VOLUNTEERING

The Woking Talking Newspaper depends on volunteers for all its activities, which fall into three basic sections.

ADMINISTRATION

Administration teams manage the register of subscribers and carry out the task of booking in and booking out the weekly recordings that are issued on USB thumb drives.

RECORDING PRODUCERS

The recording PRODUCER manages the weekly recording of the news and prepares the master thumb drive for copying.

NEWSREADING / COPYING

A copy of the latest newspaper is distributed to the reading team, with all items sequentially numbered. We do not edit the articles, thus providing the listener with exactly the same content as anyone who purchases the weekly edition. The objective is to provide a well balanced news programme with articles of news, local interest, entertainment and sport.

As we do not use a studio, each reader must be able to provide an audio recording of each allocated article. The simplest way of doing this is with the use of a Smartphone and a voice recording app in a reasonably quiet environment. The reader shall also be capable of using an internet service to upload the audio files for processing.

If any potential reader wishes to learn techniques to attain a higher standard of audio recording, training can be given. A Desktop or Laptop computer will be needed and a suitable microphone may be provided. Additional software for higher quality recording will also be required and we recommend “Audacity”, which is free of charge. Other recording software is available.

The production teams manage the copying of the master thumb drive onto the units distributed to subscribers by using a high speed duplicator. They also ensure that the copy thumb drives are placed inside each postal wallet and that the address label for the recipient is correctly inserted. Please use the form below if you want to volunteer for WTN.

PLEASE NOTE: Your personal details and those by proxy will be stored securely as set out in the UK GDPR Regulations. Submission of these details will imply consent for usage in accordance with the Data Protection Policy of WTN found HERE

Please use this form if you want to volunteer for WTN