Our resources this week provide a listening task to introduce students to the realities of listening while listening: listening to information from two sources at once. Combining this with our previous resources on Radio Lingo and Using Radios gives students a true sense of the on-set experience.

Practicing these elements before getting to set will help improve their confidence, and testing their knowledge will ensure they feel comfortable with each part of the process.

Students may ask why a mobile phone isn’t just as good as a radio for on set communication. This is an excellent starting point when introducing the use of radios on set.

Using radios effectively and understanding the correct etiquette on set enhances a student’s skills on set and also gives them more confidence to walk into professional scenarios as they are equipped for their surroundings.

To support teaching students on-set radio lingo, we have created an approachable teaching sheet for students, as well as a practical knowledge test sheet which asks students to test what they’ve learned.