Athletes and their coaches are not the only ones making money from sporting activities, media persons like advertisers, journalists, photo journalists also make money from it. The work of the media people cannot be complete however if sports analysts are not included. Some media organizations consult analysts and pay them on a part time basis. Others employ them permanently as one of the staff of the organization. There are independent sports analysts too who produce the programs and voice it on their own. Such ones pay for airtime on their chosen medium and broadcast the program either as recorded or as live.
Whatever platform you have chosen to stand upon, sports analysis can rake in millions for you. Even if you have not been doing so in the past, this article will guide you and set you on a path that will help you earn a living as you work as a sports analyst either on a part time or full time basis. What are you expected to do?
Be Interested
The fact that you have a level of interest in sports has made you read this article. It is true that you may desire to be a sports analyst, not just because of the interest, but because of the money. If the money is the primary thing motivating you, you need to pend that temporarily and concentrate on how to put in your best in what you are doing. It is this interest that will sustain you till the point where you will start making money.
As a prospective sports analyst, you may start picking interest by specializing in a particular sport. This will aid your quest to know all there is about that sport.
Be Outspoken
As a sports analyst, you are not expected to be shy. You are not even supposed to be reserved. Even if you chose to be reticent, it should be about other matters outside your main career of sports analysis.
The best way to polish your speaking ability is to speak meaningfully as frequent as you can. You will not only be developing your grammar usage, you will also be developing your vocabulary as you flow in its usage. Ability to flow in the language of presentation is the main traits and characteristics of a sports analyst.
Update Your Knowledge
The nature of your chosen career in analyzing sports will make you dwell on issues that are transient. An event that makes a sport news today may not be newsworthy tomorrow. An athlete may be in a club today but be in another tomorrow. You will also be dealing with facts and figures about payments, bonuses, dates and time.
Take it upon yourself to consult sporting websites, to listen to sports radio and watch sports programs on TV. You need to be in the know as people will keep referring to you as an authority. Do not disappoint them, be that authority!
Listen to Other Analysts
When you watch TV or listen to radio programs bothering on sports, your aim is not just to get facts and figures, but to learn of ways that you can use their examples in effectively presenting your own sports program. So take time out to watch and listen to sports programs that are regarded as authoritative both locally and internationally. Watch sports programs that are educating and informative enough and you will have a lot to learn.
Your aim for watching these programs is not just to learn, you can watch to criticize and bring out faults from what the so-called professionals are doing. Then you can build on their mistakes and avoid them when it is time for you to do your own analysis.
Contribute to Sports Programs
You can contribute by airing your honest opinion whenever a sports program is going on. This can be done when you phone in while a sports program is actively on air through radio or television. You can also send in tweets or Facebook comments to contribute to such programs.
Do not follow the crowd when making such comments, let your comments be objective and unique as much as possible.
Write Previews
If you have flare for writing and you have have honed your writing skills, you can also contribute to sports materials on the internet or via newspapers and magazines. This will help you to be more expressive than you would through phone-in sports programs on radio or TV.
Do a Demo
You can do a demo by recording a presentation lasting for 30minutes or less for presentation on radio or television. If you are doing for radio, you will spend less as all you need to get the work done is a sound-proof recording studio. If you the demo is for TV, you will need to rent a video camera or employ the service of a videographer and editor.
Whatever you are doing, ensure that your script is very okay and rich. While you can model it after any radio or TV program that is in existence, you can also add your unique touch that will make your prospective producer think that you are creative.
Talk to Different Media Organizations
After you have ensured that your demo is properly produced, it is time you make multiple copies and take it to different media organizations. This part may appear as the most difficult, but the truth is that with persistence, after you have ensured that your demo is properly produced, you will be called upon one day.
True many organizations have sports program that they run, your aim is not to take over such programs. You can work with them when they have ascertained that you have what it takes to properly analyzed sports programs. If you get successful with one radio or TV station, you can take the video of an edition and seek opportunity analyze with other electronic media organizations.
Start Making Money
While passion may be the primary reason driving you to go into sports analysis, your ultimate aim is to make money. As soon as you have been given the opportunity to take part in a radio or TV program, ask the producer to comment on your performance. If his comment is positive enough, you are ready to start making money. Talk to them and negotiate how much they will be willing to pay for doing an effective analysis for them. While the initial pay may not be as much as what other experienced analysts are earning, persistence on your part will help you climb that ladder eventually.
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