Woodshedding refers to which practice in script preparation?

• A. Annotating for Emphasis
• B. Editing for Grammar
• C. Subtitling
• D. Logging

Answer: (A)

Woodshedding centers on marking a script to guide delivery, emphasis, and timing. In script preparation for broadcast news or performance, you annotate where to place emphasis on certain words or phrases, where to pause, and how the tone should rise or fall. This makes your practice more efficient because the written text becomes a set of cues you can follow during rehearsal and on air, helping you deliver with the intended impact and clarity. It’s not about fixing grammar or editing the text, which would be editing for correctness; it’s not about creating on-screen captions, which is subtitling; and it’s not about recording events, which is logging. The goal is to translate the script into vocal and pacing signals that guide your performance.