The world in your ears Kat Arney, Cancer Research UK Podcasting - Ur doin it rite

Podcasting - Ur doin it rite

Mummy, what’s a podcast? Audio on the web RSS-fed Standalone?

Audio on the web

RSS-fed

Standalone?

Advantages Cheap (ish) Fast Easy to do Accessible (more or less) Relatively small files The pictures are better Humanising Portable format

Cheap (ish)

Fast

Easy to do

Accessible (more or less)

Relatively small files

The pictures are better

Humanising

Portable format

Disadvantages It’s not video

It’s not video

Me and my podcasts Naked Scientists Cancer Research UK (podcast and press, mobile, fundraising, audio leaflets, talking news…) Bespoke audio - Epigenome.eu, Pond Conservation…

Naked Scientists

Cancer Research UK (podcast and press, mobile, fundraising, audio leaflets, talking news…)

Bespoke audio - Epigenome.eu, Pond Conservation…

“ What do I need - and is it expensive?” Recording device Headphones Computer Software Time £ to £££££££££££s

Recording device

Headphones

Computer

Software

Time

£ to £££££££££££s

Content is king Why are you doing this? Narrative - personal stories “ Simple pictures are best”

Why are you doing this?

Narrative - personal stories

“ Simple pictures are best”

Interview tips Preparation! The seven Ps Check your levels Let them introduce themselves Open questions Background noise and ambient noise Beware music Stand alongside Smile and nod - SILENTLY It’s OK to start again You are not Paxman! Think length - listen for soundbites Consent form?

Preparation! The seven Ps

Check your levels

Let them introduce themselves

Open questions

Background noise and ambient noise

Beware music

Stand alongside

Smile and nod - SILENTLY

It’s OK to start again

You are not Paxman!

Think length - listen for soundbites

Consent form?

My top tips Listen back - now and later You WILL hate the sound of your own voice Log your footage Seek inspiration Get creative and experiment Practice! Get your organisation behind you Be consistent Transcript Get a Flash player

Listen back - now and later

You WILL hate the sound of your own voice

Log your footage

Seek inspiration

Get creative and experiment

Practice!

Get your organisation behind you

Be consistent

Transcript

Get a Flash player

About RSS Small charity: Feedburner Big charity: Ask the techies to do it Submit to iTunes Don’t ask me!

Small charity: Feedburner

Big charity: Ask the techies to do it

Submit to iTunes

Don’t ask me!

My pet hates Crappy recording quality Monotonous voices Just one voice Dull content Too long Can YOU listen to it? Can your friends?

Crappy recording quality

Monotonous voices

Just one voice

Dull content

Too long

Can YOU listen to it? Can your friends?

Links Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Feedburner www. feedburner .com iTunes information http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html Google for “flash player widget” eg http://personallifemedia.com/widget http://info. cancerresearchuk . org/news/podcast/ www. thenakedscientists .com Kat. [email_address] .org. uk

Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Feedburner www. feedburner .com

iTunes information http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html

Google for “flash player widget” eg http://personallifemedia.com/widget

http://info. cancerresearchuk . org/news/podcast/

www. thenakedscientists .com

Kat. [email_address] .org. uk