{"product_id":"so-you-want-to-be-a-tv-presenter-discover-your-tv-presenting-potential-and-launch-a-new-career","title":"So You Want To Be A TV Presenter? - Discover Your TV Presenting Potential and Launch a New Career","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe opportunities for presenters have never been greater. But, although it's seen as a glamorous job and a step to celebrity, being a TV presenter is also hard work, and demands a varied range of journalistic, technical, performance and personal skills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a background in TV directing, working with professional presenters and training new ones for the TV industry, Kathryn Wolfe takes you through the techniques and skills required to become a successful presenter, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to read from a prompt and use in-ear monitoring\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to talk to camera and talk to time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to cope with live, recorded, studio and location shoots\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to present from home\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to present for specialist channels (children's, shopping, weather)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to create a successful CV and convincing showreel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eHands-on exercises and checklists will guide you through improving your posture, overcoming nerves, developing correct breathing and good diction, being natural, evaluating your performance, and much more. The book is also packed with accessible advice and top tips from dozens of experienced and new presenters currently working on TV. It tells you what happens in auditions, and, above all, how to go about getting a job as a presenter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis revised and updated edition includes new material on self-tapes, presenting from home, and other recent changes to the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Essential and entertaining, this is a superb one-stop shop for anyone aiming at an on-camera career. Invaluable insider insights from a top telly-box talent' Paul Ross (The Big Breakfast, Channel 4; Jeopardy!, Sky One; This Morning, ITV)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Kathryn is the consummate teacher in TV presenting. Skilled at helping people find their own style, while combining with traditional tips and tricks used by more established presenters' Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije (Jeremy Vine, Channel 5; 5 News)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This splendid book covers every aspect of the job. I look forward to seeing you on my telly!' Chris Tarrant (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, ITV)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Accessible, engaging and easily read... a great companion guide on your journey' Natasha Huq (Grand Designs: The Streets, Channel 4)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Biography \u0026amp; memoir, Entertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nick Hern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781848420625\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £3.28","offer_id":47917915603121,"sku":"SB-1848420625-C3","price":3.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1848420625_ce4cd0cf-24cb-41f6-aa56-1a971fa9337a.jpg?v=1790306191","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/so-you-want-to-be-a-tv-presenter-discover-your-tv-presenting-potential-and-launch-a-new-career","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}