Role as Presenter

The role of presenter is a position, in which requires a journalist to have confidence, a good personality, a high level of communication skills and the ability to make decisions quickly.

Presenter was a role, in which I particularly wanted to undertake, but it carries a number of responsibilities, that are often overlooked. All eyes are on you, if you make a mistake and it is the presenters responsibility to make sure that they simply carry on if they do make a mistake. A presenter must be prepared to deal with the unexpected. If the auto-cue suddenly breaks or is too fast, then the presenter must make sure that they have a script on the desk, to pick up from.

On the News Magazine Day, the auto-cue did not introduce the weather and travel news and therefore I had to improvise. There was also a misprint on the auto-cue, in which I did read incorrectly. However, I continued presenting regardless. In this situation, it is better to carry on and often, the mistake goes unnoticed.

Presenting the news was extremely rewarding and I feel that it has aided my development as a journalist.