Steps how to be a good MC

Know your event. These instructions apply to all types of ceremonies, from graduations to bar mitzvahs to celebrity roasts. The key to being a good MC is confidence. Knowing what's going on (and thus what you should talk about) is everything. There's nothing more embarrassing than announcing to 100 people that Joe Blow is about to juggle bowling balls, only to have Jane Doe come out singing a song.

Establish your contact well in advance of the event day. Your contact will tell you the schedule and order of events, allowing you to be prepared. Your preparation will let you focus on interacting with the crowd, instead of trying to be entertaining, and figure out what's going on at the same time.

Smile constantly. Smiling shows the crowd that you're at ease and having a good time. You want them to be at ease and have a good time, so you've got to set the example. If need be, imagine in advance several happy or funny scenarios. Play out these scenarios in your head while you're talking to the crowd. Remember the old speech class advice - imagine everyone in the crowd is in their underwear. Your light-heartedness is sure to rub off.

Don't forget your main job is to talk to the crowd. You're keeping them informed about the ceremony, and giving the talent or featured individual time to prepare to go onstage.

Study your lines. Usually people have lines before they do the actual thing. So study them so your mind won't go blank during the show.

Don't stop when you mess up. Sometimes people say the wrong things when they're talking because they're nervous. Don't stress and move on.

Try to be funny. Nobody likes a dull host! Try to laugh sometimes and crack a joke once in a while.

Stare at something or think of something that makes you "less" nervous.Stare at the wall or a clock and talk to them to make you less nervous.

Slow down with your words. If you talk too fast it can lead to stuttering and people watching you can't understand what you say. So slow down when you are talking

Ask questions that people might answer. Especially younger crowds with answer "yes" or "no" if you ask a question. It keeps them focused and they won't get distracted.

Invite people who are similar to you.

Tips

· Consider creating hand made things at home and give them to people when they come. It makes them feel like they are your friend and points out the simplicity of being a host. Simplicity is the best policy.

Warnings

· Don't talk about other people or friends. It leads to gossip and gossip is ugly and you might say something you might regret after they have gone.

· If they mention a person you don't like, make it a policy to be silent.

Steps how to be a good reporter

Improve your communication skills. To be a good reporter, you will need toread, write, speak and listen. You will need to be able to ask good questions.

Read, watch and follow the news. Notice how events are depicted. Notice what makes a good story and what doesn't. What would you like to see done better? What seems to be empty sensationalism?

Keep a notebook and/or a journal. Practice noting and writing about what happens around you.

Strive for accuracy and neutrality in any story you report. Be sure to cover both sides of any contentious issue.

Record the facts. Don't make assumptions (they can often be wrong), and don't make things up. Reporters are supposed to seek and report facts. Lying, making up stories or quotes, or even accidentally misquoting someone can only damage your credibility (an absolutely essential quality in a reporter).

· When someone tells you something that you find important to the story, whether it's allegedly factual or simply an opinion, go ahead and quote that person. Then if what they told you turns out to be wrong or inaccurate, it will be their credibility -- not yours -- that suffers.

Avoid displaying your own personal opinions. As a reporter, your job is to report the facts so others can form their own opinions. Make sure you are recording the factual details of any news story and tell those facts without including your personal viewpoint. Once you start giving your opinion, it becomes editorializing, not news reporting.

Decide which media you'd like to work with. You could focus on print journalism, broadcast news, or even online news coverage. You can focus at first on one medium and then branch out as you become more experienced. The print news industry is an excellent place to start. That's where many successful reporters began their careers.

Begin a news story with a quick summary of what happened, who was involved, and when, where, why and how it happened. Build details from there, beginning with the most important information and working toward the least important. By including the most important information first, you will allow your editor to trim the end of the story if it runs too long.

Seek out stories you find interesting. Chances are good that others will find them interesting, too. You can report on "hard" news stories which involve current events of interest to a wide audience, or you can report on softer "feature" stories which might involve more light-hearted events and be of more casual interest.

Hard news stories can include:

· Information that is time-sensitive. If it is relevant today but won't be as interesting next week, next month or next year, you should report it as news.

· Recent changes in government policy or personnel

· A plane crash or other tragedy

· Any other topic that is dramatic or alarming

Feature ("human-interest") stories will include:

· Personal occurrences involving local figures

· References to local, historical events

· Accounts that are not time-sensitive . A feature story may be as interesting weeks or months from now as it is today

Think locally. Often, local news is not accorded the professional reportage that national or regional stories receive, even though local news may be of huge interest to the audience. The city council makes decisions every day that affect everyone in town!

Attend events. Did a new city park just open? Is a local club kicking off its summer fundraiser? Be there and publish an account of the event for those who didn't attend.

Writing "free-lance" articles can be a good way to kick-start your career.Go to events, conduct your own research, then write the stories and forward them to local media outlets. If an article is well written, and the story isn't already covered, you may get published.

It may be possible to merge your article with that of another author. If you have good information, and the other writer does,too, your stories might be combined under a shared "byline" (authorship).

Producing an interesting feature article is a great way to get published.If you submit a human-interest piece to a media outlet, they may decide to save your work and use it later to fill space on a "slow" news day.

Go to work for your school newspaper or a small, local news outlet.These media will usually be happy to hire a good reporter. Even if they don't pay well, or if you have to start as a volunteer, it's a good way to get your foot in the door.

Join a broadcast or other media club at school. That's a good way to learn to report news and feature stories.

Use your affiliation with a news outlet to obtain a press pass. This might give you access to news events and venues that the public doesn't have.

Get in the habit of carrying a camera and a voice recorder with you so that you have them when you unexpectedly need them. Then be prepared to turn them over to your employer if he/she wants to fact-check your information before publishing it.

Tips

· Don't be afraid of "small" stories, especially at first. They may not be earth-shaking, but they will give you good practice in reporting and help you establish your reputation.

· Attend a school of journalism or broadcasting where you can learn professional writing or speaking techniques. Public speaking is a skill best learned with professional help. A conversational style (in speaking or in writing) can go a long way toward establishing the reputation of a new reporter.

· If you're serious about a career in journalism, consider starting as a "citizen-journalist." That's someone who does it out of love for the craft rather than for money. Have ablog or a podcast. Write for Wikinews or another wiki.

· Interview skills are also essential to a reporter's success. There are various good interview techniques. Experiment and find the style that works best for you. You should seek to put at ease the person you're interviewing. You'll get a much more interesting and revealing conversation that way.

Warnings

· Let people know if they will be quoted, photographed, or recorded. It is simply common courtesy.

· Always check your facts.

· Ask permission to photograph or record individuals. Some have protection orders or cannot have their pictures published because of professional constraints. Again, this is a matter of common courtesy.

a voice recorder

How to Make a Spoof Newscast

Steps

1. Set up your video camera on a tripod, or if you are using a computer camera get it set up.

2. Make a set. This could be an elaborate newscast set that looks like it could actually be at CNN headquarters, or just a cardboard box with "NEWS" written on it.

3. Brainstorm funny news ideas. Think of what you are going to say. Make it an outrageous, impossible newscast, a snide comment on issues going on today, or just an absurd interview with a colorful character.

4. Exaggerate your characters. For example, if you're going to parodize a specific newscaster (i.e. Tom Brokaw), make sure the audience knows who you're parodizing (i.e. exaggerate his way of speaking). If you're interviewing, say, an old lady, in your newscast, show that she smells of cats or has blue hair and constantly forgets things.

5. Come up with costumes and a script, if you need them.

6. Rehearse your newscast! Get it down to perfection. Even if you have the funniest script in the world, it loses some of its hilarity if it is badly acted out. If you are improvising it, have a general idea to focus on throughout the sketch.

7. Have a camera person turn on the camera and start recording.

8. Start your spoof newscast, and make it as funny as possible.

9. Once you are done, stop the camera.

10. Look over what you have done. If you have the time and the skill, go back and re-record it until you perfect it and hilarity has been maximized. Show it to a couple of other people if you need a second opinion on how good it is.

11. Import the video onto your computer, and add special effects such as captions and sound effects, if possible. A news ticker (that scrolly thing you see at the bottom of the screen on news channels) has endless possibilities for added jokes.

Tips

· Have more than one story, including sports, weather, traffic, and developing stories.

· Try to keep a straight face throughout the whole thing

· If you want it to be convincing then make sure to have a fake news set, set up.

· Once you finish, burn it on a DVD

Warnings

· It will be hard finding a program that can make the news ticker and special effects.

Things You'll Need

· camera or computer with built-in camera

· Tripod

· Video editing program

· Friends

· DVD's to burn your movie on

How to Be a Good Host

Steps

1. Invite people who are similar to you.

2. Don't tell them to come sometime. Tell them when to come. When they come, if they are late then pretend that it doesn't matter. If they apologize for being late, say nobody is perfect.

3. Offer for them to sit wherever they want to. Offer them fruit and healthy food to eat.

4. If they come for a dinner, have everything ready. Don't rush. Move more slowly than ever or people feel that they have become a burden to you.

5. Don't be extravagant about the food you're going to serve. It makes people feel uneasy.

6. Remind them while they are eating that you cooked the food for them so they should eat it all and not have formalities because formalities make you tired.

7. The most you should let them do is empty the table. Tell them that the washing-up is part of being the host.It is the rule of the house not to let the guest work since they do enough of that at home

8. After you have offered them dessert, offer them coffee or tea so they feel comfortable to sit and talk.

9. Talk about things that they want to talk about and not your family problems.If you have any good recipes on how to be healthy, let them know. People are always interested to hear something new.Everyone has different health problems and it shows your concern and that your not superficial.

10. If they want to leave ask them to stay a bit longer since you enjoyed they're company.

11. Don't make them feel obliged about a return visit. Tell them to come back, it's nearer.

Tips

Warnings

· Don't talk about other people or friends. It leads to gossip and gossip is ugly and you might say something you might regret after they have gone.

· If they mention a person you don't like, make it a policy to be silent.

How to Handle Divorce Anger

Steps

1. Write it out. Often putting into words how you feel about the process, and your ex, is like taking a weight off your shoulders. It's now spilling from your mind onto paper.

2. Shout it out. Take a drive deep into country and yell with all your might. It's amazing how good you'll feel.

3. talk it out. At first, talking can be very therapeutic. Speak to a trusted family member or friend, but do not, under any circumstances, console with your children, regardless of their age. They are not the right person to talk to about divorce issues.Constantly talking about your anger can be deconstructive so keep yourself in check.

4. Think about what it is that you are angry about and at whom? Being retrospective about the role you played in the relationship can help you remove some of the anger.

5. Choose your battles carefully and let the small stuff go. You are going through a lot; getting worked up about the small stuff will take the focus and energy off the big stuff.

tTips

· Find something to do just for yourself, everyday, that you know always makes you feel good- a walk, gardening, working out or playing cards with friends.

· If you think you need professional help, by all means get it.

· Writing your anger out periodically can help clear your mind so you can enjoy the good stuff in life.

Warnings

· Anger can build and become destructive if you don't do something about it. So do something about it.

How to Become a TV Reporter or News Anchor

Being a TV reporter or news anchor is an exciting and fast-paced profession. However, if you're in it for just the glamour and the glory, then you may have to rethink your priorities. Being a TV reporter or news anchor not only requires hard work, rigid deadlines, and the ability to talk to the most difficult people, but you may also find yourself spending six hours in 20 degree weather waiting for a hostage situation to break. If you think you have the guts, stamina, and dedication to be a TV reporter or news anchor, then follow these steps.

steps.

1. Be an articulate speaker. Your voice is key in this field. You should concentrate on projection, enunciation, and inflection. All of these things will help you deliver your “script” in a compelling nature. Be authoritative in your speech. This will give you credibility with your audience. Read newspapers and magazines aloud. Listen to the best journalists in the field when they speak and try to emulate them.^[1]

· You'll have to speak loudly and slowly enough for people to understand you, but quickly enough to cover everything you have to say in a given amount of time.

2. Look good on camera. This doesn't mean that you have to look like a movie star or a Victoria's Secret model. You don't even have to be classically handsome or beautiful. You do, however, have to look appealing on camera, and have that special quality that makes people want to watch you doing whatever you do. This is a mixture of charisma, confidence, and that special something that will make people respond to you even if you're covering a story about a local bake sale.^[2]

· Unfortunately, it can go the other way -- you may be incredibly attractive but may come off as lackluster on camera. Don't think that your looks are a golden ticket to the profession.

3. Have killer people skills. If you want to succeed in the world of TV reporting or news anchoring, then you have to be able to talk to anyone about almost anything. If you're reporting, you may have to talk to people live, on site, and on camera, even if they aren't comfortable, and your job will be to make them comfortable. If you're an anchor, then you'll have to introduce people to your audience and talk to them in the studio, and use the same skills to make them open up and feel at ease.^[3]

· You may not realize that many reporters and news anchors have to write and investigate their own stories, but this may actually be a large component of your job. If this is the case, then you'll need to be able to talk to a variety of people who can give you access to the information you want.

4. Be free from bias. Tough one, eh? If you want to be an honest TV reporter or news anchor, then you'll have to learn to put your prejudices aside. Even if you lean a certain way politically or feel biased against certain professions, people, or regions, you'll have to do your reporting as objectively as possible. You won't be able to let the people you interview see through to your personal beliefs, or you won't be giving people the honest, unbiased news that they really want.

· If you're prejudiced against certain people, they will be much less likely to open up to you.

5. Have stellar writing skills. Though being an articulate speaker is crucial, being a strong writer isn't far behind. Even if you're just reading what you have to say and improvising as you go along, or if you have to write your own stories, writing skills will get you far in the field. Writing skills will also help you communicate with others if you have to develop your own stories, and your writing should make you sound as professional as possible.^[4]

6. Have ridiculous stamina. If you're the kind of person who needs a nap after working for two hours, then the life of a TV reporter or news anchor is not for you. You may have to work 12 hour shifts, get up at 2 a.m., or spend hours just standing in the same spot during unusually cold or hot conditions waiting for a story to break. And you have to have the ability to work a 10 hour shift, only to be told that a major story just broke and to work 5 more hours until you take care of business.

How to Be a Good News Road

Ever wanted to be a journalist? Ever dreamed of working for newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, Vogue, The Times or GQ? If so, you've come to the right article! This article is packed with information, tips and how you can make it big in the competitive but exciting, dog eat dog world of journalism!

Steps

1. Enjoy writing. Write everyday, read newspapers/magazines everyday, watch the news to keep up with current affairs and be devoted to literature. If you don't enjoy writing, reading, meeting new people, being under pressure, well then you've come to the wrong article and career choice, journalism is all about writing and if you hate English class with a passion, then this is not the right career for you.

2. Keep a journal or a diary. Most well known journalists had diaries when they were younger to practice their writing skills. Remember, it doesn't matter what you write about when you're starting out, practice is everything!It will help you get into a habit of writing everyday. Plus didn't you realize that journalist has the word journal in it?

3. Carry a camera with you. Nowadays many journalists are trying to add more skills to their self and CV. If you have a flair for photography, it can help you a hell of a lot in the long run, journalist's are always taking pictures to put in their articles.

4. Carry a pen or pencil and pad at all times. You never know when a newsworthy story will come up. Take notes if you find a good story. At least try and write the main idea or points as and when they cross your mind so that you won't forget.You never know! It could be the best story of the century! Get it down on paper before you forget it.

5. Be willing to meet new people. This is what journalism is all about. If you feel you are incapable and uncomfortable with meeting and talking to different people and strangers, you need to work on this problem NOW. All good journalist's are not afraid to ask anything to the interviewee (within reason of course!).

6. Remember to always refer back to the interviewee. Do not, under any circumstances tell lies, twist the story and make up your own side of the story. Nowadays, there are too many sleazy journals and newspapers out there (ahem, News Of The World phone hacking, anyone?) and if you want to be successful, you need to stay true to the interviewee, do not make up lies and stay 100% legit!

7. Expand your vocabulary. Read the daily newspaper. Purchase a nice dictionary and thesaurus. Your short story will not be nearly as exciting if every character walks everywhere and says every line of dialogue. A comprehensive vocabulary can help bring your stories and poems to life, enabling you to better describe the world around you.~ Be sure that you are using words correctly. Some of the alternatives listed in your thesaurus may not have the right shade of meaning or be appropriate for the level of formality. Look up the word in your dictionary to be sure, and if in doubt, use a word that you already know.

Tips

· A good journalist should be open-minded and ready for anything.

· You need to be quick minded, do not let anyone pull the wool over your eyes!

· A journalist must know how to catch his reader's attention. With that, a striking sentence is needed.

· Try to discover your own writing style.

· Practice meeting and talking to different people.

· Start to read books and classic literature to practise and improve your English skills.

· Be confident!! don't let shyness get in the way now!!!

· WRITE WRITE WRITE! It must have started sounding repetitive, but all good journalists are able to write well and they all have a certain writing style.

· Carry a pen and notebook with you EVERYWHERE.

· Also keep a small camera with you, and make sure it takes high resolution pictures as well.

Warnings

· Be legit

· Stay safe in any media frenzies and also stay safe in any foreign countries when reporting abroad.

· Don't publish any lies in articles

Things You'll Need

· A flair for writing

· Pencil and pad

· Camera or phone

· A good story

· A voice recorder

· A Thesaurus

· A Dictionary

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How to Make a Spoof Newscast

Steps

Tips

Warnings

How to Be a Good Host

Steps

Tips

Warnings

How to Handle Divorce Anger

Steps

tTips

Warnings

How to Become a TV Reporter or News Anchor

How to Be a Good News Road

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