Thursday, 22 October 2015

Three Tips for Being a Successful Radio Talk Show Host

Radio is still a great way to promote yourself. It is useful if you are trying to sell a book, a product, or your personality because it is easy to connect to the masses on the radio. Radio talk show hosts have to be able to sell themselves on the radio because they are the product that they want to the audience to consume. Here are three tips for succeeding as a radio talk show host.

You have to be able to entertain your audience, which you means you need to be entertaining. Presenting interesting and compelling information will keep your audience entertained, as will presenting this information in an informative and interesting manner. If you can communicate information well to your audience, you will keep them entertained.

Part of being a radio talk show host is listening to other people, specifically your guests and your audience who will call in at times. You need to make an effort to understand the answers that you receive from your guests in an effort to be able to continue the conversation. Your questions need to have a purpose, which is why you need to listen to the answers that you get.

Avoid speaking in monologues; rather focus your speech on small sound bites. Small sound bites are easier for the audience to process, and they sound better on the radio. Giving a monologue or rambling on the radio is the easiest way of losing an audience. You need to keep your audience at attention and speaking in sound bites will do that.

Chris Tinney is the host of radio talk show, “Up Close with Chris Tinney.” He covers issues regarding poverty and homelessness while bringing in leaders, activists, and trendsetters who are making a difference in our world.