Talking

HOSTING AND PRESENTINGOne of the most important roles for the flow of a show is that of thehost or presenter as TV likes to call them. The role can be split in tovarious different parts. For the sake of this book, I’ll call it simplyhosting as the presenter role is much the same.Main stage hostDesk hostInterview hostCo-hostThese represent the most common host roles found in esport currently.That’s not to say that one person may well cover severalroles within one show, for example the main stage host is usuallythe interview host at events.MAIN STAGE HOSTTo the onlooker, this role may seem somewhat superfluous, but agreat stage host will deliver a smooth show for everyone at theevent and those watching at home. Generally speaking, the stagehost gets very little air time, but the time they do get is extremelyimportant. The usual parts of the show a stage host delivers are:Welcoming everyone to the eventIntroducing the eventUpdating everyone on where the show is (current position,what’s up next etc.)52