Jesse Wilkes is preparing a presentation for potential employers in sports broadcasting and journalism. The presentation will highlight their academic achievements, personal qualities, and production skills that would benefit employers and their audiences. It will begin by introducing themselves and their goal to provide honest, knowledgeable, and compassionate work. Wilkes will then showcase examples of their broadcast style and how their education prepared them with experience in the field through video highlights and created productions. The presentation will conclude by asking employers to hire Wilkes for their next open position, noting how their experience will add quality while also saving budget costs due to their ability to perform multiple roles.

1. Planning a Presentation
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My Target Audience:Mytarget audience would be employerslookingforthe nextbigname insports
broadcastingandjournalism. Employerslookingfortalent proficientnotonlyonscreen,butas well as
behindthe camera. Otherpotential audiencesmaybe podcasthostsor web-basedcontentproviders,as
well asplayby playpositionsfor web-basedradio, television,andthe sports/entertainmentindustry.
The Big Idea: Simplyput,me. The skillsIwill learninvideoproduction,editing,audio,newsgathering,
and effective speech techniqueswillmake me anassetto anysize broadcastingventure.Technicalskills
as well asmy intensity,integrity,andintelligencemake me the perfectcandidate toachieve the goalsof
any potential employer.
Flowof Ideas: I will communicate byusinganaudiovisual presentation.The presentationwill highlight
academicachievement,personal qualitiesthatwill benefitnotonlymyaudience buttheiraudience as
well, proficiencyinthe field, andpersonalgoals(awardsIwantto win,followers, milestone
achievementsinthe industry,andwhere Iwanttobe in5 years).
Beginning(Whatis):I will have toconnectto my audience quickly.Iwill dothisby introducingmyself
and mypersonal goal to bringhonesty, knowledgeable insight, excitement,andgenuinecompassionfor
the position.
Middle (Whatcould be):I will identifyquicklywhere Icanhelpimprove viewership,content,and
attentiontoand fromtheirbroadcastaudience.Using written,verbal,videohighlights, andproductions
createdwhile atThe Dan PatrickSchool of SportsBroadcasting, I will showcase mypersonalbrandof
broadcast style andhowthere are a lotof broadcast graduatesoutthere but,there isonlyone Jesse
Wilkes.
S.T.A.R. Moment: My S.T.A.R.momentwill be toexplain how harditis forbroadcastinggraduatesto
gainreal worldexperience. Iwill thenexplainhow myeducationwasspecificallydesignednotonlyto
educate us, but to offerexperience inthe feildatthe same time.How manyjournalistscanproduce,
edit, andreporttheirownsegments?Ican!
End (Call to action):I will be askingthe audience tohire me fortheirnextbroadcasting position.Hiring
me will addto the qualityof any production,bigorsmall.Iwill bringanelectrifyingpresence totheir
playby play,recaps,andreports.Hiringme isideal forshows/productionswithasmallerbudget, asthe
experience Iwill have behindthe sceneswill save moneyinthe budgetasIcan performeffectively in
multiple positions.