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INTRODUCTION 4HOW ON EARTH DID WE GET HERE? 6BROADCAST ROLES 10STREAMING 12RESOURCES ............................................................. 14EARLY BROADCASTING 15THE FIRST BROADCAST ............................................... 15GOING PUBLIC ......................................................... 16TEETHING ISSUES ...................................................... 17HANDLING CRITICISM ................................................ 19LEARNING FROM THE PROFESSIONALS ............................ 20THE KEYS TO SUCCESS ON ANY FORMAT 22PREPARATION ......................................................... 22GAME-SPECIFIC PREPARATION ............................. 26PLAY THE GAME! ............................................... 26PRACTICE ............................................................... 28PASSION ................................................................ 28PROFESSIONALISM .................................................... 29OFFLINE EVENTS 31LANGUAGE ............................................................. 32THE CROWD ............................................................ 32PRODUCTION DIFFERENCES ......................................... 33DRESS CODE ............................................................ 351
CAMERAS! .............................................................. 35REHEARSALS ............................................................ 37THE VOICE 38WHAT CAN I DO TO IMPROVE MY VOICE? ........................ 38INFLECTION ............................................................. 39PROJECTION ............................................................ 39ENUNCIATION .......................................................... 39PACING .................................................................. 40SAVING YOUR VOICE (AKA AVOIDING A SORE THROAT) ...... 40NATURAL TALENT VERSUS HARD WORK 43STYLE AND TECHNIQUE 43THE ART OF DEAD AIR 44STORYLINES 48CHEMISTRY 49HOSTING AND PRESENTING 52MAIN STAGE HOST .................................................... 52DESK HOST .............................................................. 55GRAPHICS AND STORYLINES ................................ 56CAMERA USAGE ................................................ 57FLOW ............................................................. 59QUESTIONNING SKILLS ....................................... 60INTRODUCTIONS AND FUNNELING ................................. 62THROWS 66REGULAR THROWS .................................................... 662
Page 1: Talking EsportsA guide to becoming
Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTIONIt doesn’t matter if
Page 7 and 8: HOW ON EARTH DID WE GET HERE?We’v
Page 9 and 10: on a dedicated gaming channel (Xlea
Page 11 and 12: BROADCAST ROLESBefore I jump in to
Page 13 and 14: STREAMINGStreaming is an important
Page 15 and 16: If you get stuck, remember that the
Page 17 and 18: GOING PUBLICWhen you’re ready to
Page 19 and 20: Using the same words over and over
Page 21 and 22: I could spend an age analysing why
Page 23 and 24: THE KEYS TO SUCCESS ON ANY FORMATRe
Page 25 and 26: I’ve included a recent spreadshee
Page 27 and 28: GAME-SPECIFIC PREPARATIONIf you are
Page 29 and 30: efore the tournament. Make sure you
Page 31 and 32: Likewise, being professional doesn
Page 33 and 34: So how do you deal with all these?L
Page 35 and 36: self saving them occasionally, but
Page 37 and 38: emember that very few people are an
Page 39 and 40: THE VOICEI won’t lie to you here:
Page 41 and 42: more expressive at the same time. Y
Page 43 and 44: son as to why you should avoid alco
Page 45 and 46: That said, stamping your own person
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Page 49 and 50: STORYLINESAnother area often underu
Page 51 and 52: a broadcast. That means, above all
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HOSTING AND PRESENTINGOne of the mo
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For large tournaments in arenas, it
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GRAPHICS AND STORYLINESUp to this p
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even four different cameras to use.
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There is an old saying that you can
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the conversation can often lead to
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The simplest and easiest way to do
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THROWSThe art of throwing is one th
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ENHANCED THROWSOnce you’re comfor
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or it hasn’t been produced until
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COPING WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND A
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You can also talk to others in the
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your goals and ambitions and ensure
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Many of the newer commentators who
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What do you bring to the event in a
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ansom even by the top commentators
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ADVERTISING & SOCIAL MEDIAWhen it c
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COMMON MISTAKES (AKA THE GIBBS BROA
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22. No swearing - ‘idiot’ is fi
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CREDITSOriginally produced as a pdf
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