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! ! ! ! ! Remain calm under pressure and be able to react quickly and
positively in a crisis.

! ! ! ! ! Have good planning and organization skills.

! ! ! ! ! Have an excellent sense of timing.
! ! ! ! ! Be good at using language and able to read items at sight, clearly

and appropriately.
! ! ! ! ! Be able to engage with an audience (if working as a presenter).

! ! ! ! ! Be a flexible team player, responsive to changing instructions from
producers.

! ! ! ! ! Be able to use some technical equipment (if in radio).

! ! ! ! ! Have an awareness of media law and detailed knowledge of current
affairs.

RADIO SCRIPTING

Radio scripts follow a special format that was developed in the
1940s. It does not look like modern film or TV or radio commercial
scripts. Its conventions are well suited to efficient radio drama rehearsal

and production.

RADIO NEWS SCRIPTS

# # # # # Know that radio news writing is aimed towards the listener, so the
writing should be clear and simple. Don’t use the words that are
difficult to pronounce, and require a dictionary to understand.

# # # # # Write an outline. Determine the key elements of the story. These are
the essential components. Ask yourself: Who? What? Why? Where?
When?