Talking

It’s actually easier when you know less about the game you host!Your questions should be designed to bring out the best in otherson the panel. Learn and research your panellists (if you have timeand know in advance who they will be). This makes the chemistrywith them happen faster and allows you to tailor questions in theright direction to the right people.If you have a panel of 4 people and 1 is known for his statisticalpreparation, 1 for team fight analysis and another is a streamingpersonality who doesn’t really follow the esports stuff, you’ll needto make sure your questions are appropriate for each. You aren’tthere to make them feel bad or look bad, but the exact opposite, toget the best out of them.The length of your question is also important, especially if you expecta long answer. Try and work on phrasing that allows you to askthe same thing, but in less words.For example:Long: “When you look back at the history of this game, it’s obviouswe’ve had a lot of champions come back and repeat victory again,but what is it that makes that happen so often, when you considerthat in theory at least it’s a really tough thing to do?”Short: “Historically, a lot of players have won more than 1 championship,why?”Not putting too much in to the question allows the panellist moreroom to answer in their own words and a little more time too.Ask open questions. Too often, closed questions (where someonecan answer yes or no only) are asked without a good follow up and61