Prerequisites

• High school diploma and above.
• General culture and media culture in particular.
• Proficiency in Arabic language.

Course Description

In an era of rapid growth in audio content production, this course offers participants a unique opportunity to learn the standards of this media field and gain the skills needed to create and deliver professional content that captivates and retains listeners. The course will cover essential principles such as writing for the ear, voice control, conducting interviews, and other key topics that equip trainees to deliver creative, competitive content in a digital age filled with podcasts.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will:
• Write professional scripts for radio and podcasts.
• Explore voice control skills.
• Prepare and conduct successful interviews for radio and podcasts.
• Produce high-quality radio and podcast programs.

Course Outline

• Characteristics and requirements of writing for radio and podcasts:
- Writing for ear: language and style.
- Structure and focus of the audio story.
- Drafting audio scripts based on news agency briefs, journalistic articles, and more.
- Headings creation, introductions and link texts.

• Importance of voice in radio and podcasts:
- Voice features, characteristics and its impact on the listener.
- Voice control and synchronization to music.
- Communication methods between broadcaster and sound engineer.

• Basics of audio interviews:
- Basic principles of conducting interviews for radio and podcasts.
- Stages of preparing and conducting audio interviews.
- Build the radio interview and editing it (if needed).

• Program set up and execution:
- Preparing the program schedule and get ready to enter the studio.
- Behaviors to follow during the program.
- Preparing and executing short programs, discussing and correcting them.

Course Benefits

• A graduation certificate by Aljazeera Media Institute.