The purpose of this wikizine is to teach aspiring broadcast performers how to acquire a job on the air in television or radio broadcasting. It will provide comprehensive career development, emphasizing unique strategies such as “Not...
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The purpose of this wikizine is to teach aspiring broadcast performers how to acquire a job on the air in television or radio broadcasting. It will provide comprehensive career development, emphasizing unique strategies such as “Not looking for a job, developing the are of networking, even if you don’t “know anyone,” overcoming your fears and anxieties through motivation and self-confidence and writing introductory letters consisting of only 3 lines.
This wikizine will also espouse broadcast performance theory for news and sports anchors and reporters and sports play-by-play announcers. This will cover areas such as style development, voice quality, ad-libbing, on-camera appearance, development of an authoritative sound, “thinking the thought” and the art of the interview.
Finally, this wikizine will cover the important aspects of producing a high-quality demo DVD or tape and crafting a top quality resume
Visit Marc Zumoff's brand new, broadcast coaching new website. Breaking into broadcasting—actually acquiring a job in television or radio on the air as a performer--can be a perilous journey. But you can do this with your own, personal coach. Marc is a seasoned veteran who will be on call, available to answer every question, address every issue and plot every course of your career development strategy. A coach who will produce an exceptional demo reel while cultivating and enriching your... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "TV Broadcasting Careers". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own... Read Full Story
Rejection can fuel your energy “Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.” --William Goldman, "The Princess Bride" Life is not a meritocracy. It’s not the Boy or Girl Scouts. You don’t always get a badge, patch or some other reward for being competent, good or even great in a particular area. Broadcasting, like any other business, is chock full of politics, favoritism, nepotism and other such characteristics. Many times, the best one for the job doesn’t get a sniff at... Read Full Story
Making contact Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you. Getting to like you, Getting to hope you like me. --from the song Getting to Know You, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein from the musical King and I Getting to know people in the industry can be a real key to developing your career as a broadcast performer, especially the right people. But you say you don’t know anybody? You may think that’s true, but you really know more people than you think. Actually, it’s more... Read Full Story
You’re on the air and the teleprompter suddenly goes blank… You’re on the air and a reporter package is not playing… You’re on the air and you lose your place in the script… You’re on the air and… …Something goes terribly wrong. What’s the first thing you need to do? How do you act? What do you say? Like many things in life, being a broadcast performer is a lot easier when things go right. But often times, things don’t go... Read Full Story
