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One broadcasting term often used to describe a variety of announcing situations is "talent"
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| According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2006, the mean annual salary of the radio-television announcer was about? |
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To prepare for a career as a radio disc jockey, you should only be concerned with talking broadcast courses in college or a trade school
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| One physical requirement of all broadcast annoucers today is a _________ |
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All broadcast performs are highly paid personalities and will have a crew available to operate any equipment necessary to go on-air
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| Which of the following people would not be a "role model" broadcast announcer? |
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| Which of the following is not a characteristic that entry-level announcers should display? |
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| Willingness to accept inevitable mistakes |
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At the network level, the play-by-play announcer is frequently a former athlete or coach
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| How large is the total broadcast announcer workforce? |
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| In sports broadcasting, the term "PBP" stands for_____? |
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If you are interested in being a television talent in the cable television area, physical attractiveness is not a very important consideration in today's market.
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As a media performer, it is not necessary to become a perfectionist. After all, a natural delivery includes mistakes and the "blooper" tapes are an indication of this
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| In relation to the broadcast announcer's responsibilites, "EAS" refers to _______ |
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| the Emergency Alert System |
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| An internship at a commercial broadcast station is an excellent way to fulfill which requirement for a broadcast announcer? |
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| Which broadcast announcer is best known for a staccato delivery style that shows a mastery of inflection, pacing, and dramatic pauses? |
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| The heart of the audio studio is the _____ |
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| Which of the following is least likely to occur if you are working too close to a microphone? |
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| Which of the following is least likely to cause an announcer to experience mic fright? |
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| Fearing the wrong type of microphone was used |
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| When a beginning announcer gives a journeyman performance-one free of mistakes, but lackluster and less than memorable-he or she is trying to prevent which cause of mic fright? |
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| As a radio announcer, you've been asked to "give a level" so your engineer can set proper microphone levels. You should _______ |
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| read or ab-lib several sentences into the microphone |
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A radio announcer needs to be aware that most audio consoles allow only one channel to be active at a time and plan accordingly.
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| Which of the following is least likely to be considered a major function of the audio console? |
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If the VU meters on an audio console indicate the signal is in the mud, this means the operator has the levels well over 100 percent and the signal will be distorted or muddied.
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| When a studio microphone is turned on, most audio consoles will automatically mute the studio monitor speakers. This prevents the audio signal from _____ |
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| Which type of microphone is most likely to be found in a radio studio? |
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| Which microphone pickup pattern can be described as being nondirectional? In other words, there is no one direction in which it picks up sound better than another |
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| In the modern audio studio, which of the following is most likely to be the primary music playback source? |
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| When a radio announcer is working combo, this means that ______ |
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| the announcer is operating the equipment and announcing at the same time |
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| What would be a good initial mic-to-mouth distance for a beginning radio announcer? |
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| Which piece of digital radio equipment is essentially a computer editing system incorporated into a traditional audio console? |
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| The most important muscle/s for proper breathing is/are the ______ |
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| Proper diaphragmatic breathing includes all of the following except ______ |
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| The tone quality of your voice is primarily affected by the use of ______ |
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| The proper use of the lips, teeth, tongue, and jaw, referred to as the _____, helps produce clear vocal sounds. |
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The broadcast standard for speaking is Standard American English at about 160 words per minute (wpm)
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If your voice is soft, the best way to increase its strength is to use the volume controls on the audio board.
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| A common vocal problem that is related to resonance is a _______ |
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A career in broadcast announcing should not be considered unless you have a voice with a deep, low pitch.
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| The use of a high-quality condenser mic may help to enhance ______ |
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| Which of the following is the proper performance guideline to follow for pronunciation? |
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| Be familiar with copy to avoid pronunciation mistakes |
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| Which of the following is least likely to define an excellent broadcast announcer voice? |
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| Speaking at a loud volume level |
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| Which of the following illustrates the articulation problem of omission? |
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| saying "winner" instead of "winter" |
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| Which of the following variables of your speaking voice do you have the least ability to manipulate? |
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Television performers do not have to be concerned about vocal delivery; it is much more important for them to be concerned about their appearance
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| Which part of your vocal apparatus directs air over the vocal cords? |
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| According to the copy marking system presented in this chapter, a squiggly line under a phrase would mean ______ |
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| to read the phrase faster than the rest of the copy |
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| The expression "dry as a bone" is an example of a ________ |
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| According to the copy marking system presented in this chapter, a two-headed arrow under a word means to ______ |
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| vocally stretch out the word |
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| The phrases "completely encircle" and "true fact" are examples of ______ |
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To rip and read a script is good technique because it saves time, and time is an important element of most broadcast performances
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| Which technique is a broadcast announcer least likely to employ when stressing a key phrase in commercial copy? |
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| lower voice volume when speaking the phase |
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| In normal punctuation, an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate the words are missing from a sentence or quote; however, in broadcast copy, the triple periods are often used to indicate _____ |
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| a pause, usually longer than the pause indicated by a comma |
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| Which general age reference is not normally used to describe those under twelve years of age? |
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| Which heritage reference could be used if it helped the understanding of a news story or script? |
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| Chicano- someone of Mexican descent |
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The most sough-after delivery style in broadcasting is a sing-song tone because it is rhythmic and pleasing to listen to.
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| Which vocal element is described by the process of grouping words together to form an idea and then speaking that group smoothly when delivering broadcast copy? |
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| As a broadcast performer, which characteristic would be least helpful in building audience rapport? |
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| the ability to correctly read a script |
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For most broadcast performers, the ability to speak to thousands of listeners or viewers yet make it appear that you are talking one-to-one is fairy easy to accomplish
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| Which of the following is not really a characteristic of an amateurish announcer? |
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| Bounce, whack, and bling-bling are all ____ expressions that an announcer may need to clarify for his or her audience |
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Most radio announcers, when ad-libbing, are speaking completely "off-the-cuff"
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| Which of the following is the least effective way an announcer could develop ad-lib material for the music he or she is playing? |
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The biggest mistake announcers make when ad-libbing is rambling on and on.
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| which of the following is not an on-air performance duty of the radio announcer? |
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| in which radio format would we most likely hear an energetic, upbeat announcer operating a tight board? |
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| which radio format is least likely to have a large teen component to its target audience? |
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| which announcer skill is least important for a classical music announcer? |
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| ability to run a tight board |
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| which daypart is most likely to feature an announcer team rather than a single announcer? |
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to talk up the beginning of a song means to ad-lib title/artist information first, then segue into the start of the song
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for the music video jockey, personality and charisma often take precedence over actual broadcast performance skills; however, the VJ still must process the ability to ad-lib and effectively communicate with the audience
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| the "ability to run a tight board" falls under which category when considering the duties of the broadcast announcer |
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| which speaking level should radio announcers use for good communication with their listeners? |
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radio announcing duties are often inversely proportional to market size
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| which of the following is not one of the stages of development for most broadcast ad-libs? |
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| which radio format is most likely to feature a caustic and unconventional announcing style? |
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| announcing fundamentals can be distilled into a series of repeatable steps as illustrated by the PREP formula. What does the "E" in the PREP formula stand for? |
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good announcers usually think in terms of 30 minutes of preparation for each hour they will be on the air
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| which of the following would be something that a good announcer should do? |
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| air-check your show and review it |
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| radio's leading research firm, Arbitron, recognizes about how many major radio format categories? |
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which radio format has been known to "pitch up" music so that it sounds "livelier" and "brighter" |
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