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6 MAKING MEDIA AUSTRALIA - NEXT-GEN FM 2020
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STEPS TO PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR LIVE FM EXPERIENCE

STEP 1

Start by having your students brainstorm ideas for show segments. Once they have settled on the
segments they would like to produce, complete the RADIO SHOW FORMAT TEMPLATE on this web
page to help with your planning.

Download the RADIO SHOW FORMAT TEMPLATE on this web page.

STEP 2

As a group, have them read and discuss the HOSTING AND PRESENTING MEDIA BRIEF provided.

Have the group select the students who might be best suited to host segments in their live show,
and as a group rehearse the hosting protocols, including THE 4W’s, outlined in the brief.

Download the YOUR HOST SCRIPTS TEMPLATE to help students with their host scripts.

STEP 3

Have the group read, discuss and rehearse the advice provided in the HOW TO DO GREAT
INTERVIEWS MEDIA BRIEF available on this web page. Make sure they are well acquainted with the
hand signals they should use when they are part of a panel interview.

Download the SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS to help students with th escript-
ing of questions.

STEP 4

Have the group decide whether they would like to produce their own voiceovers, and promote their
live show to their community.

If they decide that this is something they would like to do, they can access the VOICEOVER MEDIA
BRIEF and the PROMOTIONAL TEMPLATES on this web page, as a resource to support them.

Download the PROMOTIONAL TEMPLATES to help students create correspondence for their
promotional strategy.