Making Experts Accessible to All

Question 1

Who are we?

Our Mission

Making Experts Accessible to All

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Xpert - is a social learning app to help you learn from the best. We are not your regular online course, but rather an experience that is beyond regular classes, lectures & assignments. We have India's top experts across each profession share their experiences, opinions, techniques & advice accumulated over the lifetime of their careers.

Question 2

What is Radio Jockeying?

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A radio jockey, also known as radio personality (American English) or radio presenter (British English) is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio jockey who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host. Radio jockeys who introduce and play individual selections of recorded music are known as disc jockeys or "DJs" for short. Broadcast radio jockeys may include talk radio hosts, AM/FM radio show hosts, and satellite radio program hosts. A radio jockey hosts multiple types of programs depending upon the time slot and station type, some of these verticles are: FM/AM radio, Talk radio, Sports talk radio, Satellite radio, Internet radio, and many more.

Question 3

What are the qualities of a Radio Jockey?

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Not everyone can become a Radio jockey. There are many people who aspire to host a radio show but are unable to do that because they do not possess the right characteristics and attitude needed to become one. Every top RJ has its own style of addressing the audience. A voice is considered suitable for broadcasting if it is warm enough despite its pitch. Moreover it's your own aptitude and your personality to deliver meaningful content through your voice that makes a difference. Here are some common qualities that good radio jockeys hold::

Question 4

Who are the top Radio Jockey?

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Many of the world’s top radio jockeys were performers who started their work from the time of high school or college. The most famous radio jockeys of the world include: Chris Morris (Britain), Nessa Diab (America), Gracie Allen (America), Howard Stern (America), Glenn Beck (America), Anne Sinclair (Europe), Harry Shearer (America), Steve Merchant (United Kingdom), Balaji Patturaj (India) and many more.

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You can either complain about how hard your life is, or you can realize that only you are responsible for it.

-Glenn Beck, The Christmas Sweater
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I at least understood that a woman should try not to be dependent on her husband and that my grandmother would have been better off working. But it was not the way of her generation.

-Anne Sinclair, My Grandfather's Gallery: A Family Memoir of Art and War
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Talent is what drives this world ... Doesn’t matter how many satellites you f---ing stick in the air.

-Howard Stern
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If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?

-Harry Shearer

Question 5

How can you start as a Radio Jockey?

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In the radio jockey scene intense competition is to be expected. This is a popular career choice among youngsters, and one will be competing with many other talented people. There are various steps one can take in order to jump start their career path. With the increase in the number of radio stations which are localised to the extent of specific cities, employers are looking for professional with skills and qualifications to make their show stand out from the rest. A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required by most employers to become a radio jockey. For starters one could study broadcasting, journalism, or communications. Then, to start in a station one should have a proven interest in music, experience of public speaking, a pleasant speaking voice, sound equipment know-how, and technical literacy. If necessary, consider working in unpaid internships to gain experience.

Question 6

What are the challenges of being a Radio Jockey?

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To become a radio jockey and host a live radio show one needs many skills to ace. The major challenge is to be spontaneous at all the time with keeping your sense of humour on point. You need to be up-to-date with all the current trends and news and have to keep studying and learning at all the times. Keeping focus in a live show and lowering the rate of mistakes while talking or addressing the audience is one of most critical challenge for a radio jockey. Also a radio jockey should always be self aware of the tone and pitch of their voice, thus, making the job more challenging every time one picks up the mic.

Question 7

How can you learn
Radio Jockeying at Xpert?

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Xpert enables you to gain significant lessons from the top radio jockeys currently in the scene. They not only share with you a pre-scripted lesson but what it actually takes to speak on a mic addressing thousands of audience, from a radio station. They share as to how challenging their first step was, what was their first failure, what happened when their best gig failed, where did they work initially, what was their first year in the radio station like, the times when they felt like giving up, the hope that made them never give up, etc. It's their journey, techniques and opinions that we share with aspiring radio jockeys to help them closer to their dream. We intend to equip you with all the right information directly from geniuses to help you in your journey.