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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 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
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Enunciation
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

2. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
The manner at which you say a word
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Showing emotions through tones
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

3. What is Phrasing?
The rate of message delivery
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

4. What is Personality?
The manner at which you say a word
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

5. What is Tempo?
The rate of message delivery
6-8 seconds
Enunciation
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

6. Format of a commercial
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Showing emotions through tones
Cliches
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

7. Basic Communication Skills
Your vocal power
Cliches
With your diaphragm
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

8. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Voice
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

9. What is voice tracking?
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Cliches

10. Format of a commercial
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

11. When do you breathe?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
At the end of each sentence

12. What makes you sound more professional?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Enunciation
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Pronouncing words clearly

13. What does breathing control?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Your vocal power
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

14. What is Enunciation?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
One to one communication
Pronouncing words clearly
Cliches

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

16. Stop sets should include
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
With your diaphragm
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

17. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
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
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Voice
Enunciation

18. How do you breathe?
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
The rate of message delivery
With your diaphragm

19. What is voice tracking?
Voice
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Energy in your voice

20. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
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
The manner at which you say a word
Your vocal power

21. When do you breathe?
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
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
At the end of each sentence

22. When do you break in scripts?
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

23. When do you break in scripts?
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
Energy in your voice
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

24. Format of a commercial
6-8 seconds
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

25. Format of a commercial
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
With your diaphragm
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

26. What are the benefits of live delivery?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
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
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

27. RAPPIT PVV
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Enunciation
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

28. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
6-8 seconds
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Enunciation
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

29. What is Vitality?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
The rate of message delivery
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Energy in your voice

30. What is Pronunciation?
The manner at which you say a word
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Energy in your voice
Enunciation

31. Story Styles
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
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
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

32. What is Enunciation?
One to one communication
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
Pronouncing words clearly

33. What is a stop set?
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
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

34. Story Styles
6-8 seconds
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

35. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
At the end of each sentence
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Cliches
Pronouncing words clearly

36. Stop sets should include
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
With your diaphragm
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

37. What is Phrasing?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Energy in your voice
Enunciation
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

38. Format of a commercial
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 the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

39. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Enunciation
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Your vocal power

40. What is Tempo?
At the end of each sentence
The rate of message delivery
The manner at which you say a word
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

41. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Pronouncing words clearly
Pronouncing words clearly
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

42. What does breathing control?
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
Your vocal power
The rate of message delivery

43. How do you breathe?
With your diaphragm
Showing emotions through tones
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
One to one communication

44. What is a stop set?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Enunciation
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

45. What is Volume?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
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. What is a Return?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements

47. What is Inflection?
The rate of message delivery
Showing emotions through tones
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 opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

48. Radio is a _____________.
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
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Voice

49. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
6-8 seconds
Your vocal power
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

50. Basic Communication Skills
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
The manner at which you say a word
At the end of each sentence