Introduction to TV Presenting

Introduction to TV Presenting

There are over 420 digital TV channels in the UK including 47 shopping, 44 entertainment, 37 sport and 24 children's. There are a similar number of radio stations nationwide. Where are their presenters going to come from? Why not you?

Add to that the boom in internet content delivery where anyone with a webcam can create their own overnight sensation, and the possibilities for presenters are endless.

What is the course content ?

This new two day course, with camera and autocue, will give you the confidence and skills to audition for a wide variety of TV presenting jobs. You will use professional scripts and cover presenting to camera, talking to time, interviewing guests, reading autocue, demos, audition technique, how to find a TV presenting job and presenting CVs. With a maximum of 8 participants the course will include plenty of on-camera practical work, and you will be given a professional mini DV cam tape of your work at the end of the course with the unedited material from both days.

Your tutor

Kathryn Wolfe is a Senior Lecturer in TV Production and Media Performance at University of Bedfordshire. Her previous experience includes over 25 years as a TV director on mainstream broadcast programmes for BBC, ITV, SKY, TVS and HTV. BBC trained, Kathryn has made programmes in virtually every genre and her BBC credits include Breakfast Time, The Clothes Show, Playschool, Record Breakers and Tweenies. For ITV her credits include Michael Winner's True Crimes, Britain's Most Wanted, One in a Million and The Six O'Clock Show. Kathryn is a guest director at Brook Lapping Productions making educational programmes for TEACHERS' TV. The dozens of presenters she's worked with include Chris Tarrant, Danny Baker, Nick Ross, Selina Scott, Michael Aspel, Paul Ross, Justin Fletcher and Hermione Cockburn. Kathryn is known internationally for training TV presenters, and has launched the careers of several new and up and coming TV presenters on a variety of mainstream, digital and broadband screens. Her book ‘So You Want to be a TV Presenter?' will be published in spring 2010.

How do I apply?

Apply by sending us the application form along with a short CV of your performance or presenting experience (if you have any) and a passport photo.

Completion of this Introduction to Presenting course is not a guarantee of eligibility for Actors Centre membership.