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Introductions!
Name
Organization
One reason you’re here
Share your favorite podcast or radio program
What is a podcast?
What is a podcast?
• A podcast is an audio or video file that can be downloaded and listened to at any time
• POD- stands for Playable on Demand
• Typically podcasts have one host or theme and can be subscribed to easily
• Downloading vs. streaming
• The number one reason given for podcast consumption was time-shifting--the ability to get content whenever the consumer desires.
• Specific content, appeal to niche audiences
Why are they so popular?
How do people listen to podcasts?80 percent of people listen on their
computer as opposed to on a mobile devices*
POD casts do not need to be listened to on ipods, and generally are not
Almost half of all adults own an iPod or other mp3 player, but these are still most popular with 74% of adults ages 18-34*
* Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
Podcasts are now prevalent in every field
What are the main ways health promoters use podcasts?
• Speakers
• Providing an archive of an event
• Tutorials
• Coursecasting
• Public service announcements
First person storytelling
Roundtable or talk show format
Speech or lecture
Documentary format
Features
Public Service Announcements
What works well?
http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h1
Get to know your recorder
Gathering GOOD Sound
A bad recording is nearly impossible to fix in the editing
process.
What type of format should YOU use?
When do you use audio or video?
ELEMENTS IN A STRONG PODCAST?
Using Audacityhttp://multimedia.journalism.berk
eley.edu/tutorials/audacity/
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Tutorials
Main tools to use when editing:
• Making cuts
• Fades
• Adding music or additional tracks
• Volume control
• Converting format
When editing:Avoid Hyper editing, can sound
choppyLet people breathe, don’t take out,
breaths
Tools
Zoom tool lets you get a closer look
Selection tool highlight what you want to delete
Envelope tool makes blue lines appear and you can change the volume on the whole track
https://vspace.vassar.edu/babailey/sound-training03-
editing.mov?uniq=ksdeie
Download lame mp3 encoder
Under "For Audacity on Windows", left-click the link "Lame v3.98.3 for Audacity on Windows.exe" and save the file anywhere on your computer. Do
not right-click the link to the .exe file. Double-click "Lame v3.98.3 for Audacity on Windows.exe" to launch it
Tagging your audio
Getting it out there
Subscribing to podcasts
Creative commons
Uploading to your site
If you can send an attachment with your email, you can upload a podcast
Recording equipment
Additional resources:
Transom.org
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Tutorials
http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-tutorial.html
http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html
http://www.oralhistory.org/technology/recording_levels/
