https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2 Don't make my mistakes en-us 2022-01-26 17:50:43 UTC 2025-09-24 13:48:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f399.png brandoj https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016056785 We don't use a.m. or p.m. to talk about time.  Instead it's four in the morning or six in the evening.

]]> 2022-01-27 15:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016056785 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016060181 make sure you tell us who is talking in a script-and-clip before we hear the audio…full name and title/relationship to the story]]> 2022-01-27 15:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016060181 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016060200  it's a tough transition to go from a frozen family to a jazz festival returning...I'd probably choose a neutral international story after that one, rather than an entertainment kicker ]]> 2022-01-27 15:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016060200 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016061282 Make sure your sentences are short and conversational!]]> 2022-01-27 15:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016061282 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016062427 "former" employee, not "previous"]]> 2022-01-27 15:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016062427 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016062633  paraphrase what people say in copy stories, rather than quoting them outright. ]]> 2022-01-27 15:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016062633 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016063351  Instead of: It's been 12 years since Ottawa has added another area code, the first being in 1947 with the 613, and the second coming in the spring of 2010 with the 343. 

Better: It's been 12 years since Ottawa has added another area code.The first came in 1947 with the 613.And the second coming in the spring of 2010 with the 343.]]> 2022-01-27 15:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016063351 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016063607 2022-01-27 15:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016063607 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016064303 finish the forecast for the day (conditions and temperatures), then tell us conditions and lows overnight.  Then look ahead to highs for the following day, and general conditions.  You finish with “Right now, it’s sunny and minus 16.”  And then sign-off.]]> 2022-01-27 15:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016064303 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016064625 2022-01-27 15:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016064625 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016065183  if you're talking about something happening the same day as your newscast, say "today", not Monday.  Likewise, the day before the newscast is "yesterday" and the day after is "tomorrow"...not the day of the week. ]]> 2022-01-27 15:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016065183 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016073872 Instead of abbreviating provinces and countries, or anything really, write them out completely. ie. Ontario instead of Ont. or United States instead of US]]> 2022-01-27 15:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016073872 https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016093900 make sure you’re introducing the reporter just before playing the audio in a wraparound or script-and-clip.  Their name is often in parentheses at the beginning of the lead.  Make sure you say something like “Alex Stone reports” before playing the audio.]]> 2022-01-27 15:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/brandoj/fgihy4n2zkyxmgc2/wish/2016093900