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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?
One to one communication
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Your vocal power

2. What is Vitality?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Pronouncing words clearly
Energy in your voice

3. What is Phrasing?
Cliches
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

4. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
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
Cliches
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

5. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Voice
Showing emotions through tones
At the end of each sentence

6. Story Styles
Enunciation
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

7. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Showing emotions through tones
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

8. When do you breathe?
Energy in your voice
At the end of each sentence
Pronouncing words clearly
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

9. Basic Communication Skills
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
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

10. What is Vitality?
Energy in your voice
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
At the end of each sentence

11. What is Phrasing?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
With your diaphragm
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

12. Format of a commercial
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
One to one communication

13. Stop sets should include
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
With your diaphragm
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

14. 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
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Showing emotions through tones
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

15. What is a Return?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Cliches
Energy in your voice

16. How do you breathe?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
With your diaphragm
Showing emotions through tones
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

17. Stop sets should include
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Your vocal power
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

18. What is Personality?
Energy in your voice
Pronouncing words clearly
The manner at which you say a word
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

19. What are the benefits of live 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
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

20. What makes you sound more professional?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Enunciation
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

21. What is Volume?
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective

22. What is Personality?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

23. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
Cliches
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
6-8 seconds
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

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

25. Stop sets should include
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

26. What is Articulation?
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

27. What is a Backsell?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
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
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

28. What is Volume?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
One to one communication
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

29. Format of a commercial
At the end of each sentence
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
The manner at which you say a word
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective

30. RAPPIT PVV
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Voice

31. Stop sets should include
The rate of message delivery
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
With your diaphragm

32. What is Pronunciation?
The manner at which you say a word
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
The rate of message delivery
Pronouncing words clearly

33. Story Styles
6-8 seconds
Cliches
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

34. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

35. Basic Communication Skills
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
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

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

37. What is Reading?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
With your diaphragm
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

38. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Voice

39. What is a stop set?
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
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Enunciation

40. Radio is a _____________.
One to one communication
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

41. What is voice tracking?
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
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

42. What is Enunciation?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Pronouncing words clearly
With your diaphragm
Your vocal power

43. What is voice tracking?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Showing emotions through tones
At the end of each sentence
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

44. When do you break in scripts?
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
With your diaphragm
The manner at which you say a word
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

45. What are the benefits of live delivery?
The manner at which you say a word
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
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

46. 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
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

47. What is Tempo?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
The rate of message delivery
With your diaphragm

48. What is Pronunciation?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
The manner at which you say a word
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

49. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
6-8 seconds
Voice
With your diaphragm
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

50. What is a stop set?
6-8 seconds
Enunciation
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
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