JO
I think you've got potential, but you need to work on it. The accent is your biggest stumbling block but you can work on that. The trouble is the West Country isn't one of those accents that has become trendy, like perhaps the North West accents have.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
TM
Agree with most of this, just not sure about the accent being a 'stumbling block'. While it's still extremely rare to find strong regional accents on network news (for reasons which I think are understandable), they should have a role to play in regional and local news. Plus I think the original poster comes across well on camera. He has a certain charm which I can imagine viewers would easily warm to.
But I agree with you about working on pronunciation, and great advice about community radio and local TV.
I think you've got potential, but you need to work on it. The accent is your biggest stumbling block but you can work on that. The trouble is the West Country isn't one of those accents that has become trendy, like perhaps the North West accents have.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
Agree with most of this, just not sure about the accent being a 'stumbling block'. While it's still extremely rare to find strong regional accents on network news (for reasons which I think are understandable), they should have a role to play in regional and local news. Plus I think the original poster comes across well on camera. He has a certain charm which I can imagine viewers would easily warm to.
But I agree with you about working on pronunciation, and great advice about community radio and local TV.
BA
The important thing for someone relying on their voice such as a newsreader is comprehensibility, and I would say that you are intelligible. Minor speech impediments or traditionally stigmatised features of a dialect (such as th-fronting - where bath is pronounced baf or bav - a feature of the Westcountry accent I believe) are much less of a problem these days. Nobody would dare tell Mark Labbett to stop saying "firty-free fousand pounds", for example.
Of course, such things are only one piece of the jigsaw.
Of course, such things are only one piece of the jigsaw.
TR
My advice... don't take no for an answer - polite but pushy works best. You'll need a thick skin for all the rejection and grab every experience offered and above all don't get bitter and twisted, its the downfall of many. 
Nothing is guaranteed but If you can do all that, why shouldn't you make it.
Best of luck.
Nothing is guaranteed but If you can do all that, why shouldn't you make it.
Best of luck.
GM
It does my head in when Mark offers the money to contestants!
Nobody would dare tell Mark Labbett to stop saying "firty-free fousand pounds", for example.
It does my head in when Mark offers the money to contestants!
BR
Cheers me dearrrrs
I'll work on that! Thank you!
Nothing trendy about a West Country accent? Whaaaat? They may have a North West accent, but they'll never have a combine harvesterrrr! Ooo arr
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Thank you - I'm currently looking into that!
Thank you!
I'd like to work my way up to onscreen journalism
Loving the regional accent! Top marks from me ...
Cheers me dearrrrs
Good job, except you tend to say things like "everyfing", "Baf", "wifout". Enunciate the "th" in words and it'd be great.
I'll work on that! Thank you!
I think you've got potential, but you need to work on it. The accent is your biggest stumbling block but you can work on that. The trouble is the West Country isn't one of those accents that has become trendy, like perhaps the North West accents have.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
Nothing trendy about a West Country accent? Whaaaat? They may have a North West accent, but they'll never have a combine harvesterrrr! Ooo arr
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I think you've got potential, but you need to work on it. The accent is your biggest stumbling block but you can work on that. The trouble is the West Country isn't one of those accents that has become trendy, like perhaps the North West accents have.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
Thank you - I'm currently looking into that!
My advice... don't take no for an answer - polite but pushy works best. You'll need a thick skin for all the rejection and grab every experience offered and above all don't get bitter and twisted, its the downfall of many. Nothing is guaranteed but If you can do all that, why shouldn't you make it.
Best of luck.
Nothing is guaranteed but If you can do all that, why shouldn't you make it.
Best of luck.
Thank you!
Aren't majority of those onscreen journalists too? You don't tend to see just newsreaders these days I think.
I'd like to work my way up to onscreen journalism
BR
Agree with most of this, just not sure about the accent being a 'stumbling block'. While it's still extremely rare to find strong regional accents on network news (for reasons which I think are understandable), they should have a role to play in regional and local news. Plus I think the original poster comes across well on camera. He has a certain charm which I can imagine viewers would easily warm to.
But I agree with you about working on pronunciation, and great advice about community radio and local TV.
Thank you! Great advice indeed. I'm going to go for it!
I think you've got potential, but you need to work on it. The accent is your biggest stumbling block but you can work on that. The trouble is the West Country isn't one of those accents that has become trendy, like perhaps the North West accents have.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
I wouldn't worry about the accent so much but you how pronounce words. Then everything should fall into place.
My advice to you would be, get as much experience as possible, be it reading the news on a community radio station or getting some work experience at the new local TV channel in Bristol when it launches.
Agree with most of this, just not sure about the accent being a 'stumbling block'. While it's still extremely rare to find strong regional accents on network news (for reasons which I think are understandable), they should have a role to play in regional and local news. Plus I think the original poster comes across well on camera. He has a certain charm which I can imagine viewers would easily warm to.
But I agree with you about working on pronunciation, and great advice about community radio and local TV.
Thank you!
Great advice indeed. I'm going to go for it!