Stand-up comedian ... er, I mean, teaching

I just started lecturing on media writing skills at one of the local universities here. It's a part-time thing, once a week, which suits me fine and I enjoy imparting the knowledge I've gain from more than two decades in the business.

My first act on the first day of the course was to trip over as I climbed on to the stage. The students thought I was a comedian. But I turned it into an exercise and told them to write one paragraph about what happened. It was a great news writing initiation for them and gave me an idea of where they were in terms of grasping the essence of writing a news article.

Hopefully no more comedy acts in future lectures. The next one is about angles, which I've outlined in detail in my news writing book.

Later people.