Talking

If the host throws to you during your introduction with a question,answer the question when the hand off comes or at leastacknowledge it. If, on the other hand, they have formally introducedyou, there is no need to acknowledge them, and if you do it all thetime it will soon get repetitive. The most common ‘take’ from a‘throw’ is “Thanks, [NAME]”, but it doesn’t need to be.The best takes are those that start with a statement and a storyintroduction for that particular match. For example:“Its semi-final time in our championship, just one win away fromcompeting in the grand final for $200,000 - welcome to the commentarydesk.”If the first part of the show comes to you as either a host or commentator,you will need to open the show, introduce everyone andwelcome the viewers and crowd. It’s pretty standard stuff, but oftenfails to work.63