So I've been in learning mode again. When you get to spend time with radio personalities who day in and day out do radio for a living, you begin to appreciate the dedication to the job. So whether you are volunteering at your local community radio station, or thinking about volunteering, here's a few ideas I've been learning that might help.
Before a radio personality even gets into the studio to
their show they need to:
·
Plan & Prepare – What is the show about,
what are they talking about, who is being interviewed, what events/issues are
going to be raised? Have you done your
research?
·
Write out script/main points. Don’t forget the use of commas and fullstops,
marking breath points and writing out phonically(how a word sounds) so you don’t
forget how it should sound
·
Practice talk breaks out loud
·
Smile when you are talking J
·
Practice inflection - Alteration in pitch or tone
of the voice Don’t talk in monotone – people will be asleep or change to
another radio station. L
·
Where you sit in relation to the
microphone. Don’t be too close, too far
away, or sitting in an uncomfortable position.
·
Where you hold your script/notes (so that listeners
don’t hear paper rustling)
·
If you are not prepared, don’t know what to say –
don’t turn the microphone on.
·
Your voice in your tool – take care of it. Don’t drink milk or cold water before going
into studio .
·
Watch when you are speaking that you are not
shouting or too soft – it’s important to keep a constant volume level in your
voice.
·
Temp – how fast or slow you speak. If you talk too fast, no one will understand
you. If you talk too slow, it’s
boring. People will stop listening.
·
Write your script as conversational – the way
you would speak one on one with a friend over a cuppa.
No comments:
Post a Comment