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For videos that contain players’ views or opinions, picking out oneof them and using it in the throw often sets the video up muchbetter, for example: “Our match is moments away, but first Lodaexplains why he doesn’t fear anyone in this tournament.”THROW TO COMMERCIAL BREAKThrowing to a commercial break is something which is very standardbut almost always done poorly. It’s as if this is a bad part of theshow - and arguably it is for most viewers - but you shouldn’t bethrowing to it in a negative way. One of the easiest ways to throwto a break is to use the throw as a setup for what’s coming up afterthe break. In other words, the throw becomes a tease.“We’re headed for a quick break, but don’t go far as when we comeback we’ll hear from the reigning world champion and head into ourfirst of two semi-finals, live and exclusive on ESL TV.”I also avoid using the words‘advert’ or ‘commercial’,although I have heard othersuse these in esportsbroadcasting. You won’toften hear them in professionalTV sports broadcasting,however, and I thinkthey are best avoided.71