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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 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
6-8 seconds
With your diaphragm
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

2. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
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
Cliches
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

3. Format of a commercial
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
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

4. What is a stop set?
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
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
6-8 seconds

5. How do you breathe?
With your diaphragm
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
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

6. What is Articulation?
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

7. Basic Communication Skills
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

8. What does breathing control?
The rate of message delivery
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Your vocal power
Pronouncing words clearly

9. What is Personality?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
With your diaphragm

10. 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
The manner at which you say a word
Showing emotions through tones
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

11. What is Enunciation?
Pronouncing words clearly
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
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

12. Stop sets should include
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Showing emotions through tones
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

13. What is a Backsell?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
One to one communication
Pronouncing words clearly
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set

14. What is Inflection?
Showing emotions through tones
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
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

15. 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
Pronouncing words clearly
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

16. Basic Communication Skills
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Cliches
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

17. What is a Return?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The rate of message delivery
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements

18. What is Tempo?
The rate of message delivery
Cliches
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

19. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
The rate of message delivery
Your vocal power
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set

20. What are the benefits of live delivery?
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
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners

21. What makes you sound more professional?
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Enunciation
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
At the end of each sentence

22. What is a Return?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
The manner at which you say a word
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners

23. What is Phrasing?
Enunciation
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
The manner at which you say a word
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

24. Radio is a _____________.
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
One to one communication
Pronouncing words clearly
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

25. What is Vitality?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Energy in your voice
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

26. Format of a commercial
Showing emotions through tones
One to one communication
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

27. RAPPIT PVV
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
With your diaphragm
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Showing emotions through tones

28. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

29. What is Articulation?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
The rate of message delivery
At the end of each sentence

30. What is Pronunciation?
The manner at which you say a word
The rate of message delivery
Enunciation
6-8 seconds

31. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
6-8 seconds
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
At the end of each sentence

32. 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
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
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

33. When do you break in scripts?
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
6-8 seconds
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Showing emotions through tones

34. What is voice tracking?
Energy in your voice
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
6-8 seconds
Cliches

35. What is Vitality?
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
Voice
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

36. Format of a commercial
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
With your diaphragm
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

37. What is Reading?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
At the end of each sentence
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
With your diaphragm

38. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Cliches
Your vocal power
Pronouncing words clearly
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

39. What is Personality?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
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
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

40. Story Styles
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Your vocal power
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

41. What is a Backsell?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
6-8 seconds
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

42. What is Enunciation?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Pronouncing words clearly
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements

43. What is Volume?
At the end of each sentence
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Energy in your voice
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

44. Format of a commercial
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
6-8 seconds
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

45. RAPPIT PVV
Your vocal power
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 - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

46. What is Pronunciation?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The manner at which you say a word
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

47. What makes you sound more professional?
One to one communication
Enunciation
One to one communication
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

48. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

49. Format of a commercial
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective

50. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
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
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