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Radio Production Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a Return?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Pronouncing words clearly
Showing emotions through tones
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

2. What is voice tracking?
6-8 seconds
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Pronouncing words clearly

3. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Enunciation
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Energy in your voice
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

4. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Cliches
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
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

5. What is Personality?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
At the end of each sentence

6. When do you break in scripts?
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
One to one communication
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

7. Format of a commercial
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

8. Stop sets should include
Pronouncing words clearly
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
At the end of each sentence

9. What is Enunciation?
Pronouncing words clearly
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The manner at which you say a word
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

10. Stop sets should include
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Cliches
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements

11. What is voice tracking?
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Energy in your voice

12. What is Personality?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
One to one communication
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time

13. What is Inflection?
Showing emotions through tones
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

14. What is Pronunciation?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
With your diaphragm
The manner at which you say a word
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners

15. What is a Backsell?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
One to one communication

16. How do you breathe?
One to one communication
With your diaphragm
The manner at which you say a word
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded

17. When do you breathe?
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
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
At the end of each sentence

18. RAPPIT PVV
Energy in your voice
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
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

19. When do you break in scripts?
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

20. What does breathing control?
Enunciation
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Your vocal power
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

21. What is Articulation?
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
One to one communication

22. What is Pronunciation?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Enunciation
The manner at which you say a word
Energy in your voice

23. RAPPIT PVV
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

24. What is Volume?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Showing emotions through tones
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 long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
6-8 seconds
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

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

27. What are the benefits of live delivery?
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
At the end of each sentence
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

28. What is Tempo?
With your diaphragm
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
The rate of message delivery

29. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
6-8 seconds
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

30. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
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.
With your diaphragm
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

31. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
The rate of message delivery
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
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

32. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Cliches

33. Story Styles
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
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

34. Radio is a _____________.
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
One to one communication

35. What is Volume?
With your diaphragm
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

36. What is Vitality?
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners
Energy in your voice
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

37. How do you breathe?
With your diaphragm
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
At the end of each sentence
Pronouncing words clearly

38. What is a Return?
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
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
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Energy in your voice

39. What is Tempo?
Pronouncing words clearly
The rate of message delivery
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet

40. What is Phrasing?
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

41. Basic Communication Skills
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
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. Radio is a _____________.
One to one communication
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
Showing emotions through tones
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

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

44. What are the benefits of live delivery?
Pronouncing words clearly
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Honesty in reporting - Keeping Fresh - Everything is happening as the reporter reports it - Can have callers - Allows interaction with your listeners

45. The most important tool that a radio DJ has is his/her _______.
Your vocal power
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Voice

46. What makes you sound more professional?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Enunciation
Cliches

47. What is Articulation?
Pronouncing words clearly
The manner at which you say a word
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

48. When do you breathe?
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
At the end of each sentence
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)

49. What is Reading?
With your diaphragm
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
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
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested

50. What is Inflection?
Showing emotions through tones
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
With your diaphragm
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News