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Podcasts II

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I recently had the opportunity to use a podcast studio at my university with peers to learn how to record a podcast, so in this post, I'll go over the process of planning and recording a podcast in order to describe how it went. There are a few considerations to make before starting your own podcast. You must first acquire some essential tools, such as a microphone and recording software. Also, you must choose a format and a theme for your podcast. Will there be other guests or will it just be you? Will it be an improvised performance or a scripted one? After you've worked out the logistics, you can start recording it.  Image designed by me Plan The Topic What will you talk about first? This is the most important part. Your £500 microphone and your professional recorder are worthless if you pick the wrong episode topic. Do the research and identify your ideal audience and, in particular, what matters to them.  On the podcast I took part in, we discussed topics such as UCU stri...

Podcasts I

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https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/podcast-cover-art When former MTV video jockey Adam Curry and software engineer Dave Winer created the "iPodder" in 2004, they created a new type of media material called a podcast. A user could download internet radio broadcasts to their Apple iPod using the programme known as The iPodder. Here, the word "podcast" and its meaning were first coined by fusing the words "iPod" and "broadcasts." What is a Podcast? In the streaming era, a podcast is the equivalent of the radio. The dictionary definition of a podcast is "a digital audio file you can download or listen to over the internet." Today, podcasts have developed beyond being downloaded radio episodes to become a hugely popular form of audio entertainment. Each podcast is a series produced by a host and then made available online, episode by episode, for subscribers to download and listen to as they are released.  Podcasts are an accessible approach ...