Liven up our Sunday nights on BBC Radio Bristol Presenter's Top TipsGet some top tips from those already in the industry here in our presenter advice section.
Ayesha - BBC 1Xtra presenter It's so important to communicate well with your audience. Saying the word 'you' counts a lot, it gets people's attention. I was told to imagine you're talking to your best friend, but now I imagine I don't know the person I'm talking to, but I'm getting to know them, inviting them into the show...
You should never, ever try to copy someone. If you admire someone, don't try and copy their voice or style, just use them for inspiration - never try and be someone else, always be yourself. Nemone - BBC 6 Music presenter I think if you want to get into presenting, you've got to want to talk. You might have a pet subject, but unless you want to talk about it and you have different angles to come at it, is it something you think you could do every single day? There's a difference between specialist programmes and broadcasting every day...
I remember someone saying to me in my early days of radio that it would take a while to find my 'radio self'... It means that being natural on the radio isn't like talking in a normal conversation. Nikki Bedi - BBC Asian Network presenter
It's really important to focus yourself at a certain point in the day and have 'your time'. It just puts you on some kind of focused journey. I always go outside by myself before the show because I think you need to just have a quiet moment. Zane Lowe - BBC Radio 1 presenter Always make sure you are making the most of the time that you have on the radio and try to employ a community spirit and bring everybody in on it. I think it's much better when everybody's involved. 
Say what you need to say and leave it at that (I still haven't mastered that one). Stay as close to the music / art you love as possible, be as honest as you can be (that is a tough one), use your own voice and don't be afraid to be yourself. |
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