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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. Format of a commercial
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

2. 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
Showing emotions through tones
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Voice

3. Radio is a _____________.
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Energy in your voice
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
One to one communication

4. What is Pronunciation?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Your vocal power
The manner at which you say a word
Energy in your voice

5. RAPPIT PVV
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
The rate of message delivery
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

6. How do you breathe?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
With your diaphragm
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

7. Format of a commercial
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Enunciation
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

8. What is Tempo?
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
The rate of message delivery
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

9. What is Phrasing?
The manner at which you say a word
Cliches
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

10. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
6-8 seconds
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
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
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

11. What is a stop set?
Enunciation
Energy in your voice
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
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. What does breathing control?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Your vocal power
Cliches

13. Basic Communication Skills
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
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
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
Enunciation

14. When do you break in scripts?
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
At the end of each sentence
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

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

16. How do you breathe?
One to one communication
With your diaphragm
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

17. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Voice
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

18. What is Reading?
Your vocal power
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

19. What is Articulation?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Cliches

20. What is Pronunciation?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
The manner at which you say a word
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
One to one communication

21. 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
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

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

23. What is Enunciation?
Pronouncing words clearly
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
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

24. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
Pronouncing words clearly
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
Cliches

25. When do you breathe?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
At the end of each sentence
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
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

26. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Cliches
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

27. What is Enunciation?
Cliches
Pronouncing words clearly
6-8 seconds
The manner at which you say a word

28. Stop sets should include
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Your vocal power
The rate of message delivery
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

29. What are the benefits of live delivery?
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
6-8 seconds
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

30. 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
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
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

31. What is a Return?
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
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

32. What is a Backsell?
Showing emotions through tones
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

33. What is Inflection?
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
Showing emotions through tones
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

34. What is Tempo?
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Enunciation
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
The rate of message delivery

35. Story Styles
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Showing emotions through tones
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

36. What is Vitality?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Energy in your voice
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Voice

37. What is voice tracking?
6-8 seconds
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

38. What does breathing control?
6-8 seconds
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Your vocal power

39. When do you break in scripts?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Pronouncing words clearly
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

40. Stop sets should include
With your diaphragm
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

41. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
6-8 seconds
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
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

42. Radio is a _____________.
One to one communication
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
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 Articulation?
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
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

44. What is Volume?
With your diaphragm
With your diaphragm
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

45. What makes you sound more professional?
The rate of message delivery
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Enunciation
Showing emotions through tones

46. What is voice tracking?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Pronouncing words clearly
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

47. When do you breathe?
At the end of each sentence
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

48. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
The manner at which you say a word
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

49. What is Reading?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Showing emotions through tones

50. Format of a commercial
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet