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INDEXBBC, 12, 20cameras, 6, 31, 35, 88ClanBase, 6Colour commentator, 10commentator, 4, 5, 11, 13,17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 33,37, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49,63, 66, 78Commerzbank Arena, 9Counter-Strike, 46, 47CPL, 7crowd, 31, 32, 33, 47, 63Dota 2, 26DreamHack, 12ESL, 6, 8, 20, 34, 69, 71, 76esports broadcasting, 5, 9,10, 43, 44, 48, 50, 66, 71,72, 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 86ESWC, 6, 791Eurosport, 7funnelling, 64, 65Genna Bain, 74Geoff “InControl” Robinson,74Gfinity, 9Host, 10Inside the Game, 6Joe Miller, 7John Motson, 21Leigh Smith, 7Madison Square Garden, 9mainstream TV, 79, 82Marcus “djWHEAT” Graham,6Multiplay, 7Murray Walker, 20, 36Oliver Aldridge, 7
Playboy Mansion, 7Play-by-play commentator,10Preparation, 16, 21, 22, 24,26, 27, 28, 48, 49, 69QuadV, 7Quake 4, 12QuakeCon, 6Reddit, 16, 19, 26, 72, 84Rehearsals, 37Sennheiser, 13shoutcast, 12shoutcaster, 4, 10, 78shoutcasting, 4, 6show rundown, 34, 37Sky Sports, 7StarCraft, 26, 46storylines, 24, 25, 48, 49Streamer, 11Streaming, 12Stuart “TosspoT” Saw, 7Swearing, 17Throws, 50, 63, 66, 67, 68,69, 70, 71, 86TV shows, 4, 7, 62, 82Twitch, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19,43, 76Twitter, 26, 73, 84Ubisoft, 7voice, 6, 7, 15, 28, 32, 38, 39,40, 41, 44, 47, 69, 70, 79WCG Finals, 7, 8Winamp, 4, 12Xleague, 8XSplit, 13, 14, 15YouTube, 78, 7992
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Talking EsportsA guide to becoming
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CAMERAS! ..........................
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INTRODUCTIONIt doesn’t matter if
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HOW ON EARTH DID WE GET HERE?We’v
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on a dedicated gaming channel (Xlea
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BROADCAST ROLESBefore I jump in to
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STREAMINGStreaming is an important
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If you get stuck, remember that the
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GOING PUBLICWhen you’re ready to
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Using the same words over and over
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I could spend an age analysing why
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THE KEYS TO SUCCESS ON ANY FORMATRe
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I’ve included a recent spreadshee
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GAME-SPECIFIC PREPARATIONIf you are
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efore the tournament. Make sure you
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Likewise, being professional doesn
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So how do you deal with all these?L
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self saving them occasionally, but
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emember that very few people are an
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THE VOICEI won’t lie to you here:
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Page 45 and 46: That said, stamping your own person
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Page 49 and 50: STORYLINESAnother area often underu
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Page 53 and 54: HOSTING AND PRESENTINGOne of the mo
Page 55 and 56: For large tournaments in arenas, it
Page 57 and 58: GRAPHICS AND STORYLINESUp to this p
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Page 61 and 62: There is an old saying that you can
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Page 67 and 68: THROWSThe art of throwing is one th
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Page 73 and 74: COPING WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND A
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Page 85 and 86: ADVERTISING & SOCIAL MEDIAWhen it c
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