Podcasting on a
Mac
Lori Sheldon
April 2009

What you will
need:
• Keynote
• iPhoto
• Garageband

Planning
• Choose your topic.
• Brainstorm your content.
• Write your script.

The Steps
1. Plan - create a storyboard and script.
2. Images - create slides to go with
your words
3. Sound - add music/voice
4. Publish - send it to iTunes or put in
on the web.

Images
• Create Keynote slides to
accompany your words.
• You can take pictures as well.

How to: Images,
Keynote
• In Keynote, make sure to change
the slide size to 800 x 800.
• Go to “Inspector”
• Click on the first icon, a page.
• Go to slide side, click the arrows.
• Pick “Custom Slide Size.”
• Type 800 x 800.

Create Your Slides
• Take, and or, import pictures.
• Add text.

Slides Finished...
• You need to send your slides to
iPhoto.
• Go to “File.”
• Choose “Send to, iphoto”
• Name a new album and send
them.

Garageband
(Overview)
• Open Garageband
• Select “Podcast Episode.”
• Bring in your slides.
• Add music if you choose.
• Record your voice.

Bring in Your Slides
(1)
•1

Bring in Your Slides
(2)

Bring in Your Slides
(3)

Add Music
• Use premade loops or use your
own music.
• Be careful not to violate
copyright.

Adding Premade
Loops
• Depending on your version of
Garageband, the “Loops” icon
could be in several different
places. Look for this symbol and
click on it.

Adding Music
from iTunes (1)
1. Click on the media browser.
2. Click “Audio.”
3. Select your song.

Adding Music From iTunes
(2)

Recording Voice
(1)

Recording Voice
(2)

Publishing & Sharing
Options
• Send to iTunes to be viewed on one computer.
• Export it and burn it to a disk.
• Export it to be put online. (wiki, podbean...)

Sharing & Publishing
• Depending on your version of
Garageband, the sharing options will
either be under “File” or “Share.”

More Detailed
Tutorial:
• http://www.apple.com/support/
garageband/podcasts/

Images
(linked to originals within the slides)
Slide 1, Modified Podcast Logo with My Headphones
Photoshopped On, by Colleen AF Venable from Flickr
Slide 2, Apple Macbook Setup, by jaudrius from Flickr
Slide 3, Write, by trial from Flickr
Slide 4, Music, by labanex from Flickr
Slide 7, Film Strip by pinachina from Flickr
Slide 13, Music by phil h from Flickr
Slide 17, RCA 40a Microphone by jschneid from Flickr
Slide 19, cd+light=color by nguyendai from Flickr
Slide 21, Retro Apple Logo Fruit Salad by Richard Thomas
from Flickr

Lori P. Sheldon
http://keystonemoments.com
lorips@mac.com