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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?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Your vocal power
Voice
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

2. What is a Return?
One to one communication
Voice
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

3. What does breathing control?
Your vocal power
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The manner at which you say a word

4. What is Phrasing?
Pronouncing words clearly
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

5. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Your vocal power
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

6. What is Enunciation?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The rate of message delivery
Energy in your voice
Pronouncing words clearly

7. What is a Return?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Pronouncing words clearly

8. Format of a commercial
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
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
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

9. What is Articulation?
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
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Showing emotions through tones

10. Basic Communication Skills
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

11. What is Phrasing?
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
Enunciation
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

12. What is Vitality?
With your diaphragm
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Energy in your voice

13. What are the benefits of live delivery?
One to one communication
The rate of message delivery
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

14. Stop sets should include
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
With your diaphragm
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

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

16. What are the benefits of live delivery?
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Enunciation
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set

17. What is Tempo?
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
The rate of message delivery
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Showing emotions through tones

18. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Your vocal power
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
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

19. Story Styles
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Pronouncing words clearly
At the end of each sentence

20. What is Tempo?
Energy in your voice
The rate of message delivery
Enunciation
6-8 seconds

21. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Cliches
Enunciation
6-8 seconds
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

22. Stop sets should include
Showing emotions through tones
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Showing emotions through tones

23. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
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
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

24. What is Personality?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
The rate of message delivery

25. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
At the end of each sentence
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
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

26. Format of a commercial
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
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 rate of message delivery

27. Format of a commercial
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

28. What is Pronunciation?
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
Enunciation
With your diaphragm

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

30. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

31. Format of a commercial
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.
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

32. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Your vocal power
Cliches
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

33. What is Personality?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
The manner at which you say a word
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

34. RAPPIT PVV
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Showing emotions through tones
Voice
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners

35. How do you breathe?
With your diaphragm
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
One to one communication
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

36. Radio is a _____________.
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
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
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

37. What is Articulation?
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
One to one communication
Voice

38. What is voice tracking?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

39. RAPPIT PVV
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Showing emotions through tones
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Voice

40. When do you break in scripts?
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
6-8 seconds
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

41. When do you break in scripts?
Enunciation
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Voice
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

42. Stop sets should include
Voice
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

43. Story Styles
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Cliches
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

44. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
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

45. 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
Enunciation
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Pronouncing words clearly

46. Format of a commercial
Your vocal power
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
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
Enunciation

47. What is Reading?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Your vocal power
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners

48. What is Volume?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
With your diaphragm
Enunciation

49. What is Inflection?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
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
Showing emotions through tones

50. When do you breathe?
Energy in your voice
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
At the end of each sentence