Live callers can be brilliant, emotional, funny, angry, unpredictable and sometimes completely impossible to control. This course teaches you how to manage real people in real time, keep your programme moving and protect the tone of your show while still allowing callers to be honest, passionate and spontaneous.
Duration: 3 modules
Level: Live radio skills
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A strong live phone in begins before the caller reaches the presenter. Students learn how to screen callers properly, identify who will add value and spot warning signs before someone goes on air. This module covers how to brief callers without over coaching them, check the key point they want to make and build a balanced running order that gives the show pace, variety and tension.
Once a caller is live, control matters. This module teaches students how to keep authority without sounding rude, aggressive or dismissive. It covers how to interrupt naturally, bring a caller back to the point, ask short direct questions and stop one person from taking over the programme. The aim is to stay calm, sound confident and keep the audience with you at all times.
Some of the most powerful radio moments happen when emotions are high, but conflict has to be handled carefully. Students learn how to deal with anger, personal attacks, shouting, distress and emotionally charged callers without letting the show collapse. The module also covers when to cut a caller off, when to take a breath and when a presenter needs to step in firmly.
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Unlock With MemberfulBy the end of this course, students should be able to handle live callers with confidence, authority and professionalism. They will understand how to manage unpredictable moments, protect the flow of the show and turn difficult calls into compelling radio rather than chaos.