isnt for you. The trick is to find a balance, most people would simply hire the gear – saving around 50% of a D.Js booking fee and throw a NOW Cd on – if human input and personality wasnt important to them. At some functions, if they pay for an entertainer and get a human jukebox who doesnt own a mic and just sits there playing music then they occasionally feel cheated!.
I cant stress the BE YOURSELF, advice enough, dont put on a radio style zany DJ voice – that will sound false and doesnt fool anybody. If you are lucky enough to have a D.J training you, or are a young person helping an older mentor D.J then DONT be tempted to become a clone of him or her. Adopt your own mic style (not a false voice), use your own tag lines but dont rely on the same cliches 20 or 30 times a night – this...