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The aim for my 30 second news bulletin was to practice in front of the camera. The aim of SDC (South Downs College) news, the programmes I was presenting for, is to bring short snappy news to the staff and students. The target audience for this would mainly be college students aged 16-20 as that is the most common age of college students.

In terms of visual techniques I have anchored myself to a seat so I am not moving around nervously. I am also sat by a desk and am casually dressed to match the audience and connect with them. As i was having to read it from a sheet i am not always looking directly at the camera. Some of my facial expressions are not relevant to the story as I occasional smile however it is a story about Madeline McCann which is very serious. So in the future I would make sure that I learn my script off by heart so I can look directly at the camera and deliver it.

In terms of verbal techniques you can understand what I am saying quite clearly throughout. However the pace is slow at firsts and then gets faster throughout so it is unbalanced. The tone of voice is very different at the start compared to the finish as I was put on a voice and then it faded out. My use of language is quite standard English with no use of slang. I used quite a basic vocabulary to appeal to the audience as they would not want a presenter using loads of big, complicated words. The way I structured my sentences were very short and snappy giving small bits of information. In the future I would make sure that i keep the same tone of voice throughout as well as keeping the pace the same.

The visual techniques of the broadcast was suitable for the institution and the audience as it was very casual and informal. The speaking techniques however were not as suitable as I didn't speak confidently enough and was not always directly addressing the audience. If i were to do it again the future i would make sure i was addressing the camera the whole time and spoke more fluently.

Presentation Task

DJ

Describe the purpose of this type of presenter?

The purpose of a DJ is to play songs that meet the target audience’s needs. The DJ also will speak to the audience in-between songs to humor them with interesting facts and jokes. A DJ may have some guests during their show so my conduct some interviews. 

What types of skills and qualities are required for this type of presenter?

• Knowledge of the latest music that the target audience are listening too
• The skill of mixing songs
• confidence
• personality
• clear voice for radio
• likeable 
• friendly
• interest in music

What are audience’s expectations of this type of presenter?

 The audience expect a DJ to play songs that they want to hear, as well as adding information that is relevant to the songs. The audience expects the presenter to be interactive with them so that they can requests songs etc. This could be in the form of phone calls, social networking and competitions. 

How doe this type of presenter differ from other types?

A DJ differs from other types of presenters because you can not see them, you can only see them. So this means that what they say and the songs they play are really important because they will be judged souly on that. This is why it is important that they are likeable. 

Identify examples of this role – use images/ audio clips/ video clips to illustrate. Describe/Discuss the style of presentation for each example. 

• Pete Tong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gtPJYb_MLY 

• Zane Lowe

• Chris Moyles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx-_iQSWfSk

Game Show Host

Describe the purpose of this type of presenter?
A game show host's main purpose is to ask questions and run the game show. They will usually update the audience with the scores and run the show.

What types of skills and qualities are required for this type of presenter?

• confidence
• good personality
• interact with the audience
• interact with the contestants
• knowledge of the subjects
• funny (in some game shows) 

What are audience’s expectations of this type of presenter?
The audience expect a game show host to be funny and have a good personality. They expect the presenter to keep them interested and entertained otherwise they will change the channel. 

How does this type of presenter differ from other types?
A game show host differs from other types of presenters as they are not only presenting something to a wide audience, they are also presenting it to the contestants in the game. Unlike most presenters who have a script to read from, a game show host will have to improvise some of what he says based on what the contestants say to them.

  Identify examples of this role - use images/audio clips/ video clips to illustrate. Describe/Discuss the style of presenter for each example.

• Ant & Dec 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL6wFR6GnsA\

• Jimmy Carr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OujezLeoUVU

• Chris Tarrant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5YPCL56Sto

Alex Zane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvtUsrelDZM

Alex Zane follows some of the usual codes and conventions of a presenter in the sense that he is smartly dressed wearing trousers, shirt and a blazer. However he breaks the rules of the usual appearance of a presenter as he is not wearing a tie and is open collared. His hair is also messy and big unlike a typical TV news presenter. His dress style is similar to Jimmy Carr as they both dress smartly however they are somewhat mocking the codes and conventions as they are presenting comedy shows. Alex Zane uses props and other actors when presenting rude tube to add substance to his jokes.

Zane's style of jokes is very sarcastic, again similar to Jimmy Carr. Throughout the show he gives a voice over, sarcastically commenting on the clips that they are showing. He also tells jokes in between clips where he may use some props to set up the next lot of clips.

The language he uses is very standard English with a small use of slang words. His accent is somewhat posh and generic however his tone of voice is very sarcastic so they contradict each other. His pace when presenting is very quick, he is constantly speaking about different stories and subjects.

The visual and verbal techniques that he uses really contradict the codes and conventions of a standard News presenter. He dressed very smart and sounds well spoken however what he talks about is usually rude topics. This goes very well with the whole show and the target audience as it is mocking how news and the media.