Gift of the gab essential to become radio jockey

Updated on: Monday, July 26, 2010

Q I would like to be a radio jockey. Let me know my career prospects.

A radio jockey is basically someone who gets paid for playing his favourite tunes. The tasks of a Radio Jockey are basically to present a radio programme or convey some message easy on the ear in conversational style so that the listener has the feel of a face-to-face talk. The radio jockey acts as brand ambassador of the FM channels and it is the performance of these rjs that makes or mars the radio station.
The job of an RJ is of diverse nature depending on the subject matter of the programme. However, some basic qualifications are needed to enter the field. A person needs to be at least a graduate. He should not be more than 35 years of age. However, there are some private radio stations that do take plus-two qualified persons.

The person should have a good voice, diction, flare and fluency. Pronunciation must be accurate. For this one can practise various typical words of their respective languages. As such, command over the languages is not required; however one must have a flow.

One should also have presence of mind, have fairly good general awareness and be willing to learn and grasp rules of the entertainment industry. Unlike in other service jobs where eye contact is vital, in radio jockeying it is the voice contact that is most essential.

Since the field is a sunrise on, not many training institutions have come up. Though there are a number of universities and institutes that offer courses in communication and broadcasting, there are very few specialised courses in radio jockeying field. The courses offered by these institutes vary from two-month certificate courses to a one-year postgraduate programme

There is a lot of scope for quick growth. All you need is talent, confidence and perseverance. As a radio jockey, besides getting contractual good money you earn by doing advertisement commercials. As you get famous and your voice is recognized, other radio channels tend to attract you with better package. Alternatively RJs are also busy doing voice-overs for ad films and movies. When they are being connected to their audience RJs also can anchor or compere TV shows or live shows / events.

SAE College in Chennai offers a radio jockey course

Q I would like to know about career prospects in remote sensing

Remote sensing is the science and art of acquiring information (spectral, spatial, temporal) about material objects, area, or phenomenon, without coming into physical contact with the objects, or area, or phenomenon under investigation. Without direct contact, some means of transferring information through space must be utilised. In remote sensing, information transfer is accomplished by use of electromagnetic radiation (EMR).

In the broadest sense, remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s) that are not in physical or intimate contact with the object. In practice, remote sensing is the stand-off collection through the use of a variety of devices for gathering information on a given object or area.

Thus Earth observation or weather satellite collection platforms, ocean and atmospheric observing weather buoy platforms, monitoring of a pregnancy via ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging), positron emission tomography (PET), and space probes are all examples of remote sensing. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the use of imaging sensor technologies including but not limited to the use of instruments aboard aircraft and spacecraft, and is distinct from other imaging-related fields such as medical imaging

A post-graduate programme in remote sensing is available in a few of the top engineering colleges.

Q I am in final year business administration. I would like to know about courses on fleet management and its career prospects

Fleet management is the management of a company's vehicle fleet. Fleet management includes the management of ships and or motor vehicles such as cars, vans and trucks. Fleet (vehicle) management can include a range of fleet management functions, such as vehicle financing, vehicle maintenance, vehicle telematics (tracking and diagnostics), driver management, fuel management and health & safety management

Fleet management manages the acquisition, operation, maintenance, and disposal of the state's fleet of motor vehicles and watercraft. A post-graduate programme in fleet management is available at AMIT (Academy of maritime institute and training) University, Chennai.

Gift of the gab essential to become radio jockey

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