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Professional Presentation & Production Summer Schools at Radio City, Liverpool. Courses start: 6/9/2010, 20/9/2010

Fees and terms
Full course fee	£1750.00 + vat
Deposit required to secure place (non-refundable)	£262.50 + vat
Balance required 2 weeks before course starts	£1487.50 + vat

Payment may be made by cheque, debit cards and credit cards

Four Week Presentation and Production Diploma Course

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; clichés and jargon; effective punch-lines.
Interviewing	Getting the best from an interview, from celebrities to serious stuff; researching and setting up interviews; techniques for interviewing on location, in the studio or on the telephone; building trust and confidence in an interviewee; framing questions; the interview structure; the rules – fairness and privacy
Regulation	How far can you push it; the Ofcom programming code on children, privacy, religion; health and other areas of potential controversy.
Radio law	Stay out of trouble – defamation, contempt, copyright.
UK radio	How UK radio is structured – the BBC, commercial radio and internet radio; digital radio; research and ratings; the way a radio station works
Jobs	Help with careers advice, cv’s and production demos