Jan. 14, 2008

Today we turned in our third story pitches. Jill gave us a lecture about The Anchor. We got three hand-outs. We covered conversational elements such as energy, tone, pitch, stress, inflection, rate, pause, duration, and pace. I think I really need to work on my energy, tone and pitch. We went over things that were bad for your voice, like caffeine, drinking, bars, and dairy. We also talked about some things that were good for our voices such as getting enough sleeping, staying hydrated and doing warm-ups. We also talked about how to show our personalities on TV. We talked about being credible and personable when on camera. The boys gave us some great warm-up techniques such as yawning, stretching our necks, and relaxing our tongues. Jill gave us some make-up tips. I already have some MAC make up, and I love it. I want to get some more, and I also need to buy some lipstick because right now all I have is lip gloss with glitter in it. The packet gave us some great tips on clothes and overall appearance. Around 3, we went over to the TV studio to shot the news. I had Ed look over and sign a form my job needed filled out in order for us to shoot there on Wednesday. Beth and I anchored today. We had a great time. We had a few mess ups, but it was fun. I tried to do some of the deep breathing to make my voice louder. I’m pretty sure I punched a lot, but I did tone it down.