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OFFLINE EVENTSSo you’ve been up and running for a few months now, streaming,commentating on online tournaments (of which there are plenty tocover!) and you then get invited to come to an offline event. For thefirst time in your life, you will bethrust in front of a crowd in a livesetting.Offline events range from smallstudio-based efforts to largescaleproductions on massivestages in football stadiums, such is the modern way with esports,but whatever the setting and scale, it’s going to be very differentfrom the casual commentary you’ve been doing online from thecomfort of your bedroom.At an offline event there are a number of key differences, including:A crowdSponsorsJournalistsProducers and production members for lights, audio andcamerasMultiple camerasIn-ear devicesShow rundowns and/or scriptsA dress code31
So how do you deal with all these?LANGUAGEIn addition to all these differences and depending on how you presentedat home, you’ll most likely have to alter your presentation.The first and most obvious aspect of this is vocabulary.I don’t mean you need to dumb down the commentary - far from it- but you’ll need to consider such things as the event having sponsors,there being young people in the crowd and the presence ofthe mainstream press, particularly at large events. All of this meansyou need to moderate your language, especially if you’re used toswearing on your regular online stream.THE CROWDA crowd is a wonderful thing for an esports broadcaster: hopefullyyou’ll be with them or facing them rather than stuck backstage soyou can use their noise and hype in a positive way in your commentary.I don’t recommend specificallyasking them to cheer allthe time (it’s actually prettyhorrible to hear “let me hearyou cheer!” and similar phrases)but through your voice andcommentary you can invite it.Great plays deserve great commentary, and the crowd will add tothis feeling, hopefully hyping you up, too. I’ve always felt a greatcrowd helps commentators feed off the emotion, hype and feel ofthe match to deliver something much better than they would beable to at home.32
Page 1 and 2: Talking EsportsA guide to becoming
Page 3 and 4: CAMERAS! ..........................
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: Likewise, being professional doesn
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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
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Page 45 and 46: That said, stamping your own person
Page 47 and 48: If you work on your own, it’s rel
Page 49 and 50: STORYLINESAnother area often underu
Page 51 and 52: a broadcast. That means, above all
Page 53 and 54: HOSTING AND PRESENTINGOne of the mo
Page 55 and 56: For large tournaments in arenas, it
Page 57 and 58: GRAPHICS AND STORYLINESUp to this p
Page 59 and 60: even four different cameras to use.
Page 61 and 62: There is an old saying that you can
Page 63 and 64: the conversation can often lead to
Page 65 and 66: The simplest and easiest way to do
Page 67 and 68: THROWSThe art of throwing is one th
Page 69 and 70: ENHANCED THROWSOnce you’re comfor
Page 71 and 72: or it hasn’t been produced until
Page 73 and 74: COPING WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND A
Page 75 and 76: You can also talk to others in the
Page 77 and 78: your goals and ambitions and ensure
Page 79 and 80: Many of the newer commentators who
Page 81 and 82: 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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