A community radio station asked listeners why emergency announcements were sometimes misunderstood. Producers assumed that unfamiliar vocabulary was the main problem, so they replaced several technical terms with common words. Comprehension improved slightly, but many listeners still confused the time of an event with the time the announcement was recorded. The station then examined the order of information. Earlier messages began with background details and mentioned the required action near the end. New messages began with the action, stated the location and deadline, and then added the reason. In a follow-up test, listeners identified the required action more accurately, even when one technical term remained. However, they remembered fewer background details. The producers therefore did not conclude that every announcement should be shortened in the same way. For urgent messages, action and timing should come first. For educational programs, background explanation may deserve more space. The project showed that clear communication depends not only on individual words but also on sentence boundaries, information order, and the listener's immediate purpose.