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Success in Podcasting
Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:38 am
The Podcasts
By Liam Abalos
Table of Contents
What is a PodcastDifferent categories
What you need to get started
General tips for Podcasting
What is a Podcast
A podcast is a term coined from combining the two words "iPod" and "broadcast". You can think of a podcast as simply a radio show that's on demand. There's no need to tune in on a specific frequency at just the right time to catch the show; it's always there for you to enjoy. Podcasts can be published on a number of sites simultaneously allowing anyone to view them from any source. The accessibility is what makes podcasting different than radio. When you miss a radio show, you miss it for good, unless you had recorded it just in case. With a podcast, all the episodes are automatically backed up to be viewed at any time.
Different Categories
- Interview
- Non/Fictional Storytelling
- Panelling
- Duo Commentary/Conversational
What you need to get started
The Essentials:
- Microphone
- Computer
These are 100% necessary in order to have a functioning podcast solely because of how a podcast works. If you don't have a microphone, you can't record your own voice. If you don't have a computer to upload your podcast, you can't get it out to the public.
Peripherals:
- Voice editing software
Audacity
Adobe Audition - A specific type of mic
USB or XLR
Condenser or Dynamic - Audio Interface
- Mixer
- Pop filter/windscreen
- Headphones
- Mic stands/shock mount
General tips for Podcasting
Listing some tips for what you need to know for Podcasting.
With your podcast, your ultimate goal is to get your message out there to as many people as possible. Therefore, you want to grow your audience as much as possible, and when growing is no longer feasible, to retain your current members and maintain the community. A good way to prove stability when you're starting out is to determine how often you'll be releasing episodes. There's no issue with changing it up later down the road, but the most important thing is to be as consistent as possible. When you say that an episode will be out every 2 weeks, make sure it's out every two weeks. Preferably, even on the same day. If you do decide to release episodes more frequently or less frequent, inform your audience and stick to the new schedule, don't get lazy or overzealous. It doesn't matter how often you provide your content, it matters more if you miss a release date.
Professionalism is something worth striving for. Regardless of what genre you may be - quirky, informative, conversational, debate style - you can be professional in some aspect of your work. Prep time can be incredibly rewarding. Have a general script of what you're going to be talking about. Know the subject matter and while tangents are fine, stray from having them be too familiar in your podcast. If you're interviewing a person, prepare questions before hand that, hopefully, can also lead to natural conversation. If it's a fictional storytelling experience, most definitely write out an almost word-for-word script of the story. Treat it like a movie or a TV show. There should be plot and character development, a thesis to each episode, and heartfelt or humorous moments. While you're free to talk about whatever you want and however you want, especially in a case like in an interview, it's always helpful to have something to fall back on to steer the conversation if you get lost along the way or if the discussion is getting stale.
The most common biggest "fear" of podcasting is trying to appear as natural as possible. Where this fails is due to a lack of self confidence is the host of the show. It's important to understand that you won't be perfect in your first episode. You may not even reach anywhere near perfection in the 10th episode. What is important is growing your confidence and ability while striving for excellence. If you put in the conscious effort of trying to get better, trying to speak with more poise, and being a better host, overtime you'll begin to develop the habits that make you a good host and the experience to nullify being self conscious. It's most definitely weird hearing your own voice in electronic form and you of all people will be the most critical when it comes to critique, but that only means you can try to figure out the best way to make yourself feel more comfortable - and when you're calm and collected, your guests follow suit.
The last tidbit of being new to podcasting is sticking with it. Every new person will feel like their podcast isn't going anywhere or that they're just wasting their time. And every successful host will tell you to endure. Gaining traction doesn't happen overnight, you need to put in the work to gain an audience, especially the more infrequent your podcast occurs. This advice isn't exclusive to podcasting, it's to everything in life. You won't become an instant success in YouTube if you plan for long term growth without good content, an NBA level talent in basketball without practicing shooting, dribbling, and defense, or the next Eminem if you don't know how to write lyrics to the beat of a song. You need to face the adversities that come with creating a new podcast: the lack of an initial audience, potentially low quality, difficulty in finding something to talk about or someone to talk with, etc. If you're serious about hosting a good podcast, you'll put in the work to make sure you don't have to worry about this and ensure you're releasing episodes that meet your standards.
Expect an example podcast episode in the near future
Re: Success in Podcasting
Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:35 am
Shameless plug for my podcast: Deterrimus Cum Laude
- LeeHammmmAdmin
- Name : Liam Abalos
Posts : 20
Join date : 2019-01-14
Age : 23
Re: Success in Podcasting
Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:13 am
Case Study - WiP
I'll be creating my own podcast in the same vein as Welcome to Night Vale or Limetown, a fictional story in the presentation of a documentary or live radio. I'll be changing how my podcast is presented to suit a more modern day world as of now, such as a Twitch Streamer or YouTuber. My thought processes of how I'll be creating the structure and ideas for the podcast will be documented here. Analysis of where I got my ideas from and how they are related to other podcasts or sources will be provided.Studying Welcome to Night Vale
Analysis from an article to aid in my endeavors:
- Fiction aims for the audience to empathize and relate to the characters:
- Especially true in a setting vastly different than ours, when we don’t share that, make the character’s
emotions real and believable enough so that the audience has that to latch onto
My World Building Elements
- Light fantasy elements
- Fictional beings
Potential topics I may want to address
- A world in which natural selection and evolution is brought back into humans
- Due to having everything be legal
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