Coach’s Corner – by Sorboni Banerjee You’ve made it. You’re smooth. Polished. Practically frictionless. You can anchor a six-hour newscast without breaking a sweat…and that’s the problem. When you get too good at anchoring, ...
By Sorboni Banerjee Let’s talk about the elephant in the studio: most coaching in local news is still done like a guest spot—quick in, quick out, wave at the anchors, hand out a tip ...
By Sorboni Banerjee, VP of Talent Development Services at Talent Dynamics Imagine this. You’re in the kitchen. Around the corner, you hear a small voice say, “Uh-oh.” You call back, “What happened?” The voice ...
By Sorboni Banerjee, VP of Talent Development Services at Talent Dynamics There’s a difference between “I have to” and “I get to.” You have to show up when someone calls out sick, even when ...
By Sorboni Banerjee In coaching conversations for Talent Dynamics, I hear this question all the time: Where can I go next? It doesn’t matter if someone is a fresh-faced MMJ in their first contract ...
By Sorboni Banejree You know that moment—you’re watching yourself back on air, cringing at a weird pause, a stiff transition, or the way your voice trailed off like you lost interest in your own ...
By Sorboni Banerjee As a coach helping TV reporters become stronger storytellers, I get this a lot: “But what if something just isn’t a story?” Reporters vent about dead-end assignments, weak angles, or breaking news that ...
By Sorboni Banerjee Twenty years ago, I sat across from a big-shot Hollywood manager who could make careers happen with a single phone call. He leaned back, locked eyes with me, and asked, “So, who ...
Clickbait and Journalism: Can They Be Besties? By Sorboni Banerjee, Talent Dynamics Performance Coach & Strategist I walked into a newsroom to meet with a veteran anchor—someone who had spent decades perfecting the art ...
Introducing Talent Dynamics’ New Personal Style Service for News Professionals When you’re on the job—whether reporting live from the scene of a fire, covering the buzz of a local festival, reporting from a traffic ...
By: Greta Muller Last week (you can read pt. 1 here)I talked about how too many cooks spoil not only the broth, but the broadcast professional, too. Too many cooks water down the original ...
By: Sorboni Banerjee More and more broadcast journalists are acting as MMJ’s – multimedia journalists who shoot, edit, write, and then hop on TV and go live. Not appearing frazzled or stressed after a ...
Many of you have questions regarding your career in tv, we have someone who can help answer those questions and they won't mince words about it either.
Why does the sudden loss of an entertainment reporter in Los Angeles mean so much to our industry? It is not as much who he was as much as what he did to ...
This is where I will take on industry issues and offer one person's opinion. Hopefully, this column will offer perspective into issues that face our business.
