How to become a Radio Jockey Part II

Do and Don't as Radio jock

What to talk and what not to mainly depend on the show, rather the Theme of the show some points to be kept in mind are:

Don’t:

*Never ever speak against Govt [No politics much better].

*Never ever Criticize famous personality [it may even end your program forever].

*Never ever be Hypocritic, Rude [even unknowingly] ,admit if you have done fault and cover it in all positive ways instantly. Especially on air.

*Never be too loud or hyper active.

*Never take controversial theme.

*One should finish the conversation in stipulated time , so be short and sweet.

Do:

*Always have an energetic tone and happy go-going voice

* Have your own style and it should be original, 'you copy- your are caught'[People always try to find faults so be very innovative and listener friendly]

* Must enjoy talking to people.

* One can't afford to have inhibitions to be a good RJ.

* One should know how to modulate ones voice. Speaking in the same monotone is a surefire way of losing our audience. Modulate your voice well and your fan following will increase and open the way to other assignments [like dubbing and voice over’s].

*If one sound different on the show, people will enjoy listening.

*Choose a different theme daily to carry forward, never confine to particular theme, it may be boring to listeners even for the RJ.."Do different and Be Bindaas is the Funda".

*One should Know the local dialect, More the languages we know, the more is the probability of penetrating into the masses @ least learn one or two lines from other languages.

*Always maintain a good rapport with listeners.

*Do what you say when we are saying SMOKING is not good to health we are not supposed to smoke from then even if one is a serial smoker till that, because thousands of people listen us we cannot loose our dignity. What we say effect a lot of listeners especially children and youth.

*Read paper daily i mean we need to be aware of things going around.

Technical know-how: Plus & Minus as RJ

Technical know-how: An RJ has to deal with sound mixers, fader's, CD players, Call equipment, Computer for his songs and Ads database and microphones & headphones. Generally Initial training is given for the newcomer so one needs not to worry.

But still its good if one has an Idea about Protools, Nuendo, Sony Vegas, Sound forge, RCS, software's ,Old and new songs and their labels

 Radio jockey filed has got its own Advantages and Disadvantages:

 *MINUS: “An RJ also has no holidays. One should work every single day and has to enjoy it and not consider ones work a chore. When everyone is partying on New Year’s night, RJ is there helping his listeners to party! So basically it has to be someone who is committed, does not mind long hours, is verbally confident, knows his music, can cope with fame and is always willing to learn.

"You enjoy while I work for you" is a radio jocks position many a times.

 *PLUS: Money (from RJ-ing and doing Ad commercials). Fame!!!! And it can lead one to get into voice-overs for ad films and movies [dubbing],can easily get extra money by doing part time jobs like voice over’s, MC shows, host live shows and many more..

Tips that maybe Handy :

Something we  often find  in the people who come to auditions are

*The problem of speaking proper language, In a Hindi/Telugu/Spanish radio one should talk in Hindi/Telugu or Spanish ; too much of English leaves a bad impression on ones performance[regional barrier].

*Talking with too much anxiousness or pretentious of being cool is never good. It obvious and natural that we get panic @ first time it’s not one’s fault, it will disappear as the time progress and experience

*Writing a good script and going to Auditions is a good way to give a better performance. "Good script means good output".

* Don’t pretend you know everything. The people who take your auditions like station In-charge, Programming head etc are learned people, Being honest is the Best way to get in and get going.

 All these happen only because we will not and many a times cannot do proper homework .Some small tips on practice will sure come to our rescue on time, like

*Reading News papers of the language one is going to give the audition [Like Hindi/Telugu/Spanish News paper, if one is going to a Hindi/Telugu/Spanish radio station]

*Mirror mania: yeah its true and for sure way of practicing just see the mirror and talk to yourself until you are satisfied.

*Friends: Talk to friends as if you are RJ, Try to solve their problems.

*Make friends from the radio before you are going to the audition, that will put one selves at ease.

Good happens to good people so always be good, If you wanted to do something wish and work for it honestly it will surely come your way...

 All The Best .

 Hope this article will be helpful at least for some people . Spread Love and peace.

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