Foundation - Radio Presentation

Course

In Liverpool and Brighton

£ 1,750 + VAT

Description

  • Duration

    4 Weeks

You'll learn how to engage with listeners by developing your voice, your creativity, your natural personality and your levels of articulation. You'll learn the everyday disciplines of radio presentation, and you'll discover when you can let your imagination fly. Suitable for: Everyone.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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The Innovation Centre, University Of Sussex, BN1 9SB

Start date

On request
Liverpool (Merseyside)
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Start date

On request

About this course

The course does not require a degree.

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Course programme

You’ll be in the studio every day – fronting a 2-hour ‘strip’ show – from day one!

In four intensive, highly practical weeks you get a grounding that will serve you all your radio days. The course is full-on and demanding. You’ll be busy all day every day. And you’ll have assignments to complete in your own time.

You’ll learn how to engage with listeners by developing your voice, your creativity, your natural personality and your levels of articulation. You’ll learn the everyday disciplines of radio presentation, and you’ll discover when you can let your imagination fly.

Qualified tutors will coach your voice and suggest a bespoke programme that will help get the best out of it.

Places on the course are limited. Supervision by experienced instructors is close and constant.

Here’s what some recent presentation students said about the course: “the first time I wanted to wake up early to learn” (Scott Doutre)…… “the course was incredible” (Ben Stuart)…. “this course has changed my life” (Rehannon Mackenzie) ….” a wonderful journey” (Dan Swanepoel)

The course does not require a degree

One of the great aspects of the course is that it is extremely practical: lectures are kept to a minimum though they are important and relevant. Presentation course modules include:


Radio presenters
What makes a good one; what listeners expect.

Presentation skills
The tricks of the trade - building a relationship; keeping listeners interested; warmth; naturalness; “selling” music, promotions and information; station branding; studio time with daily “strip shows”; using the station id's.

TLP's
Building a profile of a target listener; matching content with the target listener; understanding and using the station style books.

Studio skills
“Driving the desk” as second nature.

Voice
Voice training – maximising the potential of your voice; using and caring for your voice; ironing out those vocal idiosyncrasies.

Show prepping
Preparing a show is essential; how to make a show a “must-listen” for the target demographic; the resources and the routine; sourcing info and ideas.

Confidence
Building the confidence you need; learning to trust yourself

Interactivity
How to use listeners to build an audience; dealing with callers on the telephone; choosing the right callers; how to make listeners part of the entertainment package; using listeners to obtain information.

Pins on the map
Making your station relevant to listeners in the right places; Staying local and being proud of it; “owning” events and campaigns;

Information
The “now” medium: delivering essential travel and weather information

Competitions
Promoting and selling station competitions; handling competition entrants

Presentation and programming software
RCS Master Control, Selector and Linker; Myriad

Production software
Adobe Audition 1.5 for beginners

Creativity
Creative thinking techniques; creative radio

Writing
Writing that's clear, natural and informative; clich

Additional information

Payment options: + 15% value added tax. On being offered a place on this course, a 15% non-refundable deposit is required from applicants in order to secure a place. The balance is due four weeks before the start of the course.
Comments: Places on the course are limited.

Foundation - Radio Presentation

£ 1,750 + VAT