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I posted in this board because I Believe I will get a good respose here:
Ok so I have been working full time on air for almost a year and the one problem I have is sometimes I will loose where I am during a break even if Im not reading. Now I do not think the audience really notices this but it still bothers me. Have you ever experieced this? and if so, how did you correct this?
 
I have to agree it all comes with experience.

Although, I think that if you are losing your train of thought as you are speaking, maybe you're talking for too long.

It's all about KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) and of course every Program Director's favorite line "less is more"! If you can take a sentence with 15 words and cut it to 8, you're doing exactly that.

You may want to try to write out some break ideas and then cut out the extra "filler" words that you don't really need to say because they are implied by the words that you "have" to say to get your point across. This was some of the best advice I was ever given along the way. Hope this helps! ;D
 
Practice,Practice,Practice....say what you are going to say a few times before you open the mike....(Almost 30 years in the biz & I still do this!).....In other words....KNOW Exactly what you are going to say and HOW you are going to say it....get in & get out. If you must....jot notes in pencil on index cards.
 
After 35 years, I STLL write for an hour or so, usually bullet points of things to cover. Short sentances for sports. Print it all out, nice and clean, or email it to myself to read in the studio. Then I STILL write out my breaks as to what I want to cover. It may sound mechanical at first, but you'll get relaxed with it, then ebgin to ad lib around it as your personality develops and delivery gets better. Prepare each break and s l o w down. Never talk to an audience or group: "Hey Folks", "Did everyone/anyone see .."? It's "Hi" and "Did YOU see.."

Remember, you're not talking to thousands of people 1 time, you are talking to 1 person a thousand times over. It's always one-on-one, like in real life. It's not only good radio, good communication, good skill, it's easier to focus that way.

Good luck!
 
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