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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 makes you sound more professional?
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
The manner at which you say a word
Enunciation

2. What is a Backsell?
Cliches
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
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. How do you breathe?
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
The rate of message delivery
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
With your diaphragm

4. What is voice tracking?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Your vocal power
With your diaphragm

5. Format of a commercial
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
6-8 seconds
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

6. What is Phrasing?
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
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
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set

7. Stop sets should include
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
With your diaphragm
Your vocal power
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

8. What is voice tracking?
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
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
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

9. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Voice
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

10. When do you breathe?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
6-8 seconds
Voice
At the end of each sentence

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

12. Basic Communication Skills
Cliches
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
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

13. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
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
Voice
With your diaphragm

14. What is Inflection?
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
Showing emotions through tones
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

15. When do you breathe?
With your diaphragm
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
At the end of each sentence
The manner at which you say a word

16. What does breathing control?
The rate of message delivery
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Your vocal power

17. What is Enunciation?
One to one communication
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Pronouncing words clearly
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

18. When do you break in scripts?
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
The rate of message delivery
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Showing emotions through tones

19. When do you break in scripts?
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
With your diaphragm
Showing emotions through tones
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

20. Story Styles
The rate of message delivery
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Showing emotions through tones
Energy in your voice

21. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Energy in your voice
Showing emotions through tones
Enunciation
Cliches

22. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
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
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

23. 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
At the end of each sentence
The manner at which you say a word

24. What is 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
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
The manner at which you say a word
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

25. How do you breathe?
With your diaphragm
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Enunciation
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

26. What does breathing control?
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Your vocal power
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality

27. What is a Return?
At the end of each sentence
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
One to one communication

28. What is Pronunciation?
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
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

29. What is Articulation?
Voice
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

30. What is a Backsell?
Enunciation
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

31. Stop sets should include
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Pronouncing words clearly
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

32. What is Enunciation?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
With your diaphragm
Pronouncing words clearly

33. What is Reading?
Pronouncing words clearly
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

34. What is Inflection?
Enunciation
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Showing emotions through tones
Voice

35. What is Vitality?
Energy in your voice
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Cliches

36. What is Phrasing?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Voice
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

37. What is Pronunciation?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
The rate of message delivery
The manner at which you say a word
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

38. Stop sets should include
Your vocal power
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
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 Articulation?
6-8 seconds
Voice
The manner at which you say a word
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

40. What is Personality?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
At the end of each sentence
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Energy in your voice

41. Format of a commercial
The rate of message delivery
Energy in your voice
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

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

43. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
With your diaphragm
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Cliches

44. Radio is a _____________.
One to one communication
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Cliches

45. Format of a commercial
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Enunciation
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
At the end of each sentence

46. Format of a commercial
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
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

47. Stop sets should include
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
At the end of each sentence

48. What makes you sound more professional?
Pronouncing words clearly
Cliches
Enunciation
At the end of each sentence

49. What are the benefits of live delivery?
The rate of message delivery
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Being able to read copy and breathe 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

50. Format of a commercial
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Cliches