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8/18/2019 VOICE - Episode Evaluation Tool

1/5

Farm Radio International Revised 22 March 2012 1

Episode evaluation based on VOICE Standards

V –

Valuing farmers Bold and underline your rating CommentsThe episode reflects the

actual situation of

female and male

farmers

N/A (Not

applicable)

Strongly

disagree

Disagree Agree Strongly

agree

The episode is

broadcast in the

language used by

farmers

N/A Strongly

disagree


Agree

The host and the

episode convey anattitude of respect for,

and solidarity with,

farmers

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The host treats issues

with clarity, and in a

way that can be

understood by farmers

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Farmers, female and

male, introduce

themselves or are

introduced respectfully

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Farmers are given

opportunities to provide

feedback easily

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The episode includes

music that affirms

farmers and farming

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The host respects

farmers as his or her

equal.

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

When the hostinterviews farmers, s/he

asks open-ended

questions that prompt

the farmer to provide

detailed answers

N/A Disagree StronglyAgree

Overall score for V – Valuing farmers [bold and underline your rating]:

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2/5


O – Opportunity for small-scale farmers

to speak and be heardBold and underline your rating Comments

Women and menfarmers raise and

discuss important issues

N/A Stronglydisagree Disagree Agree StronglyAgree

The host/interviewer

helps farmers express

themselves with

confidence and clarity

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Farmers ask questions

of experts (or the host

asks questions he or she

got from farmers)

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Officials are held toaccount on matters of

concern to farmers

N/A StronglyDisagree

Disagree Agree StronglyAgree

Farmers are provided

opportunity to give

feedback to the

program

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Overall score for O – Opportunity for small-scale farmers to speak and be heard [bold and

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I – Information is useful and timelyBold and underline your rating Comments

The information

provided is useful for

women and men

farmers

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The information serves

the interests of small

farmers, (notgovernments, big

businesses and big

farms)

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Women and men

farmers are featured

talking about important

issues

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Farmers are treated as

experts when they have

appropriate knowledge

and experience

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The information is N/A Strongly Disagree Agree Strongly


3/5


accurate, fair and

balanced, and has

integrity

Disagree Agree

When required, expertswho are not farmers are

interviewed.

N/A StronglyDisagree

Disagree Agree StronglyAgree

Specialists and experts

are helped to

communicate clearly

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Specialists provide

information that is

useful and in the

farmers' interests

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Information is supplied

at the right time in

cropping cycle

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Market prices are

included

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Important, deep-rooted

problems are dealt with

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Overall score for I – Information is useful and timely [bold and underline your selection]:


C – Convenience and consistencyBold and underline your rating Comments

The program is

broadcast when women

and men farmers can

listen

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The host promotes the

next episode

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The host promotes

some of the content of

the next episode

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The station gives

listeners options to hear

the episode again

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The episode reminds

the listener of what

station and program

they are listening to

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Overall score for C – Convenient and Consistent [bold and underline your rating]:



4/5


E – Entertaining and memorable

Bold and underline your rating Comments

The episode features a

sig tune that alerts

listeners to the start ofthe episode

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The intro gives the

farmer a compelling

reason to continue

listening

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The host is attractive

and sympathetic to

women and men

farmers

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The episode uses a

variety of radio formats

(four or more)

N/A Strongly

disagree


Agree

The various elements of

the episode follow each

other in a pleasing way.

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The pace of the episode

is varied

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The host breaks up long

interviews with

questions and

summaries

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The episode uses

humour

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The episode includes

local music of interest

to farmers

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The episode is free of

technical glitches that

would distract the

listener

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The episode features

story-telling

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree The host summarizes

key points made during

interviews, and at the

program's end.

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The host provides

"sign-posting" which

informs listeners what

is going on and where

the episode is going

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

On location, the host

paints a picture of what

the listener would see if

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree


5/5


s/he were there

The episode uses

memory games

(quizzes, poems) tohelp farmers remember

key facts

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The episode holds the

listener's interest right

to the end.

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

The program features

dramatic elements (such

as tension, story, and

anticipation) to hold

listeners' attention

N/A Strongly

Disagree


Agree

Overall score for E – Entertaining and memorable [bold and underline your rating]:


Based on the scores you gave V, O, I, C and E above please select your overall score for

VOICE for the episode [bold and underline your rating]:


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