Is this course right for me?

If you are 18 years or older, a good communicator, take pride in your appearance, have a creative streak, watch lots of television and want to be a presenter then this is the course for you. You should attend this course if you want to work as any of the following:


- a continuity announcer,
- or read the nightly news bulletins,
- or host an afternoon TV chat show,
- or present children's television,
- in fact, if you want to work in television!
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TV Showreel

If you're applying for a job in an office, you need a typed CV. If you're applying for a job in television, you need a showreel. A showreel is the way that you showcase your talent. It is a series of examples of you, showing off the different styles of television that you are good at.


Your examples could include:

- fast, funky style (for teenage television)
- serious, gravitas (for the news)
- interested, curious (for an interview)
- lively, engaging (for continuity)
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