TYPES OF TALK:Qualification of a Talker, Essentials of a talk, Vetting a talk

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LESSON 34

TYPES OF TALK

4. Social issues

Talks on social issues can be serious and comic talks as well. The following topics are taken from social

issues:

Corruption

Nepotism

Dowry System

Karo Kari

Cleanliness

Telling Lies

Adulteration

Women's Emancipation

Women Rights

Qualification of a Talker

The talker is a person who is listened to or at least is expected to be listened to by the audience carefully and

attentively. Therefore the selection of the talker for a specific topic requires a great deal of responsibility on

the part of the producer.

In general a talker, whatever his/her area of specialization may be , must enjoy the following attributes:

Credibility

Well qualified

Well reputed

Authority on the subject

Good speaker

Clear accent

Acceptable pronunciation

Essentials of a talk

A good talk follows the following pattern:

Introduction of the topic

Purpose of the talk

Significance of the topic

Explanation of the different aspects of the topic

Topic's relation with society

Other experts' opinions if needed

Name of the reference books if needed

Closing of the talk

Vetting a talk

"To vet a talk or any script is actually to make it broadcast worthy."

While vetting a talk following points must be kept in mind:

The matter of the talk must be to-the-point.

The matter must be sufficient enough to cover the title of the talk.

Any sentence or part of the talk must not hurt the religious or ethnic feelings and sentiments of any

faction of society.

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The content of the talk must not go against the national policy of the country.

The content of the talk must not violate the law of the country.

The content of the talk must not touch upon any controversial matter of the society.

The language employed must be spoken.

The vocabulary used must be easy yet sober.

Slang and taboos must be avoided.

The language must be a combination of formal and informal.

Repetition of ideas, sentences, or words has to be omitted.

The duration of the talk must not be less than 4 minutes and more than 7 minutes otherwise, in

former case, the talk will not be able to cover the topic, and in later case, the talk will fail to sustain

the interest of the listeners.

Scheduling

The following steps are to be followed while scheduling a talk:

Title of the talk

The date/s of broadcast (D/O/B)

The time of the broadcast (T/O/B)

Frequency

Target audience

Number of the talks

Purpose of the proposed talk

Names of the talkers with sub titles

Example:

Title of the talk ---------------------------------Seeratun Nabi Sallalaho Alaihi wa Aalihi Wasallam.

Date/s of Broadcast (D/O/B) -------------- 1st to 13th of Rabi-ul-Awwal

Time of the broadcast (T/O/B) ------------- 4:00 p.m.

Frequency -----------------------------------------daily

Target Audience ---------------------------------- general, especially Muslims

Number of the talks ----------------------------- 13

Purpose of the proposed talk ------------------ to provide the listeners with the knowledge about the different

aspects of the holy life of the prophet Hazrat Muhammad

Sallalaho Alaihi wa Aalihi Wasallam.

The sub titles with names of the talkers

Sub-title

Name of the talker

D/O/B

Hazrat Muhammad Sallalaho Alaihi wa Aalihi XYZ

X/Y/Z

Wasallam- The Father