Attention aspiring broadcast journalist and on-screen anchors! Learn how to conduct yourself on-camera and during interviews with Newton News anchor Jenn Adams.
• Conversation techniques: cheerful, argumentative, tender
• Interview techniques: hard news (direct, informational), soft (live guests or features, non-confrontational, emotional and comfortable)
• Rules of conversation: prepare, communication listen, research, stay interested, keep energy level up, listen
• Pre-interview: know question to ask, find out information, be polite, relax your guests
• Questions: get them to trust you, direct questions get direct answers, jump in if answer too long, anecdotes and stories, have more questions than you need
