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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. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
6-8 seconds
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
Your vocal power

2. What is voice tracking?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Enunciation
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
The manner at which you say a word

3. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Pronouncing words clearly
Voice
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

4. What is Vitality?
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
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

5. What is Vitality?
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Energy in your voice

6. What is Pronunciation?
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.
The manner at which you say a word

7. What is Inflection?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Showing emotions through tones
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

8. What is Enunciation?
Voice
At the end of each sentence
Enunciation
Pronouncing words clearly

9. Format of a commercial
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective

10. What is Tempo?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Cliches
The rate of message delivery
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

11. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
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.

12. Format of a commercial
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
At the end of each sentence
The manner at which you say a word

13. What is Reading?
The rate of message delivery
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
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

14. What are the benefits of live delivery?
Cliches
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
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

15. What is a Backsell?
6-8 seconds
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Your vocal power
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set

16. What are the benefits of live delivery?
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
6-8 seconds
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners

17. What is a Return?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Enunciation
Enunciation
At the end of each sentence

18. 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
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 manner at which you say a word

19. Basic Communication Skills
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
6-8 seconds
At the end of each sentence
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

20. What is Articulation?
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
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

21. Format of a commercial
Cliches
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
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

22. What is Tempo?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Pronouncing words clearly
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
The rate of message delivery

23. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
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
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

24. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
6-8 seconds
Energy in your voice
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

25. What is voice tracking?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
One to one communication
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

26. Format of a commercial
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Pronouncing words clearly

27. What is Enunciation?
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Pronouncing words clearly
Voice
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

28. What does breathing control?
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Your vocal power
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

29. Basic Communication Skills
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

30. What makes you sound more professional?
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
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Enunciation

31. 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
Energy in your voice
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

32. When do you breathe?
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
At the end of each sentence
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

33. What is Personality?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

34. Stop sets should include
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

35. Format of a commercial
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
The rate of message delivery

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

37. Radio is a _____________.
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
One to one communication

38. When do you break in scripts?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

39. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
The rate of message delivery
Cliches
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

40. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
At the end of each sentence
Cliches
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set

41. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
Showing emotions through tones
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

42. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

43. What does breathing control?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Your vocal power
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

44. Format of a commercial
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

45. What is Phrasing?
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
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

46. Stop sets should include
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Showing emotions through tones
Voice
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

47. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
At the end of each sentence
Voice
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

48. RAPPIT PVV
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

49. RAPPIT PVV
One to one communication
Enunciation
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

50. What is Personality?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Energy in your voice
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