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Radio-Based Instruction (RBI) : Radio Scriptwriting & School-On-Air Program (SOA) Format

This document discusses radio-based instruction (RBI) as an alternative learning delivery method using radio broadcasts. It describes RBI's purposes of educating, entertaining, informing and shaping opinions. The advantages include accessibility to wider audiences, improved learning and listening skills, and cost efficiency. However, disadvantages include broadcasts being less appealing, inconvenient time slots, lack of learner control and interactivity, and not all teachers being effective broadcasters. It provides guidance on developing RBI lessons and school-on-air programs, including considerations for scriptwriting, voice performance, and equipment used for radio broadcasting.

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Radio-Based Instruction (RBI) : Radio Scriptwriting & School-On-Air Program (SOA) Format

This document discusses radio-based instruction (RBI) as an alternative learning delivery method using radio broadcasts. It describes RBI's purposes of educating, entertaining, informing and shaping opinions. The advantages include accessibility to wider audiences, improved learning and listening skills, and cost efficiency. However, disadvantages include broadcasts being less appealing, inconvenient time slots, lack of learner control and interactivity, and not all teachers being effective broadcasters. It provides guidance on developing RBI lessons and school-on-air programs, including considerations for scriptwriting, voice performance, and equipment used for radio broadcasting.

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Radio-Based Instruction (RBI):

Radio Scriptwriting &


School-On-Air Program (SOA) Format

BY:
DR. SUSANGRES P. PASCUA
PRINCIPAL II-TARLAC PROVINCE
What is Radio-Based Instruction (RBI)?
•An alternative learning delivery mode using radio b
roadcast to deliver the ALS programs.

•Expands access to education by bringing it to whe


re the learners are.

•Using radio to deliver the curriculum to learners.


Source: DepEd website
Purposes of Radio/TV Broadcasts
Educate
Entertain
Inform
Shape opinion
Why RBI?

•Aims to provide learning opportunities to lis


teners and enable them to acquire equivale
ncy in basic education through the broadca
st of lessons.
ADVANTAGES

•Accessible to a wider range of audience (a


ge, socio-economic status, etc.)
•Create better ways of learning
•Improves listening skills
•Cost efficient
DISADVANTAGES
•Less appealing to listeners
•Broadcast schedules (time-slots) can be inconve
nient
•Learners’ lack of control over the pace and time
•Less of visuals can be problematic
•One-medium with limited interactivity
•Not all teachers can be effective broadcasters
Module-based/Textbook based RBI
The teacher
• guides
• facilitates
•ensures that resources are available
Points to Consider in RBI
• Attainment of specific teaching objectives
(knowledge, skills, values)
• Target Audience
• Sequential
• Can be spontaneous (live broadcast)
• Interactive Radio Instruction
School RBI Lesson Development Team
•Scriptwriter
•Teacher-Broadcaster
•Content Editor
•Technical Editor (for script)
•Sound Editor (pre-recorded lessons)
What is School-On-Air (SOA)?

A specially designed radio pro


gram where subject matter is pr
esented systematically and in p
rogressive manner with the ulti
mate goal of achieving desired
result under a teaching learning
situation.
SPEECH AND PERFORMANCE
FOR RECORDING SCHOOL-ON-AIR
PROGRAM

THE GOOD VOICE


Commands Respect
Helps in holding attention
Helps in gaining acceptance of ideas
( i.e learning )
KEYS TO A PLEASING VOICE
Voice placement / Quality
Proper breathing/ breath control
Posture
Proper articulation
Projection
Delivery
3 Degrees of Loudness
loudness without shouting
soft enough to be heard
well projected without straining the throat
muscle
Appropriate Pauses

Smooth delivery and without hesitancies


Not too fast not too slow
Pauses are appropriately placed for emphasis
Principles of Radio Scriptwriting
The Radio Script

Refers to the written material which indicates the


verbal and non-verbal actions that has to go into a
radio program.
KNOW THE MEDIUM

The writer should know the medium


he/she is going to use before he/she
starts to write.
Principles of Radio Scriptwriting
 Be brief
Broadcasting is constrained by time
 Personalize
Adjust the style, language and content of your
writing to your intended audience

 Be clear
• Choose simple words
• Avoid a long word when a short word will do.
 Be precise
• Use words carefully to provide specific meanings
• “Say what you mean”

 Be concise
Every word used must have a purpose for being there

 Be concrete
Avoid vague and abstract words.

 Be informal and conversational


• Speak to the audience, not read to them.
• Involve the listeners, talk to them in a normal conversation.
• Write for the ear, not for the eye.
 Be readable
• Broadcast copy must be smooth and readable.
• Avoid sibilant words (words with letters “s” and “z”) and
tongue twisters.
 Avoid alliteration(repetitions of usually initial consonant
sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables)

 Avoid homonyms (each of two or more words having the


same spelling or pronunciation but different meaning and
origins)

Examples:
address (to speak to / location) fair (equitable/ beautiful)
bright (smart or intelligent / filled with light)
 Observe the one-idea one-sentence rule
Avoid “overcrowding”(too many ideas in one sentence)

 Repeat the message if necessary


This will make it more memorable for the audience.

 Use acronyms/abbreviations sparingly and properly


Example:
The Department of Justice or D-O-J has started to…
The Department of Health or D-O-H has announced…

 Handle figures properly. Round off figures


Example:
Almost thirty million in U-S didn’t have enough to eat last
week
 Avoid beginning sentences with a person’s age, and
in general, with any number.

 Spell out “dollars”, “cents”, “pesos”, “percent”,


“kilograms” and “meters”.

 Spell-out fractions like “one-half”, “five and a half”.

 Spell out numbers from one to ten and use numerals


for 11 to 999.
The Jargons and Format of
Radio Scriptwriting
Guidelines in Preparing the Script

PAGE LAYOUT
One-inch left margin

Source of sound column

Copy blocks
Spacing
• Double-spaced
Page Numbering
Put page number at top right corner;
maximum of three repetitions
Put slash or ellipsis before the number
Write first two or three words of title
Line Numbering
Line numbers are at the left hand side of the page.
Make sure that the numbers corresponds to the lines.
Source of Sound
• Can be found at left part of the page
• Indicate type of sound to appear.
• Use ANNCR (for announcer) or NARR (for narrator).
• For multiple voices, type the names of the characters
(e.g., TRISTAN, CARL, GWEN)
• Names of characters should be typed in capital letters.
Music cues
• “MUSIC” or “MSC” appears on the source of sound column.
• Description of music appears in copy block.
• All instructions for music are in ALL CAPS and underlined.
Sound cues
• “SFX” appears on the source of sound column.
• Description appears in copy block.
• All instructions for sound effects are in ALL CAPS and underlined.
Example:
SFX : ZIPPER OF BAG OPENS

Copy block
• Words to be spoken – type in uppercase and lowercase.
• Everything that will not be spoken – ALL CAPS.
• Direction to actors or talents: ALL CAPS, in parenthesis,
but not all underlined

Example:
FERNAN : (SHOUTS) (STAMP FEET)
End marks
• Use “-END-“ to signify the end of the script.
Tools and Equipment used in RBI
MICROPHONE
A microphone captures sounds from
the studio and turn it into electrical impulses.
Broadcast microphones are designed a little
differently to PA microphones, as issues such as
feedback.
The transmitter is the key component
to any radio broadcast.  It takes your
broadcast signal, encodes it, and
transmits as radio waves that can be
picked up by any receiver.
The antenna sends and receives radio
signals.
PLAYOUT AND AUTOMATION SOFTWARE
The computer system that plays
back music, spots (ads, promos, etc.)
and sweepers (the little voice-overs
played between songs)
MIXER
A mixer allows the operator to
combine multiple audio signals
and control various aspects of
how they sound, including level
and equalization.
STUDIO MONITOR SPEAKER
Studio Monitor Speakers provide
an easy way to hear what’s going
to air without headphones.
BROADCASTING
PROCESS
Radio is the art of imagination.

A writer can develop a mind


picture that is bounded only by
the extent of the audience’s
imagination.

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