It is often an unnerving experience for participants to hear
themselves on tape, yet if they are to become broadcasters they
will need to encounter and work with their own voice. In order
to ensure that learners stay with the course, you will need to
assure them that everyone can improve their vocal dexterity. … The voices of others, and
If there is an interest, on-going voice training can be arranged. You should try to give each participant immediate control over their own voice, don't let them think that you have control over it. If there is corrective work to be done, they must initiate it. All you can do is offer support in order to allay any negative reactions to how they sound on recording, so that even further blocks donít arise. Working in radio can develop a loop of self-listening spawned by the practice of wearing headphones, where the wearers listen to themselves simultaneously as they speak. There is a danger of uncritically liking the sound of ones own voice. This is a feature of the commercial radio D.J. culture, and should have no place in community media.
Exercises Playing samples of speech on radio, offer participants a checklist of points to look out for. Have a discussion around this. Contrive these, if you cannot find the exact example Then ask participants to record themselves and have a group analysis of this. Finally, if there is time, have a discussion around the Handout proposal that 'we are what we speak'.
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