“Name faces out, keep it flat.”
Quick answer: A name-tent line English APAC is what the floor crew says while setting a panel table: name faces out, keep it flat, one tent in front of each seat. Check every tent from the back row before doors.
A Kuala Lumpur conference hall, panel about to start.
Four speakers sit down behind four folded cards.
Two names face the panel, and one card has curled over.
Name-tent line English APAC is the short floor-crew line for panel tables: name faces out, keep it flat, so the room and the camera can read every speaker.
Street-smart APAC English: short sentences a tired operator can say out loud.
Pair it with the table-number line English APAC and the name-pronunciation line English APAC for more event language on the floor.
What goes in a name-tent line English APAC?
A name-tent line English APAC has three parts: the face, the fold and the seat. Name faces out turns the printed side to the audience and the camera, not the speaker. Keep it flat means a crisp fold that sits square on the table, not bowed or propped on a glass. The seat rule puts one tent in front of the right chair.
Name-tent line (illustrative):
“Name faces out, toward the room.”
“Keep it flat, square to the table edge.”
“One tent per seat, matched to the run sheet.”
How do you check name tents before doors?
Walk to the back row and read every card from there, then check the wide shot on the camera monitor. If a name is hard to read, reprint it larger before doors, not during the panel. Match each tent to the seating order on the run sheet, then tell the moderator the order out loud.
| Kill this | Say this (illustrative) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Okay na po ‘yan, basta may pangalan. | Name faces out, toward the room. | Faces the audience |
| Eh, just lean it on the glass lah. | Keep it flat, square to the table edge. | Stays readable |
| We fix the names later, after they sit. | One tent per seat, matched to the run sheet. | No vague later |
Lines in this table are illustrative, not quotes from real people.
What if a panellist moves their name tent?
Leave it during the session; reaching across a panel table is worse than a crooked card. At the next break, reset it face out and flat, and check the seat order again. If two speakers swap chairs, swap their tents at the same time and tell the moderator before the next question.
How does the line play out on PH and SG desks?
Philippines desk. In PH halls, guests of honour are often seated late or moved at the last minute. Keep blank spare tents and a marker at the side table, add po when you ask a speaker to shift, and post the final seating order in the crew Viber group.
Singapore and wider APAC desk. In Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and the wider region, keep it brisk and plain: name out, flat, one per seat. Print titles under the name only if the moderator will use them on mic. Keep the same font and card size on every table so the wide shot reads as one set.
Paste-ready lock
Speakable lock (illustrative): “Name faces out, keep it flat.”
Print it on the floor-crew card and say it at every table reset, in the same words, before doors and at each break. Name out, card flat, one tent per seat, matched to the run sheet.
Monday field kit
- Tents printed large, name only or name and title.
- Crisp fold on card stock that sits flat.
- Seating order taped under the table edge.
- Spare blank tents and a marker at the side table.
- Kill rule: never reach across a live panel to fix a tent.
What to do this week
- Print every tent in a large, plain font.
- Read each card from the back row.
- Check the wide shot on the camera monitor.
- Tape the seating order under the table.
- Brief the moderator on the final order.
FAQs
What is a name-tent line English APAC?
A name-tent line English APAC is the floor crew’s short panel-table script: name faces out, keep it flat. It makes every speaker readable to the room and the camera.
Which way should a name tent face on a panel table?
The printed name faces out, toward the audience and the camera. The speaker already knows their own name, and the back row does not.
How do you stop name tents curling or falling over?
Use stiff card stock with a crisp fold and keep the card square to the table edge. Never prop it against a glass or a laptop.
Who owns the name-tent line on a panel?
The floor crew owns the spoken line and the reset at each break. The moderator owns the seating order, so tents follow the run sheet.
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