Carol Duvall

Appearing on her own craft show on HGTV, Duvall is a master teacher, listener, and communicator. Few on TV have her ability to speak so genuinely and so intimately to the viewer. Click into her program and you’ll feel as if you’ve dropped into her studio just in time to catch a good craft lesson… either one she is teaching, or one that her guest is demonstrating. Ah, how she listens – always with the needs of the audience in mind. If absolutely necessary, she will briefly interrupt her guest to request more detail, if she thinks the viewer needs it. And, adding to the delight of watching this pro, Duvall has the most thorough and attentive camera crew. Never do they miss the close-up of the crafter’s process the audience must see. At the end of her show, Duvall thanks her guests. Here’s where both the viewer and the crafter would appreciate a more clearly stated mention of the guest’s full name … and a visual spelling out the name at the bottom of the screen. The lesson here is, when a speaker wants a main point remembered by the audience, repeat the point to conclude talking about it. Restate the point briefly, like a headline. Finally, project the point on a visual.