Hey Bill, everything okay? You look confused. Yeah? Oh, you must be worried about covering that big mayoral address tomorrow? Not to worry friend, I'll give a few helpful tips!
You should know a and adhere by a few tips when covering speeches and events:
1.) Get there early!
2.) When choosing a seat or place to stand, be sure it's where you can note audience reaction. This will also help when noting the size of the audience in your article
3.) Have both a tape/digital recorder and notepad.
4.) If there is a question and answer period, you want to prepare your questions before hand. Be sure to listen to others questions as well.
5.) Unless you're on deadline, don't leave immediately afterward. This way you can get the reaction of both the audience and participants.
See I told you not to stress Bill! If you follow these tips you'll be a-okay!
Cute post! Now you can put all that good advice to work!
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