Writing-for-radio workshop

Workshop Programme

08:30
Registration and coffee

09:00 - 09:30
Introduction and Workshop Overview

09:30 - 10:30
Planning, audiences and message design
Discussion & Practicals

10:30 - 10:45
What makes radio different?

10:45 - 11:00
Caffeine break

11:00 - 11:30
Writing for Radio

11:30 - 12:00
Tips & Challenges (including listeners' response, translating & pre-testing)
Evaluating and re-writing clips

12:00 - 12:30
Discuss more audio clips

12:30 - 13:00
Tips from the field: Writing for the ear

13:00 - 13:45
Lunch

13:45 - 14:45
Practical: Listening to and re-writing of radio ads
Recording and evaluation of selected clips

14:45 - 15:15
Drafting of new radio messages
Recording, playback and evaluation

15:15 - 15:45
Radio interviews - tips
Evaluate a radio interview
Radio interview: More tips and practical

15:45 - 16:00
Workshop evaluation and closing