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Radio Production Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. What does breathing control?
Pronouncing words clearly
Cliches
Your vocal power
6-8 seconds

2. What is Vitality?
Energy in your voice
The manner at which you say a word
All aspects are recorded - Show can be edited - No fear of failure - everything can be re-recorded - It takes 30 minutes to record 4 hours of shows
With your diaphragm

3. What is part of the process of a stop set?

4. What is Reading?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Showing emotions through tones
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set

5. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
All aspects are recorded - Show can be edited - No fear of failure - everything can be re-recorded - It takes 30 minutes to record 4 hours of shows
Your vocal power
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set

6. Format of a commercial
All aspects are recorded - Show can be edited - No fear of failure - everything can be re-recorded - It takes 30 minutes to record 4 hours of shows
With your diaphragm
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

7. Format of a commercial
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

8. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Voice
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Your vocal power

9. When do you breathe?
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
At the end of each sentence
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Enunciation

10. What is a Return?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Your vocal power
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
The manner at which you say a word

11. What is a stop set?
Enunciation
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
6-8 seconds
A story - A break between programming - Can be news - commercials - etc. - Makes the listener aware of - become interested in - and desire a product - then put them into action to buy the product

12. What is voice tracking?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
With your diaphragm

13. Basic Communication Skills
Your vocal power
Enunciation
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

14. Stop sets should include
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
All aspects are recorded - Show can be edited - No fear of failure - everything can be re-recorded - It takes 30 minutes to record 4 hours of shows
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

15. What is Articulation?
Enunciation
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

16. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
Cliches
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
All aspects are recorded - Show can be edited - No fear of failure - everything can be re-recorded - It takes 30 minutes to record 4 hours of shows

17. What is a stop set?
With your diaphragm
A story - A break between programming - Can be news - commercials - etc. - Makes the listener aware of - become interested in - and desire a product - then put them into action to buy the product
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
One to one communication

18. What is a Backsell?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
At the end of each sentence
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements

19. How do you breathe?
With your diaphragm
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
The rate of message delivery
Showing emotions through tones

20. What is Enunciation?
Cliches
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Pronouncing words clearly
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

21. What is Inflection?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Showing emotions through tones
All aspects are recorded - Show can be edited - No fear of failure - everything can be re-recorded - It takes 30 minutes to record 4 hours of shows
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

22. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

23. Radio is a _____________.
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Energy in your voice
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
One to one communication

24. What is Personality?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

25. How do you breathe?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
With your diaphragm
A story - A break between programming - Can be news - commercials - etc. - Makes the listener aware of - become interested in - and desire a product - then put them into action to buy the product
The rate of message delivery

26. What is Volume?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

27. What is Phrasing?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Enunciation
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

28. What is Phrasing?
Energy in your voice
The manner at which you say a word
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

29. Stop sets should include
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
A story - A break between programming - Can be news - commercials - etc. - Makes the listener aware of - become interested in - and desire a product - then put them into action to buy the product
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

30. What makes you sound more professional?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Cliches
Enunciation

31. What is Tempo?
A story - A break between programming - Can be news - commercials - etc. - Makes the listener aware of - become interested in - and desire a product - then put them into action to buy the product
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Showing emotions through tones
The rate of message delivery

32. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Cliches
One to one communication
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Pronouncing words clearly

33. What is Tempo?
The rate of message delivery
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
With your diaphragm

34. What is Enunciation?
Showing emotions through tones
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Pronouncing words clearly
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective

35. What are the benefits of live delivery?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Energy in your voice
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

36. What is a Return?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
One to one communication

37. Format of a commercial
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
With your diaphragm
All aspects are recorded - Show can be edited - No fear of failure - everything can be re-recorded - It takes 30 minutes to record 4 hours of shows

38. What are the benefits of live delivery?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Cliches
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
6-8 seconds

39. What is Inflection?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Showing emotions through tones
One to one communication
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

40. Story Styles
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

41. What is Personality?
Showing emotions through tones
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

42. Stop sets should include
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

43. Stop sets should include
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
At the end of each sentence
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

44. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The rate of message delivery
Voice

45. Format of a commercial
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Cliches
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective

46. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
6-8 seconds
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
All aspects are recorded - Show can be edited - No fear of failure - everything can be re-recorded - It takes 30 minutes to record 4 hours of shows

47. Story Styles
The manner at which you say a word
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

48. What makes you sound more professional?
Cliches
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Enunciation

49. What is Reading?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements

50. Radio is a _____________.
One to one communication
The manner at which you say a word
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live