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The Emcee's Handbook for Excellence

#49 Acknowledge individual members when a group is the award recipient.

If a single award is presented to a group of people, the group should be announced as the award recipient.
Example 49A: "The 2003 Team of Excellence is the Mail Room Division."
After the ovation for the group has subsided, the names of the team members should be read.
Example 49A (continued): "The Mail Room Division includes: Gayle Anderson, Carol Cole, Tom Davenport, Javier Morales, and Ken Peterson."
Sometimes a team that is to receive the award does not have a formal or official name. The members of the team will have to be called separately. If this will be the case, you should let the audience know how many names will be announced so that they will hold their applause until the entire team is named.
Example 49B: "The award for Best Humorous Skit goes to the trio of Faye Jones, Skip Jones, and Yvon Arutunyan."
If the audience begins its ovation before you complete the announcement of all names in the group, let the applause subside and then complete the list.
Example 49C: "The rest of the winning group includes Skip Jones and Yvon Arutunyan."

The Emcee's Handbook for Excellence

#49	Acknowledge individual members when a group is the award recipient.

If a single award is presented to a group of people, the group should be announced as the award recipient. Example 49A: "The 2003 Team of Excellence is the Mail Room Division." After the ovation for the group has subsided, the names of the team members should be read. Example 49A (continued): "The Mail Room Division includes: Gayle Anderson, Carol Cole, Tom Davenport, Javier Morales, and Ken Peterson." Sometimes a team that is to receive the award does not have a formal or official name. The members of the team will have to be called separately. If this will be the case, you should let the audience know how many names will be announced so that they will hold their applause until the entire team is named. Example 49B: "The award for Best Humorous Skit goes to the trio of Faye Jones, Skip Jones, and Yvon Arutunyan." If the audience begins its ovation before you complete the announcement of all names in the group, let the applause subside and then complete the list. Example 49C: "The rest of the winning group includes Skip Jones and Yvon Arutunyan."