I'm going to tell you right off the bat that the people at my school are TERRIBLE at the morning announcements. I cringe whenever they come on, really. And of course, I'm a theater kid, so I am a bit more judgmental about their tones and their inflection. SO!

TIPS:
1.Say the information you have to present slow enough and clearly. Most of the time the information you give is relatively important, so make it sound that way. People want to know where their world language club meeting is. Dammit!
2. Make your voice interesting. Read over what you have to announce before you do so, and pick out key words that might catch people. Which brings me to number three.
3. Be familiar with what you are announcing. Be able to pronounce things, don't just slur them to get through it.
4. Look interested in what you co-anchor is saying. Perhaps look at her/him. A slight nod. A smile. Anything. You don't have to look at the camera the whole time, of course that's boring.
5.Pretend it is your job to give these announcements, where you get to be an anchorwoman every morning, just with shitty pay. Pretend you're having a great time.
6. To avoid laughter, that's all in your head. Bite your lip to help control it.


Hopefully I helped a wee bit. For the most part, just have fun and get your announcements across while doing it, okay?

aw, thanks! your advice is really helpful!

Ok I am not going to bore you with my whole life story.Or describe myself.Or tell you how "great" I am at giving advice.It's pointless.You'll pick up things about me in the advice I give.So go ahead ask away...

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