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  • Contents

  • Acknowledgements

  • I What it is and how to do it

    • 1 Being a presenter

      • A PRESENTER'S WORKING DAY

        • Presentation on Newsbeat BBC Radio 1FM

        • Presentation on magazine and features programmes

      • QUALITIES OF A PRESENTER

        • A presenter is... a great communicator

        • A presenter is... an expert at something else!

        • A presenter is... calm

        • A presenter is... powerful

        • A presenter is... to blame!

        • A presenter is... a marketing tool

        • A presenter is... thick-skinned

        • A presenter is... a team player

        • A presenter is... being yourself

        • A presenter is... a star

      • IN SHORT... 1

    • 2 Your voice and how to use it

      • A GOOD VOICE

      • ACCENTS

      • THE POWER OF THE VOICE

      • VOICE TRAINING

      • RELAXING

      • BREATHING

      • POSTURE

      • PROJECTING

      • DICTION

      • PACE

      • EMPHASIS AND INTONATION

      • EXERCISES 2

      • IN SHORT... 2

    • 3 How to look and how to act

      • DRESSING FOR RADIO

      • DRESSING FOR TV

        • The right look at the right time

        • Suits

        • Colours and patterns

        • Accessories

        • Hairstyles

        • Hands

        • Carry spares

        • Make-up

      • HOW TO ACT

        • Team-working

        • Being producible

      • EXERCISES 3

      • IN SHORT... 3

    • 4 Interviewing

      • CELEBRITY INTERVIEWERS AND PRESENTERS

      • HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW

        • Choosing your angle

        • Choosing the questions

        • The question is÷ why are you asking the question?

        • Framing the questions

        • The length of the interview

      • PREPARING THE INTERVIEWEE

      • AVOIDING INTERRUPTIONS

      • INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES

      • THE AFTERCARE SERVICE

      • EXERCISES 4

      • IN SHORT... 4

    • 5 Television essentials

      • READING THE AUTOCUE

        • The technique

        • When the autocue goes wrong

      • TELEVISION SCRIPTS

        • Script layout

        • Writing the script

        • Writing the opening lines

        • Writing to picture

        • Laying down the track

      • THE PIECE TO CAMERA

        • Why do a piece to camera?

        • Where to do a piece to camera

        • Performing a piece to camera

      • EXERCISES 5

      • IN SHORT... 5

    • 6 Presenting on television

      • ON THE ROAD

        • The film crew

      • PRESENTING IN A TV STUDIO

        • The studio crew

      • GOING LIVE IN A STUDIO

        • Step-by-step to transmission

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: LIVE FROM CNBC EUROPE

      • EXERCISES 6

      • IN SHORT... 6

    • 7 Presenting on radio

      • CREATING A SOUND AND STYLE

      • AD LIBBING

      • RUNNING COMMENTARY

      • KNOW THE LAW

      • NEWS READING

      • WRITING FOR RADIO

        • Voice pieces

        • Features

      • THE RADIO STUDIO

      • ON THE ROAD

        • Faking it

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: CLAIRE BOLDERSON

      • EXERCISES 7

  • II Types of presentation

    • 8 News and current affairs

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: JAMES NAUGHTIE

        • Today is the nearest thing to a newspaper on the radio

        • There is power but donÌt think about it

        • I'm a radio man

        • I learnt how to do it as I did it!

        • Nerves? I don't have them!

        • I'm a news junkie

        • My working day

        • My most memorable moment was 'kebabing' Neil Kinnock

        • Don't be a presenter. Be something else first

        • Beware the onset of 'unproducibility'!

        • A good presenter has the X-factor

        • Words of warning

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: KIRSTY LANG

        • I went into presentation for childcare reasons!

        • It's harder than I thought

        • You need training

        • I used to think looking good didn't matter

        • My presenting day

        • It's a fickle business

    • 9 Sport

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: JOHN INVERDALE

        • Know the sport youÌre talking about... but you don't have to like it

        • You should have journalistic skills -- but I would say that, wouldn't I?

        • I don't get nervous

        • I like both TV and radio

        • I cried after Hillsborough

        • There isn't a typical working day

        • Watch out!

        • Know everything and know nothing

        • My advice

    • 10 Lifestyle and features

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: BRIAN TURNER

        • There was an appetite for food on the telly. It was nothing to do with me!

        • I had done some teaching but gave it up because I missed the restaurant

        • I talk to Aunty Betty

        • I'm not a presenter; I'm just me being me

        • I don't use scripts

        • I get very nervous

        • The cooking can go wrong but I can live with it

        • I don't diet; I breathe in!

        • There's a new breed of TV chef... but I wouldn't employ one

        • TV? I prefer restaurants

        • My advice is be the tops in your trade

        • TV chefs are on the way out... maybe!

    • 11 Music

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: LEONA GRAHAM

        • I went to Uni to do drama and biology but on day one I found I wanted to be a DJ!

        • Presenting news improved my style

        • I was so keen to get a job I sent a demo tape to a pirate radio station

        • When I got into a black station I was told I sounded too white!

        • You may not like the music but never let on

        • What type of DJ do you want to be?

        • A specialist show gets a specialist audience and they know what they want

        • Daily DJs are 'doing the business'

        • Breakfast show DJs are hired for their personality

        • Local radio is often the starting point; it's also the backbone of the radio world

        • I can do the show even when IÌm in tears and no- one would know

        • I sent out so many demo tapes it was like a production line

        • When job hunting, it may not be the size of the audience that matters

        • Women DJs used to be quite rare

        • Audience figures are a science

        • I hated listening back to my own voice but you must

        • Get a foot in the door

    • 12 Children's programmes

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: PAUL SMITH

        • When talent-spotting I'm looking for warmth and intelligence

        • How I found Zoe Ball

        • The talent competition is flawed

        • There are 'stars' and there are presenters

        • Being a children's presenter can be embarrassing

        • Ad libbing is a must

        • Learning to interview is key

        • It's not about fame

        • You have to tell presenters what you think of them

        • The shelf-life of a children's presenter is very short

        • It's hard work

        • Being a children's presenter can be a dead end

    • 13 International business programmes

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: NIGEL ROBERTS

        • You've got to know what you're talking about

        • What my day is like

        • You have to make connections across the world

        • The audience is incredibly diverse

        • Being live and global can be scary

        • Doing interviews

        • Tips for presenters

        • Training to be a presenter is c--!

    • 14 Travel news

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: ANDY MCCOLL

        • It's not just travel news -- it's news

        • The tragedy of September 11 required massive travel coverage

        • Different stations like different presentation styles

        • I was hooked on radio from childhood

        • Getting on

  • III Starting out

    • 15 How to get in and get on

      • WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR?

      • SHOW REELS

      • WRITING YOUR CV AND JOB APPLICATION

      • DOING A JOB INTERVIEW

      • CONTACTS, CONTACTS, CONTACTS

      • STARTING OUT

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: ANDREW BAILEY

        • Describe what you thought broadcasting was all about when you first started

        • What was your first bit of presentation like?

        • Was there anything that you were not prepared for?

        • What do you believe are the vital skills for good presentation?

        • What are your words of warning to others?

        • WhatÌs the most memorable piece of presentation you were involved in?

        • What advice would you give to new recruits?

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: LAURA SHEETER

        • Describe what you thought broadcasting was all about when you first started

        • What was your first bit of presentation like?

        • Was there anything that you were not prepared for?

        • What do you believe are the vital skills for good presentation?

        • What are your words of warning to others?

        • What advice would you give to new recruits?

        • What are your innermost thoughts about the whole business of presenting?

    • 16 Sexism, ageism, racism and disability

      • SEXISM

      • AGEISM

      • RACISM

      • DISABILITY

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: PETER WHITE

        • Getting in

        • Discrimination?

        • How do you do TV?

        • How does a blind reporter get to the story fast?

        • How do you keep track of fast-moving news?

        • How do you do research?

        • Trailblazer?

        • Why aren't there more blind people in the business?

        • Your attitude

        • Getting on

      • A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: HELEN SMITH

        • Doing a PTC

        • Writing scripts

        • Interviewing

        • Looking good

        • Getting to stories

        • Getting round the studios

        • What can't be done

        • Advice

    • 17 Top tips

      • JON SNOW, PRESENTER, CHANNEL 4 NEWS

      • EDWINA CURRIE, PRESENTER, BBC RADIO FIVE LIVE

      • LIS HOWELL, LECTURER IN BROADCASTING

      • BOB LEDWIDGE, EDITOR, BBC REGIONAL POLITICAL UNIT

      • RICHARD EVANS, PRESENTER, BBC RADIO FIVE LIVE

      • BECKY JAGO, PRESENTER

      • JENNI MILLS, PRESENTER, DIRECTOR AND VOICE COACH

      • SARAH TOPALIAN, PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR

      • JONATHAN HEWAT, PRESENTER AND AUTHOR OF BASIC RADIO SKILLS

      • WESLEY KERR, REPORTER AND PRESENTER

      • JAN HAWORTH, PRESENTER AND LECTURER IN BROADCASTING

      • DAVE JONES, LIGHTING CAMERAMAN

      • OLENKA FRENKIEL, REPORTER AND PRESENTER

      • PAUL FREEMAN, INDEPENDENT PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR

      • PETER EUSTACE, EDITOR, TV BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS PROGRAMMES

      • SANDY WARR, PRESENTER AND VOICE TRAINER

      • PETER DONALDSON, CHIEF ANNOUNCER, BBC RADIO FOUR

  • Glossary

  • Index

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