Here is the timetable (and below the session content) for our briefing and training day on 8 October. Venue remains TBA. These sessions will count towards your continuing accreditation as presenters, producers, production assistants and volunteers.
| Time | Module | Who needs to attend? | Module | Who needs to attend? |
| MORNING SESSIONS | ||||
| 1000 | Constant improvement AW | · Anyone who appears on air | ||
| 1020 | Being local JS, KL | · Anyone who appears on air | ||
| 1100 | Legal and Regulatory NH | · Anyone who appears on air | ||
| 1120 | Break | · | ||
| 1140 | Our station – where we are heading NH | · Everyone | ||
| 1155 | Making a difference – Volunteering with us DP | · Everyone | ||
| 1220 | Social DP | · Everyone | ||
| 1310 | Break | · | ||
| ELECTIVE AFTERNOON SESSIONS – CHOOSE THREE FROM THE TWO COLUMNS | ||||
| 1400 | Web NH, DK, AB | · Anyone who has not yet attended website training | Being clever with Myriad AW | · Optional |
| 1440 | Traffic and Travel NH | · Optional | Audacity – leaving out the bad bits IC | · Optional |
| 1520 | Going live – reporting NH, DN | · Optional | Myriad – which buttons to press AB | · Optional |
| Session | By the end you will know how to… |
| · Constant improvement o Andy | · Meet expectations for the station’s output |
| · Being local – sounding genuine and standing out from the crowd o Jonny, Kevee | · Be passionate about our area online · Reflect the diversity of our area on air · Find local things to talk about and refer to · Use the on air dashboard · Drive people to our website for local events and information |
| · Leaving out the worst bits – Audacity editing o Ian Colyer | · Get audio from our audio store · Cut bits out · Amplify and fade audio · Mix together two tracks · Compress audio ready for broadcast · Get the audio into Myriad |
| · Which buttons to press – Myriad and studio introduction o Aline | · Identify what each part of the mixing desk does · Identify the key parts of Myriad · Take off and landing – start and end an hour |
| · Making a difference – volunteering with us o Denise | · Meet your volunteer commitment · Participate as a volunteer · Work with other volunteers · Raise issues |
| · Reaching the audience off air – using our website and social media o Alan, Nick/Dave, Denise | · Post content on our website · Edit content on our website · Share content on social media · Creating engaging content · Post a podcast · Create a programme promotion · Create an event |
| · Staying out of trouble – legal and regulatory compliance o Nick | · Stay within the law and regulations |
| · Getting out there – Reporting and going live from the city o Nick | · Record items and send them to the studio · Connect live to the studio for reporting |
| · Involving people – Interviewing skills o Amanda | · Prepare for an interview · Use microphones properly for interviews inn or outside the studio · Create an interesting interview |
| · Being clever with Myriad – Dropbox, importing and more o Andy | · Import audio to Myriad · Use Dropbox to import audio · [more?] |
| · Beating the jams – traffic reporting o Lee/Nick | · Create and read a good traffic report |