TIPS AND TRICKS FOR WANNABE COMMENTATORS
5/29/202632 min
Part 2 of our discussion on the art of commentary and how the radio version differs from TV. Simon Hughes, Simon Mann and Gavin Scovell, ICC senior TV director, share invaluable insights into the best (and worst) approaches to commentary, including techniques for effective communication, handling live broadcast challenges, and building a career in sports media. Much of what is discussed here is applicable to any kind of public speaking or indeed communication in general.
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First 90 secondsGavin Scovell· Guest0:00
[upbeat music] This podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.
Simon Hughes· Host0:04
[crowd cheering] Oh, late swing from Anderson now. Was that out? It is out.
Simon Mann· Host0:13
Stokes flashes it away through the covers for four, and England have won the match.
Simon Hughes· Host0:19
Hello, welcome to The Analyst Inside Cricket. This is the second part of what we're calling Who Wants to Be a Commentator? Because there's lots of people out there who really love to be commentating, not necessarily in cricket, but certainly, uh, we're focusing on cricket commentary. And we have with us our guest today, Gavin Scavell, the ICC senior TV director, who's directed a lot of fascinating, uh, cricket matches over the years for ICC and other, uh, providers, of course, including the twenty nineteen World Cup final. We heard and saw that your experiences, Gav, of directing that final ball of that twenty nineteen epic World Cup final from Lords, uh, in the last episode of this show. Um, we talked then about, you know, our experiences in commentary and one or two of the principles and so on. Uh, in this show, in this episode, we're gonna talk more about, uh, some of the things we've learnt along the way and perhaps how commentary has changed. Uh, Simon, you, uh, when you were sort of first learning to, to, to be a radio commentator or TV commentator, you, you kind of worked on some, uh, you know, key, uh, sort of aspects, key kind of pillars of, of your work. And what,