Planning!

If you want your show to sound as best as it can, then you need to plan! It doesn’t have to be a word for word script (although that might work for you too) but even just a basic idea of what you want to talk about on the show and when you want to do it. The best way to do this is by making a show running order.

The Running Order

You don’t necessarily need a to-the-second breakdown but just an order of events is handy to have. Below is an example of a running order you could use.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11067NXjUk7tLXWXTLxT48bBHQDYDyrNRG7W1y6jFYTM/edit?usp=sharing

Tips and Tricks

As seen in the example running order, here are some tips and tricks to make your show sound slicker!

• Arrive in time - Rushing will stress you
• Talk with confidence and don’t waffle
• Know your out - don’t just finish a link by saying ‘so yeah…. here’s another song’. Try finish on a punchline or confidently introduce the next item
• ALWAYS use a jingle between back-to-back songs
• NEVER talk into or out of a jingle (unless it’s an In To Break ID)
• Talk into an ad break and never out of it (Unless your show is speech based)
• Plan plan and plan

Production

There is a good amount of production in Zetta, from IDs, sweepers, shots and beds. Using them correctly makes your show sound more professional.

<aside> 💡 Imaging can be found on the HotKey tab under _SR Station Imaging 24. There is also a shortcut to the Beds page.

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If you use a bed, you can either play it off the Zetta HK fader or drag and drop it into the log and fire it like you would a song.

<aside> 💡 If using a bed, listen. You may need to lower the fader so it’s lower in the mix and you’re not shouting over it.

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