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FOMECAF to Host Two Online Meetings in May

Lomé, May 21, 2021,

With the aim of strengthening ties among members and continuing the training sessions that began in Lomé, FOMECAF is organizing two online meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 25 and 26, 2021.

What's on the agenda:

Tuesday, May 25, 2:00 p.m. GMT:

The Principles of Effective Communication

Loosely based on Valérie Geller’s bestseller *Puissance radio*. Some of the topics that will be covered:

  • Tell the Truth (Fact-Checking)
  • Give the listener good reasons to listen to you
  • Never be boring
  • Use vivid language so that the listener can visualize what you're describing
  • Start with your best topic
  • Speak as if you were addressing a single listener
  • Create Engaging Transitions
  • Highlight your colleagues' achievements
  • Be yourself on the air
  • Take risks

Speaker: Denis Stephen, Director of Stephanas Conseils in Lyon

Denis entered the world of radio as a co-founder of Radio Certitude in 1982 (now Phare FM Grenoble)—in other words, he’s no spring chicken.

After two years of audiovisual studies at the University of Grenoble, he moved to Paris and was elected secretary and then president of the FRTC (Federation of Christian Radio and Television Stations). He also served on the board of directors of the CNRA (National Confederation of Community Radio Stations). Currently, Denis Stephen advises radio stations on their applications to the CSA (Higher Audiovisual Council), a government regulatory body, and is developing a training course titled “Create and Manage a Christian Radio Station,” the first two lessons of which are available online.

The link to the training session will be shared in the FOMECAF WhatsApp group on Tuesday morning, May 25. If you are not a member of FOMECAF but would still like to participate in this training, please provide your contact information here https://medias.africa/contact/ A valid email address + a phone number = a guaranteed response.

 

Wednesday, May 26, 2:00 p.m. GMT:

Full Radio Broadcast: It's Your Turn to Speak!

In January 2019, about 100 radio stations and media outlets based in Lomé 1 took concrete steps to fulfill their desire to work together http://bit.ly/lome-1 without competing with one another. On that occasion, they signed the Lomé Declaration  http://bit.ly/DeclarationLome  arguing, in particular, that “The programs of Christian radio stations in French-speaking Africa should focus more on the concrete needs of the people.” The proclamation of the Gospel is carried out in a holistic manner, in the image of Jesus Christ, who touched the lives of his contemporaries by meeting the needs of the body, soul, and spirit.” That same year, these stakeholders came together around the concept of “holistic radio” http://bit.ly/lome-deux . It is now May 2021—so what’s new? During this online seminar, you will have the opportunity to share your experiences and testify to how you have put “integral radio” into practice.

Host: Etienne Kiemdé, CEO of Radio Évangile et Développement in Ouagadougou

Pastor Etienne Kiemdé, CEO of Radio Évangile et Développement—which operates eight stations based in Burkina Faso—was tasked with moderating this debate http://red-burkina.org . He is a driving force behind the Lomé seminars, a member of the FOMECAF working group, and—likely more than 20 years ago—the originator of the concept of development tailored to radio broadcasting. At 58, this family man is also a pastor, having been trained in Denmark, France, and England. Upon his return to the African continent, he embraced radio ministry as a matter of urgency. Before FOMECAF, he spearheaded several efforts to network French-speaking Christian radio stations in Africa.

For more information: https://radio-reveil.org 

The link to the training session will be shared in the FOMECAF WhatsApp group on Tuesday morning, May 25. If you are not a member of FOMECAF but would still like to participate in this training, please provide your contact information here https://medias.africa/contact/ A valid email address + a phone number = a guaranteed response.

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FREE COLLEGE and Radio R on August 21: “Developing Your Skills for Preaching on the Radio”

Radio R and FREE COLLEGE are offering a training day on Saturday, August 21, focused on radio preaching, led by radio professionals. Since the start of the partial lockdown in Switzerland in March 2020, Radio R, which broadcasts on DAB+, has opened its airwaves on Sundays to preachers, pastors, and church members so they can deliver sermons. This initiative has continued ever since and has found its audience.

Thinking About a Radio Communication Style

To explore how to speak on the radio and to help guests improve their performances, Radio R and FREE COLLEGE are offering a one-day training session to develop a communication style suited to radio, enhance the quality of guests’ delivery, and provide a supportive space for participants to listen to their own and others’ performances in order to refine their skills.

A day hosted by radio professionals

This event, which will feature radio professionals such as Christine Reymond, Daniele Zagara, and Serge Carrel, is open to anyone interested in preaching on Radio R or who would simply like to improve their preaching skills. (c)

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The Day's Schedule (Coming Soon)

“Developing Your Skills for Radio Preaching,” a one-day workshop co-organized by Radio R in Yverdon-les-Bains and the FREE COLLEGE on Saturday, August 21, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: Radio R, Galilée 15, Y-Parc, 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains. Cost: voluntary donation. Registration required: freecollege@lafree.ch or online at lafree.ch/free-college/journees

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DRC: “Ever since Lomé 2, people have been calling me ‘Papa Météo’”

From November 23 to 27, about 60 media professionals traveled from Lomé, Togo, for a week of training. During this third edition of the program, several participants shared their experiences of the changes brought about by this new initiative launched by Radio Réveil (Bevaix). Here is a testimonial from the president of a radio station in Kinshasa, Congo. This written contribution is accompanied by a radio program produced byDodji Juliette Kpessou (Radio Hosanna, Porto-Novo, Benin) and Benjamin Holl (Radio Vie nouvelle, Douala, Cameroon).

His name is Johnson Kipesse. He is the president of Hermon Evangelical Radio and Television for Development (RTEDH) in Rutshuru, a city in North Kivu located about 70 kilometers north of Goma. This citizen of the Democratic Republic of the Congo participated in Lomé 2 in November 2019, a conference organized by the Francophone African Christian Media Forum that addressed the theme: “Let’s Invent Integral Radio!”

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Ivory Coast: “Lomé” Seminars Lead to the Formation of an Association of Christian Media Professionals

Following the Lomé 1 and 2 conferences organized by Radio Réveil and its partners, Christian media professionals in Côte d’Ivoire recognized the urgent need to come together and stop operating in a fragmented manner. With this in mind, two broadcasters founded the Union of Christian Journalists and Broadcasters of Côte d’Ivoire (UJACCI) in August 2020.

Christian media outlets in Côte d’Ivoire have long suffered from a climate of competition and a lack of collaboration among the various individuals working within them. The Lomé 1 and 2 seminars, organized by Radio Réveil in Lomé, Togo, in 2019, helped these media professionals understand the similarities in the challenges they face: radio station funding, precarious staff salaries, and the lack of effective evangelism strategies… In light of this, Christian journalists, hosts, and broadcasters decided to establish an association that will address the various problems they face.

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Zenabou Ndocki (Radio Bonne Nouvelle, Douala, Cameroon)

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