Radio Jockey Courses Can Be Good Option for Commerce Students
If you are a commerce student and want to make a career in non conventional field, Radio jockeying is just what the doctor ordered for you. This job is becoming very popular among millions of people in India and aboard. Since when FM channels came into existence, job of Radio Jockeying has become one of the most coveted career options for a number of youngsters.
Basically the job of a radio jockey involves communication with various people by dint of the radio and plays either some hit songs or the favourite songs of people with who he or she is communicating. If you want to be a radio jockey, you can be very easily. All you need to do is to enrol for RJ Courses which are offered at several institutions in India.
Qualifications:
As far as the qualification for the RJ courses is concerned, formal educational qualifications are so necessary. In spite of the fact, you are required to be a graduate for this. But there some private channels which hire even those guys who are 10+2 passed. Generally, it has been seen that people who are not more than 35 years are preferred for RJ. It means you have to be less than 35 years. Some of the personal traits qualities which are required to be a successful RJ include:
- Very Fluent in the requisite language
- At home in the skill of communication
- Appropriate voice modulation
- Great Sense of Humour
- Good sense of music and sound
- Excellent diction
- Clarity of Voice
Benefits:
There are a lot of benefits of doing RJ courses. If you have a good voice and good command over your language, RJ Courses will of enormous help. By dint of such course on RJ, you can improve your pronunciation, voice modulation, and increase your vocabulary as well. Even if you do not have any innate quality for RJ, by dint of these courses, you can develop speaking powers which will help you become an excellent RJ.
Courses and Institutions:
There are some institutes which provide crash courses on RJ. Some of them are as follows;
- Short-term courses in PS (public speaking) by (The National School of Drama, the British council, the)
- Young Men’s Christian Association
- Diploma in RJ (DRJ) (EMDI Encompass Institute of Radio Management)
- A course in Compeering, Announcement and Dubbing, (Xavier’s Institute of Communication and Film and Television Institute)
When all is said and done, there is no doubt that with the booming business of radio industry, there is bright future for people who are very much keen to make a career as a RJ. For your kind information, if you are beginner in this industry, you can earn money between Rs.7K to Rs.15K monthly.
There are a few channels which will pay according to the number of programs you have conducted. But there are some channels which pay between Rs.200-Rs.250 per program to a beginner. But once you have proved yourself, income would be unlimited. So, RJ is also a good option for you in many ways.
