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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. Stop sets should include
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
One to one communication
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
The manner at which you say a word

2. What is Pronunciation?
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
The manner at which you say a word
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

3. Basic Communication Skills
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Cliches
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Cliches

4. Format of a commercial
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

5. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
6-8 seconds
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Pronouncing words clearly

6. What is Vitality?
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Energy in your voice

7. Radio is a _____________.
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
6-8 seconds
Showing emotions through tones
One to one communication

8. Story Styles
Showing emotions through tones
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Showing emotions through tones
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

9. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
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

10. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Voice
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

11. What is Personality?
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Energy in your voice
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

12. RAPPIT PVV
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
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
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

13. What is Volume?
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Showing emotions through tones
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

14. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Voice
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

15. What is Volume?
Your vocal power
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

16. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
With your diaphragm
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
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

17. What is Phrasing?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set

18. Format of a commercial
Enunciation
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
With your diaphragm
Cliches

19. What is Vitality?
The rate of message delivery
Energy in your voice
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

20. How do you breathe?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
With your diaphragm

21. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
One to one communication
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective

22. What is Phrasing?
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

23. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
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
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

24. Format of a commercial
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
With your diaphragm

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

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26. What is Articulation?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
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
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

27. What is a Return?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Cliches
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

28. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Cliches
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
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

29. What is Tempo?
The rate of message delivery
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
At the end of each sentence
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

30. Radio is a _____________.
One to one communication
Pronouncing words clearly
At the end of each sentence
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

31. What is voice tracking?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Your vocal power

32. When do you break in scripts?
At the end of each sentence
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Voice

33. What is a Return?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
One to one communication
6-8 seconds

34. What is a Backsell?
End of the music - and the beginning of 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
Enunciation
Pronouncing words clearly

35. Format of a commercial
Showing emotions through tones
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

36. What is Enunciation?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
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
Pronouncing words clearly
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

37. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Cliches
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

38. Story Styles
Pronouncing words clearly
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
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

39. Stop sets should include
The rate of message delivery
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
The manner at which you say a word
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

40. What is a Backsell?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
6-8 seconds
Showing emotions through tones

41. What is Inflection?
Showing emotions through tones
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Enunciation
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

42. When do you breathe?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
At the end of each sentence
Energy in your voice
One to one communication

43. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
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
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

44. Stop sets should include
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
With your diaphragm
Your vocal power
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

45. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
At the end of each sentence
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Energy in your voice

46. Stop sets should include
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Energy in your voice

47. Format of a commercial
The manner at which you say a word
At the end of each sentence
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

48. 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
6-8 seconds
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

49. Basic Communication Skills
Enunciation
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
6-8 seconds

50. RAPPIT PVV
Showing emotions through tones
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
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