"There are tips and 'how to' notes galore, and... Trewin does convey a sense of the talent and hard work that is necessary in order to succeed." BBC's Ariel Magazine
"We highly recommend 'Presenting on TV and Radio' by Janet Trewin." Virgin Radio (www.virginradio.co.uk)
"It's witty with a delightful and zippy prose style... This is the voice of experience speaking! For a big part of the readership (students and aspiring presenters) I thought the 'How to Get in and Get On' chapter was excellent. This has a proud place on my groaning shelf of work related books." Eric May, TV journalist, consultant and trainer
As a journalist and presenter herself, Janet Trewin is ideally placed to investigate not just how you do it but how it feels to do it through the eyes of some of the most successful presenters in TV and Radio. There are practical tips, words of warning and much to inspire in this entertaining book.
Presenters increasingly must work in both TV and radio so the starting point is the essentials common to both such as diction, interviewing, stress and team-working. Specialist TV demands like autocue, pieces to camera and scripting for screen are all covered. Similarly radio skills like ad-libbing, running commentary and writing for radio are explained in full. To demonstrate the immense diversity of the job a collection of high flyers, ranging from news presenters, travel reporters, international business anchors and DJs to the celebrity chef, Brian Turner share their secrets. There's advice too on how to get a job and what about those controversial employment issues? Sexism: Do blond bombshells really get the jobs? Ageism: The presenter who became a celebrity after starting in the business at 62. Racism: Colour on screen but not in the editorial team? Disability: The TV reporter who's had all four limbs amputated and still does the job - she tells how.
Janet Trewin has more than 20 years experience in network radio and TV as a reporter, presenter, producer and director, working on shows such as Newsbeat (Radio 1), Newsnight, Top Gear, and Working Lunch (BBC2), Today, You and Yours and Going Places (BBC Radio 4), Ultimate Preview (BBC Radio Five ) and World Business Report (BBC World TV). Janet is an author and writer for newspapers and magazines. She's a visiting lecturer in broadcast journalism at City University, London. For many years she's been a trainer of journalists both for the BBC and foreign broadcasting organisations. She also has a large portfolio of international clients for media and crisis training and consultancy.