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Do you watch / listen to podcasts? Why (not)?
What different kinds of podcast formats have you noticed as a podcast consumer?
Here are some interesting statistics about podcast consumption in the US.
What would you say the situation is in Romania?
Let's explore together the stages to go through when trying to make a podcast.
We will also listen to some examples of podcasts made by students.
Here are some prompts (ideas to base a podcast on) for students that might inspire you:
Practice Time
Let's start planning a podcast. Consider the following questions and then discuss them with a partner.
THE PLANNING STAGE - questions to consider:
What is my story’s driving question?
What is it NOT about?
What are my top ingredients?
Who is my audience?
How will I engage my audience - and hold them?
How will I ensure the story is fair to the people and ideas it represents?
What will the audience remember when it’s over?
Make decisions about:
THE FORMAT: What's the podcast going to sound like?
will you use background music at the beginning/ending or during the transition moments?
will there be a monologue or an interview?
THE CONTENT: What's the podcast going to communicate to the audience?
do research on the chosen topic
if the podcast is an interview, develop the sources you might want to interview
brainstorm a series of questions to ask and then narrow the list down to the ones that might elicit the most interesting answers
draft the script - the outline of your content
read out your script before recording it - make sure you adopt a more conversational tone of voice - speak TO your target audience and not AT your audience
Here is an example of a Podcast Script Template adapted from https://www.voices.com/blog/planning-your-podcast/
1. Opening: A quick musical jingle.
2. Introduction: A monologue-style intro outlining your topic // your guests and what you plan to talk about on your show - read more about intros here
3. Segue: This can be achieved by using music or podcast sound effects, or a vocal segue.
4. Topic 1: Discuss the first topic for X number of minutes.
5. Vocal Segue: “We are going to move on and talk about…” or “In other news this week…”
6. Topic 2: Discuss the next (sub)topic for another X number of minutes.
7. Segue
8. Topic 3: Discuss the next (sub)topic for another X number of minutes.
9. Closing remarks: Thank your listeners (and your guests), highlight the takeaway of the show, then provide a sneak peek of what will be discussed on the next show. - you can find dome outro examples here
10. Closing Musical Jingle
Here is a list of easy to use free tools that you may consider for your beginner's podcast(s):
TOOLS AND TUTORIALS
Spotify for Podcasters (Android) - see the doc uploaded below for a tutorial
Spotify for Podcasters Help Center
Getting started with podcasting (Soundcloud)
Spotify for Podcasters.docxPage updated
Google Sites
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