This past Saturday morning I thought I was simply introducing the world’s greatest ukulele player, Jake Shimabukuro, and then closing out the final session as Emcee of RootsTech, the largest genealogy conference on the planet. However, as I settled in to gather my thoughts for the words I might say in half an hour I suddenly heard, “Jason, we need you on stage right now.  Can you do a 30-minute show before the session starts?” Rushed to the stage I winged my best set, accidentally not having warmed up my voice, while singing, doing impressions, telling jokes, and keeping the 10,000 person audience of children, parents and grandparents happy while the session got closer to the telecast start time, about to roll live, shown to hundreds of thousands around the globe. Thus is the life of the Emcee. I only Emcee a few events per year, and those are usually for clients that commit to having me return year after year. The challenge of preparation for these types of events is enormous, and a giant promise is made between the client and me: Trust me and you will get more than you paid for.     Over the past