mesh podcast workshop
DESCRIPTION
The podcasting presentation materials from David Jones and Doug Walker at the 2008 Mesh Conference in TorontoTRANSCRIPT
Podcastingwith David Jones& Doug Walker
The Best Laid Plans
Podcast Theory
Podcasting in Plain English
What is a podcast really?
•Audio/Video content delivered via RSS
•Free (with few exceptions)
•Subscription based
•Podcatchers (I.e. iTunes) download latest files
•Content varies from amateur to pro
•Covers most conceivable niches
hard
Attractive
Tailored to specific audiences
Ongoing Touch Point
Two-way dialogue
Deep Content
Low Production Cost
Big Time Commitment
Tone of Voice
Practice
What is the end game?
Cheap advertising?
Latest thing?
Vanity?
Production Process
1Prep It 2Record It 3Edit It
4Export It 5Upload It 6Publish It
7Pimp It
Prepare For It
• Plan the format
• Plan each show
• Speaking Notes
• Links & show notes
• Evergreen or Topical?
• Frequency of delivery
Record It
• Sound quality IS important
• Check and double check equipment
• Intro & Outro
• “Live to tape” Vs. Postproduced
• Remote recording
Edit It
• Planning minimizes editing
• Be ruthless, listeners time is valuable
• Theme Music (podsafe?)
• Create a re-usable
• “ahs” and “ums”
Export It
• MP3 format - Audio
• Enhanced AAC - Audio (iPod only)
• Bit Rates
• Levelator
Upload It
• Write show notes
• Write ID3 Tags
• Album Artwork
• Upload file to a host
Publish It
• List with iTunes
• Establish Feedburner Feed
• Create Blog Post
• Podpress or similar
Pimp It
• List with other podcast directories
• Register with EveryZing
• Tell people, audio promos
• Make cards to hand out
• Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Doug’s Gear
Dave’s Gear
Communication
Editing
Publishing
Listening
www.skype.comFree
audacity.sourceforge.netFree
apple.com$79
www.apple.com/itunesFree
www.libsyn.comstarts $5/mnth
wordpress.org (install)wordpress.com (hosted)Free & monthly
music.podshow.comFree with credit
conversationsnetwork.orgFree
Be Shameless
Who has the Time?
100,000,000 hourslast weekend
100,000,000 hourslast weekendwatching ads
100,000,000 hoursto create wikipedia
My Podcast ListMarketing/
Social Media
Tech/Geek
News/Other
My Podcast ListMarketing/
Social Media
Tech/Geek
News/Other
Questions?