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If you're doing this as a TV Presenter you will get work!
In this episode, we made the hard work easy! How to get started in the industry, creating a brand and your showreel to get experience. Your show reel is one of the most important marketing tools you will have as a presenter, make sure you get it right!
Standing by for title roll in 10,9,8......3,2,1!!
Working in a Live studio you really have to hit the ground running and work to time.
Working in a Live studio is one of the best experiences as a TV Presenter, the energy is electric. But you have to know how to work with talk-back. I've been in so many screen tests when I ask the presenter if they would like 'open' or 'closed' talk back and they have looked quite blankly to me. You need to know your tools of the trade and the industry jargon. It's one thing to understand what talk-back is, but it is essential to master the technique with the correct practice and direction before going to that all important screen tests.
Brian explains why listening is so important for a TV Presenter when interviewing!
In this episode, I explain how to use your interview questions to control your agenda.
Being able to write your own scripts or PTC's (Piece to camera) is so important for a TV Presenter. Sometimes on a TV channel, the researchers or producer may have already written this for you however, I know a lot of TV Presenters who are on prime time channels who still have to write their own PTC's and often at short notice. This is especially the case if you are the TV Expert. When I was presenting a documentary in The Barossa Valley in Australia, which is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, when driving along with the crew the producer asked our driver to make an unscheduled stop and for me to write a PTC on The Barossa Valley while they set up the camera equipment. I had around 10 minutes to research from my travel guidebook and write my PTC. It's another skill that the more you do it, the easier it gets.
In this episode, I explain how to read the autocue (teleprompter) without making it look like you're reading. Also some of the apps you can use to practice at home.
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