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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
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
One to one communication
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

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

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3. What is Articulation?
Pronouncing words clearly
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Enunciation
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

4. What makes you sound more professional?
At the end of each sentence
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
At the end of each sentence
Enunciation

5. Basic Communication Skills
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
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

6. When do you break in scripts?
The manner at which you say a word
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

7. What is Personality?
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.
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

8. Stop sets should include
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
The rate of message delivery
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

9. RAPPIT PVV
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

10. What is Phrasing?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Pronouncing words clearly
Showing emotions through tones

11. What is a Return?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Your vocal power
One to one communication

12. What is a Backsell?
Your vocal power
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Showing emotions through tones

13. What is Tempo?
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
The rate of message delivery
Pronouncing words clearly
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

14. 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
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Your vocal power

15. 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
Voice
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Showing emotions through tones

16. When do you break in scripts?
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Cliches
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Enunciation

17. 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
At the end of each sentence
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Enunciation

18. Story Styles
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
At the end of each sentence

19. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Cliches
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

20. What is Personality?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements

21. What is a Return?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Your vocal power
6-8 seconds

22. RAPPIT PVV
Your vocal power
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Showing emotions through tones
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

23. What is Reading?
With your diaphragm
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

24. What is Reading?
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
With your diaphragm
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Your vocal power

25. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Voice
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
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

26. What is Pronunciation?
Energy in your voice
Cliches
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The manner at which you say a word

27. What is voice tracking?
The manner at which you say a word
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

28. How do you breathe?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
With your diaphragm
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

29. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Voice
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
One to one communication

30. What is Articulation?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Your vocal power
Energy in your voice
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

31. What is Tempo?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
The rate of message delivery
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

32. 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
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

33. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
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
Energy in your voice
Energy in your voice

34. Format of a commercial
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Showing emotions through tones
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

35. What does breathing control?
Pronouncing words clearly
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Your vocal power
With your diaphragm

36. Stop sets should include
With your diaphragm
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)
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

37. What is Phrasing?
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
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

38. Stop sets should include
Energy in your voice
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

39. What is Inflection?
Showing emotions through tones
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Voice
At the end of each sentence

40. Basic Communication Skills
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
At the end of each sentence

41. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
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

42. 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
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Voice
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

43. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
With your diaphragm
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Energy in your voice
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

44. What is Vitality?
Cliches
Energy in your voice
Voice
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

45. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Cliches
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
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

46. When do you breathe?
At the end of each sentence
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

47. What is voice tracking?
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
At the end of each sentence
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

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

49. When do you breathe?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
At the end of each sentence

50. 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
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Showing emotions through tones
Your vocal power