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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 are the benefits of live delivery?
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
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
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

2. What is Volume?
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
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

3. Story Styles
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
One to one communication
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Enunciation

4. What is a stop set?
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
The rate of message delivery
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

5. Stop sets should include
Enunciation
Energy in your voice
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
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return

6. What makes you sound more professional?
Enunciation
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
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

7. What is a Backsell?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
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

8. When do you break in scripts?
Energy in your voice
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

9. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
Showing emotions through tones
6-8 seconds
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

10. What is Pronunciation?
The manner at which you say a word
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
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 part of the process of a stop set?

12. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
6-8 seconds
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

13. What should you avoid in Stop sets?
Energy in your voice
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Cliches

14. What is Personality?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
6-8 seconds

15. When do you breathe?
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
6-8 seconds
At the end of each sentence

16. What is Tempo?
The rate of message delivery
Energy in your voice
6-8 seconds
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation

17. What does breathing control?
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Voice
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Your vocal power

18. What is a Return?
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
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
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

19. Format of a commercial
With your diaphragm
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
The rate of message delivery
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

20. What is Reading?
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
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
Enunciation

21. What is Phrasing?
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
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited

22. What are the benefits of voice tracking?
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
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

23. What is Personality?
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

24. What is a stop set?
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
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

25. What is Phrasing?
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time
At the end of each sentence
With your diaphragm
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds

26. Format of a commercial
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Showing emotions through tones
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

27. What is voice tracking?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
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

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

29. Basic Communication Skills
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs
At the end of each sentence
Enunciation

30. Format of a commercial
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Station ID and footprint (KCOZ 91.7 Point Lookout - MO)
Voice
The rate of message delivery

31. What is Inflection?
Showing emotions through tones
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
OPEN commercial - catch the attention of the audience.

32. How do you breathe?
With your diaphragm
Pronouncing words clearly
6-8 seconds
One to one communication

33. What are the disadvantages of voice tracking?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
One to one communication
Brainstorming - coming up with ideas - Refinement - narrow down ideas and make sure they fit the client's needs

34. RAPPIT PVV
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Voice
Controlling loudness of speech. Just come closer to a mic if you are quiet
With your diaphragm

35. What is Pronunciation?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
The manner at which you say a word
Your vocal power
6-8 seconds

36. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
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
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live

37. What is a Backsell?
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Pronouncing words clearly
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
The manner at which you say a word

38. Stop sets should include
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
Lack of spontenaity - Cannot have callers - Can not be fresh - Not happening live
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

39. Story Styles
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Phrasing - Inflection - Tempo - Personality - Volume - Vitality
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality

40. What is voice tracking?
Showing emotions through tones
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
One to one communication
Your vocal power

41. What are the disadvantages of live delivery?
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Mistakes cannot be corrected - Nothing can be edited
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements

42. When do you breathe?
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
At the end of each sentence
Being able to read copy and breathe at the same time

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

44. What is Enunciation?
Pronouncing words clearly
The rate of message delivery
Announcing and conveying who you are at the same time
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. Basic Communication Skills
Reading - Articulation - Pronunciation - Inflection - Tempo - Vitality - Phrasing - Volume - Personality
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
End of the stop set - and back to the music or advertisements
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it

46. What is Articulation?
The manner at which you say a word
Give a call to ACTION - after interest is peaked - give listener something to do about it
The way your tongue - palate - teeth - and lips move to form words and sounds
With your diaphragm

47. How long do you have to catch the audience's attention?
END the commercial - should be memorable and reinforce objective
6-8 seconds
End of the music - and the beginning of a stop set
At most commas - and at all semicolons and periods.

48. What is Enunciation?
The opposite of a live show. Everything is prerecorded
Pronouncing words clearly
Your personality - A story of local interest - A sponsor - A Backsell - A Return
Dialogue - Narration - Testimonials - Product Comparisons - Lifetime Experiences - Humor - News

49. Format of a commercial
NAME the price and product - introduce price and qualities to keep listener interested
Voice
6-8 seconds
The rate of message delivery

50. What is Inflection?
Comprehending messages - read ahead - pay attention to punctuation
6-8 seconds
The manner at which you say a word
Showing emotions through tones