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Voice Over Training
Saturday, May 10, 2008
One of the obvious aspects of podcasting is using your voice. And using it properly. If you’re looking for some more information about how to improve your voice technique in your podcast, I’d suggest checking out the Voice Over Experts Podcast from Voices.com.
Audacity Updated
Friday, May 09, 2008
The very popular among podcasters audio recording application, Audacity has received an update. Podcasting News has a full rundown of the changes, including many bug fixes. It is nice to see some interface fixes, too, as I’ve felt Audacity has always suffered on the UI side.
Got a Podcaster Birthday Coming Up?
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Don’t forget that I’ve put together the finest collection of gifts for your favorite podcasting friend, family member, neighbor, or stranger! This isn’t just a list for holiday gifts, but great to find something to buy for a birthday gift or something for yourself, too. Filled with books, hardware and more, the store is broken out into four areas:
- Learn How to Podcast
- Podcasting Hardware
- Business of Podcasting
- Podcasting Software
Visit the Gift for Podcasters Store.
Greg Cangialosi on B2B Podcasting
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
While on business and conference-going on the west coast, my co-author of The Business Podcasting Book Greg Cangialosi was interviewed today for the City Biz List about B2B podcasting. After a short introduction Greg gets right to the point about why podcasting matters to business:
Simply put, podcasting presents yet another opportunity for an organization to extend their message. It provides the ability to publish content that can literally go global, while at the same time building a base of subscribers tuned in to what your organization has to say. A good podcast initiative can extend every marketing or communications effort that an organization currently employs. The most common uses for podcasting are advertising / marketing, public relations, education & outreach, and training.
The entire first part of the interview is there for you to read and you can then listen to the second half in audio form. Don’t miss the nice collection of podcasting-related links at the bottom of the interview.
US Podcast Audience Reached 18.5 Million in 2007
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
According to the latest report by eMarketer, podcasting has seen a surge is ears and dollars. Not only did the report predict a increase in audience, but also in ad dollars spent, which has been the big elephant in the room for indie podcasters.
Lawyers Ask: Should I add podcasts to my law blog?
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
On his law marketing blog, Kevin O’Keefe, of LexBlog, offers solid advice to lawyers looking to jump into podcasting. Despite the slow-down in the buzz and hype surrounding podcasting, Kevin is still getting a lot of questions from clients about podcasting. Here’s his advice (which is applicable to everyone, not just lawyers) on what to consider when creating a podcast:
The thing you have to be careful for: it may sound great going in, but then you have a lawyer who is better equipped to write than to be on a podcast. Some lawyers are better conversationalists than writers. Maybe they’re better for podcasts. Some lawyers are better writers than conversationalsists. They should stick to writting.
You also need to be cognizant of the fact it’s not just the recording that’s sitting there at your blog or your website that’s critically important. It’s setting up the RSS feed, because for the person that comes to your blog and says, “This is interesting, I think I may listen to these podcasts in the future”…they’re not going to remember to come back
Read Kevin’s write-up: Should I add podcasts to my law blog?
Podcasting Equipment Guide from Hivelogic
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Dan Benjamin and John Gruber do a very popular (~10k downloads per show) technology podcast called The Talk Show. Now that they have some episodes under their belts, Dan posted how he approached getting podcast hardware for both himself and John to use. It started out very simple and inexpensive and — through trial and error — became more expensive, better quality and much, much more predictable show-to-show.
Dan put in a lot of time testing around different hardware configurations to come up with what he and John are currently using. So, his advice comes from the experience of ordering hardware, trying it out and then returning it if it didn’t work out.
Read Dan’s entire podcast equipment guide on his website.
NFL Rants and Raves podcast featured in OC Register
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Steven Miranda and Jeff Ellis of the NFL Rants and Raves podcast werefeatured in the Orange County Register today. These guys are full of enthusiasm and create their shows in the comfort of their own home.
With Ellis, “the fan,” and Miranda, “the fanatic,” the duo recorded their football show in a corner of Ellis’ living room. They shared one microphone and were often face-to-face when arguing out their sometimes opposing viewpoints on the show.
A nice break from most podcasting articles, they also shed a little light on how much it costs them to run the podcast month-to-month:
Hosting and equipment run about $100 per month which is covered mostly through donations on the Web site from loyal listeners. They hope to make profit with their recently opened online merchandise store and hope this could become something more full-time.
Their goal? To get paid to watch football. Sounds like a fine plan to me!
XM Radio Offers Podcasts
According to Radio Ink, an industry magazine, XM Radio is now offering podcasts of a selection of its programming. Podcasts will be available the after the show airs. An interesting move on XM’s part, considering so many people think podcasting is a direct competitor with satellite radio (I don’t, but some do). You can subscribe to the podcasts in iTunes using this link.
Holiday Gifts for Podcasters
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
As a follow-up to the Podcasting Holiday Gift Guide I revamped a podcasting store that I put together sometime back. Gifts for Podcasters now includes books, inspiration, hardware and software for yourself, your podcaster or new media enthusiast.
Visit the Podcasting Gifts Store
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