How to Write a Radio Serial Drama for Social Development- PDF

Chapter Ten
Testing the Pilot Programs
The writer and evaluator pilot test the program and learn from the audience
how it may be improved.
Learning Objectives
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To understand the importance of pilot programs.
To appreciate the importance of the writer being present at the pilot
program tests.
To know the five main areas of pilot testing that are significant for the
writer.
To know how to use the “Nine Ps" of Effective Enter-Educate
programming to check program revisions following pilot testing.
Exercise
After reading this chapter, assemble a pilot program test questionnaire for
your audience, based on the questions suggested in this chapter and
covering the five areas of importance to the writer.
Use the questionnaire to test one or two of your completed episodes on
a sample audience.
Compile the results of the tests and determine what revisions are
needed to improve the scripts.
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