GREAT news for all aspiring TV presenters.
Pegasus, one of Ireland’s leading talent agencies, has joined forces with City Colleges to launch a professional TV presenter training course.
Master the key skills of modern broadcasting with current and former TV professionals from RTE & TV3 – including Alan Cantwell (TV3 News), Evelyn Cusack (RTE Weather), Senator Marie Louise O’Donnell (RTE Radio 1/Vincent Browne Show) and Con Murphy (Crimecall/RTE Sport).
The TV Presenter course will run regularly in a Dublin city centre location.
CITY COLLEGES CERTIFICATE IN TV PRESENTING
The Course
So you want to be a TV presenter You should! It s a fantastic job, rewarding, challenging, exciting – and well paid. It s no wonder so many people have presenting ambitions. But how do you get started How do you learn the basics And how can you stand out from the crowd
The City Colleges Certificate in TV Presenting, in association with talent agency Pegasus Consulting, prepares prospective presenters to both inform and entertain, to introduce and interview, and to find their own voice and presenting style.
Course Director
John O Keeffe, Managing Director, Pegasus Consulting.
Pegasus is a media and communications consultancy, representing a wide range of corporate and celebrity clients from television, theatre, politics, media, business and sport. A Cambridge graduate, John is a former Dean of Law at Dublin Business School and a Teaching Fellow in the School of Psychology at TCD. A newspaper columnist and Associate Editor of the Garda Review, he regularly guests on both RTE and TV3.
Lecturers
- Evelyn Cusack, RTE, Met Eireann
- Marie Louise O Donnell, RTE, TV3, The Vincent Browne Show
- Alan Cantwell, former news anchor TV3 News
- Brenda Power, barrister, presenter & columnist Newstalk, Crime Call, Sunday Times
- Con Murphy, former RTE presenter Crime Call, Soccer Republic, Saturday Sport
- JJ Rolfe, cameraman & cinematographer
Course Content
Mod 1: Overview (JOK)
Introduction to TV Presenting
Presenting Yourself
Module 2: Behind The Scenes
Preparing yourself
Newsgathering & research
Writing for TV
Module 3: The News Anchor (Alan Cantwell)
What makes a good television presenter
Interview Skills
Module 4: TV Production (JJ Rolfe)
The TV studio & production gallery – who does what
Single & multi-camera presenting
Show, don’t tell: Working with pictures
Module 5: Specialist Presenting (Evelyn Cusack)
Module 6: Broadcast Reporting (Marie Louise O Donnell)
Working on a daily programme
How programmes are conceived, planned and broadcast
Producing broadcast features – packages
Module 7: Location Presenting (Con Murphy)
Presenting outside the studio
Module 8: Global Current Affairs
Producing major news and sports events
The 24-hour news cycle
The breaking story
Module 9: Making A Showreel (JJ Rolfe)
Module 10: Audition Preparation
How to develop a winning CV
Interview skills and tips
Practical Work
Practical 1: Presenting To Camera
PTCs
Working with autocue
Practice and feedback
Practical 2: Interview Skills
Practice interviews
Practice and feedback
Practical 3: Your Showreel
Making a showreel
All participants will receive feedback from industry producers/presenters, and a showreel scene.
For more information, or to book a place on the course, contact: info@pegcopy.murgatroyd.tech