Practical Journalism

Radio Presentation December 20, 2017 When delivering a presentation, voice projection is essential. The 5 P's is a way of maximizing all the vocal aspects. P ower - Too loud a voice can be annoying particularly for those at the front of the audience - Too quiet can say that the Presenter lacks confidence and others at the back can't hear P itch - Inject some energy into the voice to show enthusiasm for your message. The pitch or tone will vary more and the speech sounds more interesting to listen to - Remember to inflect the voice i.e. stamp vocally on certain words. For example, saying 'Thank you very much' is less impactful than saying 'Thank YOU very much!' P ace - A good guide is an average of 120 words per minute in presentations - Most people talk too fast (probably because they want to get it over with as quickly as possible!) P ause - Pausing is good for emphasis on key quality points. Pre-empting a quality point with a

TV News Vocabulary and Jargon If you visit any television news room, you will immediately notice that TV news people speak their own language.  More confusing still, the jargon varies from company to company and from country to country.  American, British, Australian or other English speaking TV journalists sometimes use different words and expressions to refer to the same things.  Here is some of the terminology and jargon you should know: SLUG   – the title of a story, which should be used consistently by all team members to refer to that specific story. Anchor, Presenter, Talent, News reader   – the person speaking to camera (usually) in the studio. There are slight differences implied by some of these terms.  An anchor is seen as a qualified journalist who literally “anchors” the broadcast – conducting live interviews, ad-libbing breaking news as it comes in and other duties that require quick thinking and good news judgment. A presenter can be an anchor, but can also sim

TV jargon explained A AGC.  Automatic Gain Control.( Auto exposure control) Electronics designed to keep signals at an acceptable level by amplifying signals that are too low or reducing signals that are too high. AFM  recording Audio Frequency Modulation recording. An audio signal is frequency-modulated and recorded on the video track together with a video signal, enabling multi-channel audio recording and better reproduction. Amplitude  The strength of an electrical current or voltage signal. Ambient Light or sound.  That which already exists, before you perhaps add lights to a scene. Available light. Analogue  A signal that varies continuously over a range of amplitudes. A digital signal by contrast has only two values, representing 1 or 0. Aperture.  The opening in a lens, controlling the amount of light that passes through the lens. Analogue Data  presented as a continuously variable signal or quantity which steadily flows and changes. Not digital which comes in digits.