6. Technical Tour

There’ll be a coffee waiting for you when you arrive and the day kicks off at around 9.00am. You’ll be introduced to our team before embarking on a whistle-stop tour of the technical facilities.

• This is no “time-filler”. You’ll learn only about the personnel and equipment that directly affect you as a presenter
  
  
• Techniques you’ll learn include:
  • The different types of monitors and how to use them to your advantage
  • How to be sure you’re looking at the right camera in a multi-camera situation
  • Dealing with the sound - or talkback - down an earpiece
  • How to use a prompting system effectively
  • An enterprising trick for remembering your lines in the absence of Autocue

• Background information you’ll discover includes:
  • A typical studio and how it's set up
  • How the prompting system - or "Autocue" - works
  • The different personnel and how they interact with you
  • How a director calls the shots and what this means to you
  • What we can do technically to improve your on-screen “look”
  • "Virtual" studios and what you need to know

 CONTINUE TOUR: 7. TV Presenting - The Basics ⇒