Talking

The simplest and easiest way to do a show opening and introductionis by covering the basics:1. Welcome everyone to the show (or welcome them back).You can do this by using the word ‘welcome’ or whateveryou’re comfortable with. The most important thing is toensure you also use the correct nomenclature for theshow, for example “Welcome to day two of Intel ExtremeMasters San Jose”.2. I rarely introduce myself - it feels awkward to tell peoplewho I am, especially with a lower third with my name on it.That said, there is no harm in doing so (although few TVpersonalities do on sports shows).3. I will always introduce anyone I am working with, be it on adesk full of experts or with a player or team manager in aninterview. Introduce them as fully as you can including a titleor small titbit of information. “Alongside me is the topstat man in the world, Bruno” or, if it’s an interview, “Joiningme now is MC, who just won his semi-final 4-3”, for example.Once you have the basics done, the aim of opening the show orsegment should always be to guide the viewer as smoothly as possiblethrough what’s going to come next as well as later on. Essentially,you’re setting up the show for the viewer so they know whatto expect. You could do this in many ways, but one of the best I’vefound is through funnelling - in other words, you start as wide aspossible on the event itself with the ultimate goal being to get tothe first match or the next match of the segment.64