R10- A great news reporter

1. Body language and dress code is very important, in order to get your message across and also if you want to be taken seriously then you need to be presentable by sitting up straight and looking professional.
2. Speech and projection- another crucial point when reporting news. in order foe the audience to hear you clearly you need to speak slowly and loudly (not so loud but moderate loud) projection is key.
3. It is better to not have a script as you may sound monotone, however if you do wish to have a script we need to ensure that the words we use are all our own.
4. Always pretend or imagine there is someone at the end of the TV screen watching you, this will further enhance our reporting skills.
5. Ensuring that your words and speech is flowing. Silence and using 'erm' will not keep the audience interested more importantly you're likely to lose your trail of thought.
6. It's all about enjoying being on air, if you enjoy it and bring a positive atmosphere chances are the audience will also be enjoy it too.

I have learnt that the most important tip is to be comfortable and enjoy what you are doing because that's when everything else (posture, speech) will fall into place automatically, therefore when planning and conducting my newscast I must also enjoy what I am doing as by being positive and happy I will be able to induce a positive energy to the audience as well as ny team.