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Radio Production Basics

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. How do you breathe?
The rate of message delivery
Cliches
With your diaphragm
Energy in your voice

2. What is a Backsell?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

3. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Voice
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

4. What is voice tracking?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Energy in your voice
Enunciation
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

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

6. How do you breathe?
Your vocal power
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 - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
With your diaphragm

7. Story Styles
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
6-8 seconds
The rate of message delivery
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

8. What is Phrasing?
At the end of each sentence
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

9. What is Reading?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

10. What is Volume?
With your diaphragm
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Your vocal power

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

12. What is Vitality?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Energy in your voice
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

13. When do you breathe?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
At the end of each sentence
The rate of message delivery
Voice

14. Format of a commercial
The manner at which you say a word
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
The manner at which you say a word

15. What is a Backsell?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
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

16. Format of a commercial
Pronouncing words clearly
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
One to one communication
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

17. Format of a commercial
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
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

18. What is voice tracking?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
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

19. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Energy in your voice
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
6-8 seconds

20. What is Inflection?
Showing emotions through tones
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
6-8 seconds
Voice

21. 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
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
The rate of message delivery
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective

22. What is a Return?
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Enunciation
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

23. What is Vitality?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Energy in your voice
Voice

24. What is a Return?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
6-8 seconds
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

25. RAPPIT PVV
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
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
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

26. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
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

27. What is Tempo?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
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

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

29. Format of a commercial
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
One to one communication
Enunciation
Pronouncing words clearly

30. Story Styles
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Energy in your voice
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

31. RAPPIT PVV
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
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
With your diaphragm

32. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - 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
At the end of each sentence
6-8 seconds

33. Stop sets should include
Showing emotions through tones
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
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

34. Format of a commercial
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Energy in your voice
With your diaphragm

35. Format of a commercial
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
The manner at which you say a word
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The rate of message delivery

36. What is Pronunciation?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
The manner at which you say a word
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Voice

37. What is Personality?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
The manner at which you say a word

38. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Your vocal power
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

39. What is Personality?
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
6-8 seconds

40. Format of a commercial
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

41. Stop sets should include
Enunciation
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
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

42. Stop sets should include
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners

43. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Voice
Showing emotions through tones
The rate of message delivery

44. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
Enunciation
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
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 is Articulation?
The manner at which you say a word
Pronouncing words clearly
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

46. What is Pronunciation?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
The manner at which you say a word
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

47. Radio is a _____________.
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
One to one communication
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

48. When do you break in scripts?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
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

49. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Cliches
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

50. 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
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
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality