List of Modules
   Module 1
   Module 2
   Module 3
   Module 4

Module 1   Listners' agenda for radio news »»   You learn:   to practice 'proactive' news gathering, to take control over the flow of information, to select listener's angle, to write for ears, to write news summary for radio website, to structure brief News and dispatches with sound bites and quotes, to report in a concise, precise ,active, concrete and straight language, to use modern equipments for recording and editing to improve sound and audio quality, to edit and insert sound bytes.   Day 1: Finding ideas for proactive news    9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Welcome and interactive introduction Course contract Radio station simulation     Lunch »»     Challenges in the era of multimedia competition How to attract the listeners? Reactive and proactive news Explore the listeners’ agenda Real life recordings with professional gadgets   Day 2: Angling your ideas     9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Feedback on recordings Idea development Pair coaching Spiral of research Production of proactive brief news     Lunch »»     Feedback on brief news News angle workshop Synopsis for news   Day 3: Explore news sources – develop news ideas further   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     The world of sources Building blocks of information Mind mapping Stakeholder mapping Cultivating sources From synopsis to Plan of action Field research Report brief news with two sources     Lunch »»     Feedback on brief news Writing for the ear 1 Paint pictures with words News dispatch workshop continued Reporting with sound bites   Day 4: Presenting words for the ear   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Radio language Presenting workshop     Lunch »»     Effective presentation Tension, gestures and voice control Linguistic checklist Feedback on news dispatches   Day 5: Effective presentation 2   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Reading for the ear Follow the four Ps Presentation exercises     Lunch »»     Planning for more news Introduction to distance learning Distance learning course contract Assignment for distance learning modules

Module 2   Radio interview skills »»   You learn:   to conduct partisan, case and expert interview, to plan and prepare strategies for different types of interview, to prepare questionnaires for different types of interview, to improve audio qualities of interview, to deal and handle difficult interviewees, to build confidence on handling interviewee, to avoid seven death sins whiling interviewing, to use skill to explore new information from interview.   Day 1: Pining down an interview   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Welcome and interactive introduction Course contract Feedback on previous distance learning module     Lunch »»     Radio interview skills Partisan, Expert and Case interview   Day 2: Strategy development for partisan interview   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Planning for partisan interview Enhancing interview strategy Group coaching and Exercise     Lunch »»     Development of questionnaire Selection of appropriate location and environment for interview Goal question Follow-up questions   Day 3: Handling partisan and expert interview   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Performance of partisan interview Preparation and presentation of interview slots     Lunch »»     Pre-planning for an expert interview The interviewer and interviewee The interview subject Real life interview with expert Putting your voice over the studio Reaching to the listeners   Day 4: Handling the case interview with sources of experience   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Presentation of case interview Identification of human interest case and development of questionnaire Field visit Field interview in coordination with the studio     Lunch »»     Strategies and questionnaires for talk show Competing group to carry radio talk-show Presenting issue and case Conduct a talk-show Evaluation of talk-show Radio talk show Presentation of radio talk show   Day 5: Improving Interview quality   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Enhancing the quality of an interview Content and presentation style     Lunch »»     For more interviews Partisan interview Expert interview Case interview Assignment for distance learning modules

Module 3   Radio news bulletin on current affairs »»   You learn:   to produce radio news bulletin, to produce short news covering the major events of the day, to improve radio skills on writing effective highlight and cue, to compile short news for a news bulletin, to create own identity, to develop team spirit, to effective pre-announcement, back-announcement, to sharpen the news in brief, to structure current / straight news.   Day 1: Radio news bulletin   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Feedback on earlier distance learning module Reinforcing previous learning     Lunch »»     Presentation of news bulletin Radio news bulletin on current affairs Production of more effective news bulletin   Day 2: Improving news bulletin   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Planning for radio news report Types of radio news report Plain news report Illustrated (Live and recorded) news report Two-way or live news report     Lunch »»     Highlight for a plain news report Pair coaching on highlight writing Production and presentation of illustrated news report   Day 3: Compiling short news for a news bulletin   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Theory and practice of two way reporting Strategy to cover direct feeding news Sporting events for reporting practice Field practice with interviewee to be interviewed for direct feeding news Pair discussion Feedback     Lunch »»     Web-writing News highlight for web-site Writing paragraphs for www Assignment: full news story for web site   Day 4: Teaser writing   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Writing a teaser for radio news Exercise on teaser writing     Lunch »»     Production of ingredients for radio news bulletin Exercise on partisan and expert news Exercise on plain and illustrated radio news Team building exercise Team building workshop for structured news bulletin   Day 5: Bulletin workshop   9:00 am to 5:30 pm »»     Workshop for structure news bulletin Structuring and compiling a bulletin     Lunch »»     Assignment for distance learning modules

Module 4

Examination »»   You learn:   Tasks to be performed by the participants: Produce news dispatches and face some relevant questions

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