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Use and develop the voice for radio and audio presentation or narration

URN: SKSRACC25
Business Sectors (Suites): Radio and Audio Content Creation
Developed by: ScreenSkills
Approved on: 2024

Overview

This standard is about using and developing the voice as the key tool of radio and audio presenters or narrators e.g. of audio books.
 
It also requires an understanding of how the human voice works, how to take care of it and how to use it effectively for radio and audio.
 
This standard is for those who present, report or narrate for radio or audio; including those in production roles who produce presenters or narrators.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. manage breath in spoken delivery so that, breathing is at appropriate times and is unobtrusive and voice flows freely
  2. adopt easy, balanced and safe posture for reading and speaking
  3. adopt a tone of voice and style of delivery appropriate to the subject matter, programme format, time of day and target audience for the radio and audio production
  4. articulate words with clarity and energy and varying pace, pitch, volume, power and mood while communicating the intention to listeners
  5. read aloud at sight with assurance and clarity
  6. adapt delivery to allow for the acoustic environment and type of broadcast and recording equipment being used

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. how to maintain easy, balanced and safe posture, and the benefits of doing so
  2. the relationship between breathing and voice production
  3. how to manage breath efficiently in spoken delivery for radio and audio productions
  4. how to develop vocal dexterity; such as controlling pace, pause, phrasing, intonation, tone and mood, to hold attention
  5. the effects of different tones and styles of delivery, and their impact on listeners of radio and audio productions
  6. how to take care of the voice and keep it healthy; how to recognise the warning signs of problems or damage and how to manage them
  7. the significance of vocal style and delivery in relation to the recording process and to microphones, acoustic environment and location
  8. how to adapt the voice for different acoustic environments and the different types of broadcast and recording equipment in radio and audio

Scope/range

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

2027

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

ScreenSkills

Original URN

SKSSC28

Relevant Occupations

Station Manager, Production Coordinator, Studio Manager, Radio Presenter, Technical Producer, Broadcast Assistant, Assistant Producer, Producer, Executive Producer, Drama Producer, Comedy Producer, Documentary Producer, Podcast Producer, Audio Producer

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Keywords

audio; radio; presentation; narration; voice; spoken delivery; tone; style of delivery; acoustic environment;