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Basic TV Reporting, 2nd Edition
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Basic TV Reporting, 2nd Edition

by Ivor Yorke
October 1997
Beginner
160 pages
4h 32m
English
Routledge
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Talkback

Another part of the art of presenting in the studio comes with listening to what is going on in the control room. ‘Talkback’ gives you direct contact with the director or editor, so instructions before or during any programme item can be given easily. Using the desk telephone always looks so theatrical.

Almost every regular studio performer of any status is now equipped with a tiny, snug-fitting personal earpiece, rather like a hearing-aid. The other end is fitted to a long cable which eventually plugs into an electrical socket at the back of the desk.

You may find it impossible to use this device at first: it’s rather like the childish game of trying to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time. It takes practice to concentrate ...

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