Sky News presenter Claudia-Liza Armah hosted a masterclass for a group of Media Performance students at the Luton campus, offering advice and tips on how to present to the camera, engage with the audience and get to grips with using an autocue.

Claudia watched each student in turn as they presented a short news piece before offering tips on how they may improve, using her own experience as an accomplished news presenter.

“It was fantastic to be able to share my experience with the students. I love helping other people and I appreciate that life and careers can be challenging and I like to be able to offer advice that could help someone get their career off the ground,” said Claudia-Liza.

Senior Lecturer in Media Performance Kathryn Wolfe said: “The students really gained from Claudia-Liza's advice and feedback on their work. Their assignment was to create and present an individual 60 second news bulletin, and record it live to camera.

“As Claudia-Liza formerly presented BBC3’s 60 Second News, she was the perfect industry person to help students do their best in this task. She also gave honest and invaluable tips on how to get in to the industry and succeed.”

Media Performance students benefit from a variety of masterclasses held throughout the year where they get the chance to meet professionals working in the industry.

Visiting experts include live vision mixer Del Brown, Casualty and Hollyoaks actress Nila Aalia, EastEnders and Holby City director Jamie Annett and CBeebies presenter Gemma Hunt