TV Role Models

Some of my students are skeptical when I tell them they have to move their head when they’re speaking using a teleprompter saying Well T.J.

that’s not my style I never do that.

First of all you do when you’re comfortable when you’re talking.

But here’s what I want you to do.

I want you to watch five minutes or so of your favorite cable newscast.

And in fact flick around to several of them.

But here’s the key.

I want you to watch without the volume on and look at the top of the show when the news anchor the talk show host is introducing segments they are typically speaking from a teleprompter.

You can also do this by looking at the broadcast news networks ABC NBC CBS and just watch at what the news anchors do.

They’re moving their head they’re moving their face their eyebrows are moving they’re communicating a great deal when they are reading the news.

Now newscasters tend to have a little stiffer style and they’re tending not to use to use their hands and they’re sitting down.

But I do want you to focus on the head movement and the facial expression you’ll see tremendous variety there and that can serve as a good role model for you.