Billy Atwell takes you through some of the basic and advanced elements of how to create a podcast. We begin with some statistics and information supporting the increased interest in podcasts, basic equipment needs, editing/post-production, and how to incorporate your podcast into your existing communications/content plan.
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1. Podcasting 101
Host: Billy Atwell
Director of Communications
Diocese of Raleigh (@RaleighDiocese)
and
Podcaster
Catholic Academy (@Catholic Academy)
@BillyAtwell
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2. Podcasting 101
Goals:
1. Establish a case for having a podcast
2. Identify equipment needs and best options
3. Space/room considerations
4. Publishing and how your podcast fits into your
current communication distribution
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3. What is podcasting?
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Wikipedia: “A podcast is a form of digital media that consists of an
episodic series of audio, video, digital radio, PDF, or ePub files
subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed
online to a computer or mobile device.”
Merriam Webster defines "podcast" as: “a program (as of music or talk)
made available in digital format for automatic download over the
Internet.”
4. It’s not about the name
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Think of it as a ”show” or program.
The “podcast” is just the method of delivery.
5. Podcasts we produce at the @RaleighDiocese
Raleigh to Rome (6 min or less)
A Catholic Life (20 min up to 1 hour)
Bishop Homilies/Messages (vary)
La Voz Catolica (30 minutes)
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6. Podcasts we produce at the @RaleighDiocese
https://youtu.be/ycsoQGsj3QY
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7. How is it different from internet radio?
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8. The most popular secular podcasters?
Impossible to know for sure. But…
Serial
This American Life
The Joe Rogan Experience
Adam Corolla Show
Wait wait, don’t tell me… (NPR)
The West Wing Weekly
TED Radio Hour
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9. The most popular Catholic podcasts?
Vatican Radio
“The Break” with Fr. Roderick Vonhogen
“Catholic in a Small Town” with Mac and Katherine Barron
“The Catholic Guy Show” with Lino Rulli
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10. Podcasting vs. YouTube or Blogging
YouTube
YouTube has 1 billion users
300 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute
- in 2013, it was 100 hours/minute
Available in 75 countries and 61 languages
How in the world are you going to get found?!?
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11. Podcasting vs. YouTube or Blogging
Blogs
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More than 450 million blogs in existence (just among top blogging platforms)
12. Number of podcast downloads
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13. % of population who listen/watch
(1/3 of population of listened to a podcast at some point.)
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14. Podcast listeners are hardcore
Average person listens to 4 hours of audio a day
Podcast listeners listen to 6 hours of audio a day!
- 80% is music, 20% spoken word
- that means podcast listeners average 72 min of spoken audio/day.
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15. Podcasting vs. YouTube or Blogging
Podcasts
Only 250,000 spread across 100 languages
- and most of them stink!
(Was only 150,000 last year)
Early adopters can succeed faster.
People can’t look at screens all the time.
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17. Fundamentals of creating a podcast
(technology, equipment, etc)
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18. Digital Recorders
Can be great for primary or backup audio recording.
Can be hooked up to camera or soundboard, or can be used
as a separate microphone.
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20. Digital Recorders
Popular and Affordable Digital Recorders include:
Zoom H4n ($200) and the Zoom H1 ($100)
Tascam DR-05 ($100)
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28. Stepping up your podcasting game
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29. Stepping up your podcasting game
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30. Where to buy from?
B&H Photo
www.bhphotovideo.com
Pro staff with great customer service
Amazon
www.amazon.com
Great prices and reviews
Box stores
Decent customer service, hands-on time with the equipment, and a physical place to
make returns. Rarely have knowledgeable staff—the person selling you camera
equipment usually has zero experience in the field.
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35. Be published everywhere
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iTunes (most important)
Google Play
SoundCloud
Stitcher
Overcast
*will need an RSS feed
36. Hosting Services vs. Self Hosting
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37. Build your own networks
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You don’t own social media.
38. How to promote your podcast…
Newspaper or Magazine “Digital” page
Facebook organic posts, & ads/promoted posts
Mass Emails
Digital advertising w/ local network affiliates or media buyers
Bulletins
Parish apps (MyParish App)
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39. To promote, think like Disney…
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40. An opportunity for open conversation
https://youtu.be/gbG2JawkvK0
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41. The Escalator Approach to Content
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43. SEO still matters
- use tags and keywords
- write descriptive headings and descriptions
- embed or post them on your website and/or blog
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44. Catholic Academy of Communication
Professionals
- Gabriel Awards
- Blog
- Podcast
- Webinars
- Resources
- Networking
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45. Podcasting 101
Host: Billy Atwell
Director of Communications
Diocese of Raleigh (@RaleighDiocese)
and
Podcaster
Catholic Academy (@Catholic Academy)
@BillyAtwell
Diocese of Raleigh – Department of Communications
Editor's Notes
Eric Holder (the U.S. Attorney General) said on Tuesday that what Edward Snowden did was a “public service.” Where did he say that? On David Axelrod’s podcast!!!
The primary device for listening to podcasts is the go-to for most Americans.
PODCASTS ARE THE EASIEST MEDIA TO PRODUCE: easier than magazines, newspapers, videos, websites, etc.
It’s always better to self-host if you have the tech support
But don’t let it stop you from podcasting!
Get started and switch hosts early, if you need.
Facebook supposedly targeted conservative groups
it’s a reminder that social media is run by companies with agendas and priorities…these are not “public spaces”
They are private spaces run in a public way
Email and websites are king. RSS feeds are queen.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON: ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TECH, PRICING, SPACE NEEDS, ETC?
Didn’t have an answer, but was able to give new info (representation from each deanery, and the gap from construction completion to dedication)
Have some shallow, some medium dept, and some long and deep
Fill the holes in your content
Don’t just speak to loyalists!