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Broadcast journalist Melanie Grant offers five tips for recording vox pops

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From listening to what people say you can pick up some of the most interesting facts

End Quote Melanie Grant

Melanie Grant is an experienced broadcast journalist who's worked at 1Xtra, Radio 1 and Radio 4. We see her at a market recording vox pops for a radio package and she offers us her top five tips.

Her advice is about helping people to feel at ease, listening to what they have to say and recording a variety of voices from a diverse range of people.

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