Jan 14, 2008

Today in class w discussed the packet the reporter and The Anchor. We talked about our tone, energy, pitch, stress and inflection. And what all of that meant. We all took turns reading from the packet. We talked about how to be good to our voices. For example some of these things were eliminating a few things like alcohol, going to the bars, spicy food, nuts nicotine, caffeine and a few other things. We also talked about a few things that you should add to make your voice better. Those things included hydration, abdominal breathing, warm-ups, and sleep. After that we talked about developing credibility such things like being sociable, competent, extroverted, composed and a good character. We also went over a few anchoring tips. Then we talked about clothing. They said to keep clothing simple. EVERYONE should wear make- up even men make up should look natural not caked on. Jill went over a few tips with us. Like color in your brows, and using MAC studio fix foundation. Also she said to use a white eye shadow to define the eye more. After we talked about make up the boys came in with a few relaxation and warm up routines. One of them talked about pretending like you have a huge piece of gum in your mouth and this warms up your check muscles. Someone else talked about saying 1,2,3 3,2,1 in different tones to get your voice ready for the lowest tone. After that we were all suppose to head over to the TV studio to tape the news but I got a unexpected call from my sons school and had to pick him up. I hope it all went well.