How to Read and Speak Like a TV News Reporter
TV news reporters seem to project confidence and authority when they speak. As is thecase with many skills, practice makes perfect when it comes to reporting.
Watch the news to listen to how reporters sound.
Close your eves to focus on the reporter’s voice. Using their tone, the reporter tells youwhat is important, what is sad, what is exciting, and what you don’t want to miss.
Record yourseIf reading a report to spot your weaknesses.
Break out the video camera or smart phone and either record video or audio of yourself. Play it back and listen closely. Watch the news and compare your voice to the reporter’s.
Type up and print a news story that you want to practise reading. Use a font(字体) thatis 1. 5 “to 2”tall. This will most accurately reflect the teleprompter(提词器) type-style. Place the papers on a table across from you and try to read them while moving your eyes as little aspossible.
Be prepared to go off-script from time to time.
This is called ad-libbing(即兴演说), and you might see examples of it between twostories or at the end of a story on the news.
| A．You practise this way, too. |
| B．Look at the reporter’s body language. |
| C．Try not to criticize yourself too harshly. |
| D．It’s not so much what they’re saying, but how they are saying it. |
| E．Practise keeping your eyes still while reading from a distance. |
| F．The first step in learning to report the news is to watch the professionals. |
| G．A reporter might give a brief opinion or make a comment about the story. |
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【推荐1】In many walks of life and in many situations, persuading people to do what you want them to do is the key to success. Researchers have looked into different aspects of persuasion and come up with some interesting results which are surely helpful to us.
One advertising copywriter came up with an approach to selling a product on a TV shopping channel via phone sales. Instead of being instructed “Operators are waiting, please call now”, viewers were told “If operators are busy, please call again”. The results were extraordinary. The ad suggested operators weren’t sitting around hoping people would call. Instead there were so many people wanting the product that people might have to wait until they could get it.
What role does choice have in persuading people to buy or get something? One study in a supermarket showed the effect of choice. A particular supermarket displayed either 6 or 24 different kinds of jam. The large display attracted more interest than the small one. But when the time came to purchase things, people who saw the large display were one-tenth as likely to buy. If they do buy, they are less satisfied with their selection, even though they have made a good choice. A wider range of choices require more time and effort and lead to unreasonably high expectations.
Another aspect of persuasion concerns getting someone to change their mind. It’s hard to prove to someone that a previous decision is wrong, and as people get older they get less and less willing to change their minds. People want things to be unwavering; they want their attitudes, statements, values and actions to follow a set pattern. The only way to persuade them to change is to acknowledge this by agreeing that the previous decision they made is a perfectly understandable one. This allows them to focus on your suggestion without feeling their previous decision is wrong. As a result, they may be persuaded to break out of their established pattern.
1. What does the advertising copywriter want to indicate about the product?| A．It’s rare. | B．It’s in demand. | C．It’s for sale. | D．It’s precious. |
| A．Increased choices decrease satisfaction. | B．More selections bring more actions. |
| C．More and more people don’t want to choose. | D．Some choices are more attractive than others. |
| A．Unreliable. | B．Unbelievable. | C．Unchanging. | D．Unique. |
| A．To compare different forms of persuasion. | B．To discuss various studies on persuasion. |
| C．To analyze how persuasion affects success. | D．To teach how to get better at persuasion. |
【推荐2】Being a leader in any environment earns you trust among peers and helps you get things done, whatever the task is. Let us show you how to develop leadership skills.
Assess yourself.
Address areas of improvement. Be open to testing new ideas and trying new ways of doing things, especially if it seems your old ways of doing things don’t work.
Be a good problem-solver.
Encourage others. Building leadership skills requires knowing how to work well with people. Staying in the know about what goes on in your community is important, but responding to that information with enthusiasm is equally critical.
| A．Accept responsibility. |
| B．Be open to the opinions of others. |
| C．Building leadership skills requires plenty of self-awareness. |
| D．Unexpected challenges will arise often and at lightning speed. |
| E．Let go of the need to stick to your plan and be flexible instead. |
| F．Recognizing the past can't be changed helps you make wiser choices in the future. |
| G．So be a source of positivity and support others in working toward their own goals. |
【推荐3】How to Relax Your Mind
There are many techniques, if you wish to relax your mind.
Breathe in ... breathe out ...
By controlling the air taken in or breathed out, you can control your anger and, thus, your stress. Just be in a comfortable position, either sitting on a chair or lying down. Then slowly start taking air into your lungs, feel the gap, and then slowly sending air out, again feel the gap and start again.
A wise man said, when problems can be dealt with, why do you need to worry. And if problems can’t be dealt with, how would worrying help? When the weather is getting you down, and you’re not sure how to deal with the voices in your head, there isn’t a better way to relax when depressed. All you need to do is slip on your comfortable sweats, pick up a few bars of chocolate, and settle down for a laughter. Fetch a DVD of your favorite, and watch it till you’re out of stress.
Relax through body
This stress relief technique helps greatly, when done completely. Lie down in a comfortable position. Then, start feeling stress. Start from your feet and feel the stress there, then make that area as tense as possible, and then let go of the tension, and your feet will feel relaxed.
Get some sleep
Sometimes you may be tense and getting to many thoughts, and feel physically tired as well. Then just go to bed, and let the body carry out the natural process of relaxing. A good nap for 1-2 hours should be good.
Sit silently and do nothing
This was all about how to relax your mind.
| A．Watch a comedy movie |
| B．Don’t worry about the problems |
| C．Relaxation should not be last on the to-do list. |
| D．Continue doing this exercise for 5 minutes, and you will feel relaxed. |
| E．Once you have found a comfortable position, close your eyes and do nothing. |
| F．So, try out these easy-to-perform relaxation techniques. |
| G．Then, move from feet to knees, hips, lower back, upper back, hands, shoulders and finally your face. |
