0:00:05 > 0:00:07Welcome to the world of epic!
0:00:07 > 0:00:11Sit back, strap yourself in and get ready
0:00:11 > 0:00:13to become Epic @ Everything!
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Welcome to your quick blast of epicness.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21So what are we waiting for? Let's do this!
0:00:27 > 0:00:31First up, here's a truly epic guitar skill that's super cool.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33PLAYS EPIC RIFF
0:00:33 > 0:00:37And luckily for you we've got one of the fastest guitarists in the world
0:00:37 > 0:00:39to show you a quick trick.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Steady on! You're going to break that thing!
0:00:43 > 0:00:46That definitely will break that thing.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Hi, I'm Herman Li, guitarist of the band Dragonforce.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I'm going to show you a cool trick called tapping.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53PLAYS GUITAR
0:00:58 > 0:01:00OK, you're going to take your index finger
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and put it on the smallest string on the guitar,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04which is the E string, on the fifth fret.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- The frets are the lines across the neck on the guitar.- OK.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10And with your right hand,
0:01:10 > 0:01:12tap with your middle finger
0:01:12 > 0:01:14on the 12th fret, OK, like this.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Right hand, middle finger on the 12th fret, got it.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22At the same time, you see little pinky there?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Press on and off the string on the eighth fret.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29OK, so put your pinky, also known as the little finger,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- on the eighth fret. - So let's see how it works.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33PLAYS NOTES
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Ooh, that sounds lovely. But...what's the endgame?
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Start slow, build up your speed,
0:01:46 > 0:01:50and once you're comfortable with it, you can do something like this.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52PLAYS NOTES AT SPEED
0:01:53 > 0:01:54Whoa, hang on, there!
0:01:54 > 0:01:58That is brilliant, but it might take a while to get THAT good, though.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And that's how you do tapping on the electric guitar.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Thanks, Herman!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08On we go. Ever needed the loo? Yes.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Don't want the whole room to know you need a wee? Obviously.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Well, try some toilet-based sign language.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Hi, I'm Matt.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20And I'm going to tell you how to sign "I need the toilet".
0:02:20 > 0:02:23This guy is a sign-tastic superstar. Watch and learn.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Firstly, it's important to know
0:02:25 > 0:02:27in sign language, they drop loads of words.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- So "I need the toilet" essentially becomes, "Toilet where?"- OK.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34The first word is toilet and to do this you take your middle finger
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- and rub it on the right side of your chest.- Understood.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40The next word is where, and all you have to do to sign this
0:02:40 > 0:02:43is put your hands out in front of you and wave them around in circles.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Dead easy.- Put them together and it looks like this.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51And that is how to sign "I need the toilet".
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Yeah, but Matt, I actually do need the loo. Where is it?
0:02:56 > 0:03:00OK, this next one will have all your mates cracking up.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Hi, I'm Debra Stephenson and I'm going to show you
0:03:04 > 0:03:05how to be epic at impression.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Sounds good to me, Debra. Tell us more.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12If you want to do an impression of someone,
0:03:12 > 0:03:13you need to study them really carefully.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15It's not just the voice you're looking for,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18it's all sorts of things. So let's break it down.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23- Mannerisms are important to look for. Stacey Solomon.- For a second time.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- I know. - What you have to do is this. "Oh!
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- "Oh, I can't believe it."- OK, Debra, what else should we be doing?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Don't forget to look for the accent.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36It seems obvious but if someone has a regional accent,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39that gives you something definite to work with.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Somebody like Cheryl Cole, for instance.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Playing to Newcastle was always a childhood dream of mine.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Practise saying, Cheryl Cole's soul.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51That was amazing, you totally nailed that.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Look out for catchphrases and key words cos that makes things easier.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59For instance, Tess Daley always says, "Keep dancing!"
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Keep dancing!
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Finally, look out for any minor speech impediments
0:04:05 > 0:04:07such as a lisp or a lazy R.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10If you have a lisp and a lazy R and you put it back in your throat
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and you have a Northern accent as well,
0:04:13 > 0:04:17with an enthusiastic personality, all of a sudden you have Helen Skelton.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20It's everything rolled into one. Good luck!
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Let me tell you a secret.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Well done, Debra, you can have a Blue Peter badge for that.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28That is how to be epic at impressions.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Thanks, Debra. So there you have it. Your quick blast of epicness.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Now go forth and be epic at everything!