Chabot College
November 1999
Course Outline for Mass Communications 32
RADIO AND TELEVISION ANNOUNCING/PERFORMANCE
Catalog Description:
32 - Radio and Television Announcing/Performance
Projection of personality, voice control and pronunciation necessary for communication of ideas in
broadcasting under simulated studio circumstances. 3 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. understand microphone techniques through simulated studio work;
2. understand the duties and responsibilities of the announcer;
3. understand terminology, cues and hand signals.
Course Content:
Discussion Topics
1. Requirements of good announcer
2. Voice personality
3. Enunciation exercises
4. Basic use of microphones
5. Program analysis
a. Commercials
b. Newscasts
c. Interviews
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Performance methods
3. Sample materials in the form of taped radio and television announcing
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Record, playback, and analyze diagnostics performance
Script, organize, record, playback, and critique radio interview
Write, record, playback, and critique radio commercial
Videotape, playback, and critique a TV editorial
Videotape, playback, and critique a commercial billboard working with a partner
Create, videotape, playback, and critique improvisational exercise
Create, videotape, playback, and critique a final TV performance that follows the instructor’s criteria
Student's understanding of the principles of broadcast announcing
Ability to put these principles into practice
Homework assignments
Written tests
Final exam
3 units
Chabot College
Course Outline for Mass Communications 32, Page 2
November 1999
Textbooks(s) (Typical):
Radio and Television Announcing, Stuart Hyde, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998
Vocal Power: How to Develop Your Voice, Christina Kaya, Kayaco Pub., 1989
Special Student Materials:
None
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