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Re; How to be a good presenter

BY; Bello Muhammed Nauteeq DWA

Broadcasting as an area of specialisation in mass communication is sub-divided into several other fields that some how some way have a special connection with it just like journalism with the following genres; advocacy journalism, tabloid journalism and sensationalism attached to it, broadcasting similarly have it’s own genres which are; news casting, radio presenting, on-air-presentation (OAP), television presentation and continuity announcer.

Here we take a very keen look at the radio presenting and on-air-presentation bit of broadcasting, generally in some quarters it is believed that there’s no specific feature expected from a good radio presenter, this article take a very keen peep at some accomplished OAPs to decipher their characteristics as noticed on the various radio programs they host.

Basically, the most challenging concern of the OAP is the number of listeners listening to the particular program as at the time of broadcast and the propensity at which the audiences remained glued to their radio set, then the ability of the presenter to arrest the attention of the listeners consistently then plays in.

Various listeners have their yearnings and expectations and these vary in age and geographical location of the target audiences at times the religious belief of the audience is also a determinant.

Just like in every conversations in human day to day activities, the efficiency at which the intended message is transferred to the prospective receiver of it plays a drastic role in determining the feedback and effect, hence, Fluency and Fluidity in the use of language become pivotal presenters like; JAJ The Maccadon(Cool Fm), Yaw(Wazobia Fm), Olisa Adibua(Beat Fm) all have both at their disposal.

Recently, radio stations in Ilorin, Lagos, Abuja, and Ibadan use two OAPs to run their programs, this has given presenters with little or no Sense Of Humour at all opportunity to shadow their lapses in the area with their co-presenter e.g. MC OPJ and Akas Baba( Wazobia Fm 2009), Olisa Adibua and Oreka Godis( Beat Fm), Femi Okunola and Lulu(Royal Fm, Ilorin) they are mostly paired with female co-OAPs to maintain a balance in gender with either of the two having the ability to satiate listeners’ Entertainment yearnings.

Apart from some politically-inclined programs on some radio stations, they also have programs relating to problem solving that proffer solutions to various socio-political issues, relationships, marital affairs, moral and sexual issues.

these development have made the job of presenting a tasking one as a presenter performs the roles of PR and Problem solver, a presenter is expected to be an inquisitive personality while as well be able to solve problems tabled to him/her by the listeners, the aforementioned traits make a presenter standout among the various OAPs on radio.