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NATURAL TALENT VERSUS HARD WORKAs I mentioned in the previous chapter, natural talent helps a greatdeal in esports broadcasting, especially as we have a very low entrylevel - you just sign up for a Twitch account and start broadcastinginstantly.I personally believe you do need at least some natural talent, but Ialso come from the school of ‘not very naturally talented’ broadcasters,and although it may seem odd now, I do have more than adozen years of doing this and have had some amazing tutors alongthe way. I also worked bloody hard to be good at this!Hard work is not going to make up for all shortfalls in your commentary,mainly because you will be judged by those in the communitywho both like or loathe you. There have been commentators in thepast who worked very, very hard but didn’t have an ounce of naturaltalent and eventually gave up. I’ve also seen some incrediblytalented broadcasters do very little work to improve but be able tojust turn up and deliver a great performance because of their naturaltalent and personality.The perfect esports commentator is, of course, one who combinesboth, but despite this there aren’t many of them in any game.STYLE AND TECHNIQUEHopefully you will have developed your own style by now and thosewho watch and enjoy what you deliver will have latched on to someof the more common things you say or do. Not all of these will begood, of course, but through genuine feedback you can work on theelements of your broadcast that aren’t up to scratch.43