1. MAC 212Live ProgrammesPlanning and top tips

2. Tip #1Production Values areimportant How can you do it better? 3. Tip #2Think about the listenerWhat do they want? Who are they? 4. From Powerful Radio Over-Prep Do things the listeners do Structure your breaks BEFORE the mic opens Remember your audience composition whenbuilding in features Speak concisely. Edit copy or write downimportant items so you wont get lost 5. Tip #3Plan the programme fully And have a back-up 6. Tip #4Plan each link and liveelement Live is a risk but you can reduce the risk 7. Be Prepared Be prepared and on time for your show. Whatlisteners respond to is the finished product. Ourproduct is what comes out of the speakers onthe radio. Our preparation is real but ofteninvisible. Geller. 2012. P137 8. Producers Set the framework of the show Establish what the show is about / style Communicate their decisions and ideas Support the process Have an overview of the whole process Leading but not dictating 9. What a presenter wants 10. Tip #5Script all cues and menusAllows creativity, structure and humour 11. Tip #6Use signpostsComing up..Now we haveEarlier you will heard. 12. Presenters Know what you want to say Think about who you are talking to Consider: The pace of what you say The mood? Are upbeat/happy? Or serious?Intimate? Friendly? Your accent and dialect. Pronounciation 13. Radio Four 14. Tip #7Think Laterally Dont do the obvious cos thats been done 15. Tip #8Be ambitious and be creativeGo for it!!! 16. Tip #9Look beyond these 4 wallsWhats happening in the real world? 17. Tip #10Use Textures and Colours 18. Creating Powerful Radio: P39extracts from Tommy Kramers Coaching Handbook Pull the listener with you Use real language Connect with the listener The rule of one Promote ahead Have a road map 19. PART ONE: 1100-1200 An idea for a 45 second link Plan it and do it Something new and freshPART TWO until 1300In your groups create a show brief and thenproduce a 30 second trail for your show, playit back next week 20. Trail Making 21. Trails What are you promoting? Are you showing? Telling? Teasing? What do you want the listener to do? What reason are you giving to listen? Do you use your voices? A station voice?Characters?