| HOW NOT TO BE A SIMON DEE |
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Who do you want to be? John Noakes?
Frank Bough? David Letterman? Perhaps Ruby Wax? Noel Edmonds
or Robert Robinson?
Being a presenter looks so easy;
at least it does if the presenter is good. But many people have
fallen flat on their faces from not understanding how hard it
is.
The duties of a television presenter are many
and varied. But they can be vaguely grouped into three varieties:
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Interviewing
Not just reading a list of questions at
someone. Establishing a conversation and eliciting the kind
of information that the viewer wants to know. |
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Talking to the camera
Here's a section on the Piece to Camera.
Much favoured by news reporters, but it's the basis of all
'to camera' presenting. |
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Narration
Much more than having a deep brown voice.
Understanding what it is you're talking about. Going fast
without hurrying. Matching tone and pace to the tracks already
there. |
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