It is a condition of entry that your actual presentation does NOT EXCEED 3 MINUTES IN TOTAL. You must then have 25 Sec of the EBA slate, making your film a maximum total of 3 minutes and 25 seconds. Refer to the schedule below for suggested content and length of time recommended for each chapter. STEP 4: TO YOUR ARRIVAL AT YOUR FILMING SESSION 4.1 REHEARSE THE PRESENTATION It is strongly recommended that your presenter(s) rehearse their presentation/script more than once before the filming session to ensure they can deliver the presentation within the 3 minute maximum time frame. (Your video presentation will be cut to 3 minutes in the editing studio if it exceeds 3 minutes in total) 4.2 PREPARE CUE CARDS OR AUTOCUE Some people can speak off-the-cuff brilliantly on camera, but for most of us the experience is daunting. We recommend the following solutions to have you speaking to camera with the finesse of a TV presenter delivering the six o'clock news! 4.2.1 Autocue The European Business Awards will not provide Autocue however, if you have an iPad there are fantastic and inexpensive iPad teleprompters or autocue apps available for download from iTunes. One of the best of these apps is Teleprompt+ for iPad. It’s quick to download and easy to use and is ideal for the task. 4.2.2 Cue If you are to use cue cards make sure the text is big enough to be able to read from a distance of at least 1.5 meters as your Producer will hold these up underneath the camera for you to read from so that you can avoid looking down at any cue cards held on your lap. We suggest you print these to A3 landscape on card (as opposed to paper) and recommend
It is a condition of entry that your actual presentation does NOT EXCEED 3 MINUTES IN TOTAL. You must then have 25 Sec of the EBA slate, making your film a maximum total of 3 minutes and 25 seconds. Refer to the schedule below for suggested content and length of time recommended for each chapter. STEP 4: TO YOUR ARRIVAL AT YOUR FILMING SESSION 4.1 REHEARSE THE PRESENTATION It is strongly recommended that your presenter(s) rehearse their presentation/script more than once before the filming session to ensure they can deliver the presentation within the 3 minute maximum time frame. (Your video presentation will be cut to 3 minutes in the editing studio if it exceeds 3 minutes in total) 4.2 PREPARE CUE CARDS OR AUTOCUE Some people can speak off-the-cuff brilliantly on camera, but for most of us the experience is daunting. We recommend the following solutions to have you speaking to camera with the finesse of a TV presenter delivering the six o'clock news! 4.2.1 Autocue The European Business Awards will not provide Autocue however, if you have an iPad there are fantastic and inexpensive iPad teleprompters or autocue apps available for download from iTunes. One of the best of these apps is Teleprompt+ for iPad. It’s quick to download and easy to use and is ideal for the task. 4.2.2 Cue If you are to use cue cards make sure the text is big enough to be able to read from a distance of at least 1.5 meters as your Producer will hold these up underneath the camera for you to read from so that you can avoid looking down at any cue cards held on your lap. We suggest you print these to A3 landscape on card (as opposed to paper) and recommend
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