0458 – BBC Presentation Advice

2022.04.03 – 0458 – BBC Presentation Advice

‘Be yourself. Keep your style natural, conversational, lively and engaging. Try to help the listener feel they’re part of the discussion. Address the listener in the first person — this is more intimate and encourages a sense of belonging. Use the present tense wherever possible — it gives a sense of immediacy. Five Live vocabulary should be accessible, jargon-free, simple, clear and intelligent. Be careful not to overcomplicate things and don’t be unnecessarily formal in your delivery. Try to avoid becoming too predictable or repetitive, particularly at regular junctions. It’s easy to get into habits such as repeating the same expressions e.g.: “to be fair”, “you know”, “I have to say”, “I mean” or starting your programme, strand or bulletin with exactly the same phrase every day.1

BBC Radio Five Live Style Guide

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