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Radio Production Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is Enunciation?
Pronouncing words clearly
The manner at which you say a word
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

2. What is voice tracking?
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
One to one communication
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

3. When do you break in scripts?
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
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

4. Basic Communication Skills
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
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 way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

5. Basic Communication Skills
Voice
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

6. What are the benefits of live delivery?
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
One to one communication
Energy in your voice

7. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

8. How do you breathe?
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
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

9. When do you break in scripts?
Voice
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

10. What makes you sound more professional?
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Enunciation
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
One to one communication

11. What is a Return?
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
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
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. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
6-8 seconds
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Energy in your voice
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

13. Stop sets should include
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

14. Story Styles
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
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Cliches

15. Format of a commercial
With your diaphragm
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
6-8 seconds
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

16. Format of a commercial
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

17. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Voice

18. When do you breathe?
At the end of each sentence
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
The rate of message delivery
6-8 seconds

19. What is voice tracking?
Pronouncing words clearly
The rate of message delivery
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

20. Radio is a _____________.
Showing emotions through tones
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

21. What is a Backsell?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Voice
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
At the end of each sentence

22. What makes you sound more professional?
Enunciation
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
At the end of each sentence
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

23. What is Phrasing?
Cliches
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

24. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

25. What is a Return?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Showing emotions through tones
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

26. Stop sets should include
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Energy in your voice
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

27. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
The rate of message delivery
6-8 seconds
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
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

28. Stop sets should include
Showing emotions through tones
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

29. What is Vitality?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Showing emotions through tones
Energy in your voice
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

30. Format of a commercial
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
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Your vocal power

31. Format of a commercial
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
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
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective

32. What is Enunciation?
Enunciation
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Pronouncing words clearly

33. Format of a commercial
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

34. 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
With your diaphragm
Voice

35. RAPPIT PVV
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Enunciation
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

36. How do you breathe?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
With your diaphragm
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Voice

37. What is a stop set?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
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
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

38. What is Pronunciation?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
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 manner at which you say a word

39. What is Reading?
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Enunciation
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

40. What is Reading?
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners

41. Format of a commercial
Enunciation
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
The manner at which you say a word
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

42. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Voice
The rate of message delivery
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

43. What is Volume?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
The rate of message delivery

44. What is Tempo?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
The rate of message delivery

45. What is Tempo?
The rate of message delivery
Energy in your voice
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Voice

46. When do you breathe?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
At the end of each sentence
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

47. What is Volume?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Enunciation
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

48. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

49. Radio is a _____________.
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
One to one communication
Enunciation
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

50. What is Articulation?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Your vocal power
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
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