Sanjida O'Connell (Presenter/Producer/Writer)

Sanjida is a presenter, producer and a writer, she says that she enjoys presenting because it is less stressful than the other jobs, she stated that once the job is done its done, there’s no taking the work home with you. She also told us the best way to be, whilst presenting, is to be natural so that you come across as yourself. Sanjida went on to tell us some of the difficulties in presenting she said that sometimes it can be difficult because you can often get pigeon holed in one particular area, therefore you only get offered certain jobs so it’s a good idea to be adaptable. Sanjida then gave us a few kill skills for presenting they included; enthusiasm, knowledge, to be interesting, to be good with people and sound natural. She also told us that its important to research what you are presenting so that you have the information and understand what is going on so that you can present well. At the end of the session Sanjida told us how to go about becoming a presenter she said, to make a small film or show real, to practice lots, to get an agent as they can find work for you and finally have lots of full backs so that if you can’t get a presenting job you can do something else with in the industry then maybe one day have the opportunity to present.