The document provides lessons on finding your voice as a podcaster or content creator. It discusses starting simply with what you enjoy, getting feedback from listeners, being willing to change your approach over time, and focusing on quality. The main lessons are: start with what's sustainable, get feedback to refine your ideas, don't be afraid to change gears as you find your voice, quality is important, and never give up despite discouragement. The overall message is that developing your voice is a journey that improves with time and experience.

1. Finding your voice

2. About the presenter…
Mark Linder
Entrepreneur, Foreign Currency Trader, Investor and former Fortune
500 executive. Early Podcaster featured on PodShow/Mevio since
their beta days. Speaker at 2008 SXSW and last years New Media
Expo. Independent producer of podcasts for a variety of
organizations. Has worked on a many New Media projects one of
which included heading the team which brought Barack Obama to
Second Life. Based in Dallas, Texas, he currently produces three
podcasts for Mevio, operates Internet Radio Stations and has a
soon to be released in print, audio book.
email me at mb@bsmkl.com
mbl on Twitter and Pownce
e2kplanet on Skype

4. Finding your voice
is a journey
Lesson One: In the beginning…life is good

5. Life is good…
Because in the beginning, no one cries over
broken eggs…
(because, most likely…no one will notice)

6. In the beginning,
everything is simple
• Do what you like
• Do what you know
but…

7. Simple?
Do what is sustainable.

8. The Voice Unsustained is
no longer a voice
• Podfade: When a podcast begins putting out episodes
more and more sporadically and at greater intervals.
Typically begins with only one episode missed, but if a
podcast isn't careful, it can compound, sometimes as
severe as one podcast every other month. Podfade often
leads to podcast death. Many podcasts deny their
podfade until it is too late.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=podfade

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10. Your Voice May Need
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Lesson Two: Talk to others about
your ideas, your show & your content.
Get feedback and even *Gulp* ask
your listeners.

11. The journey is
constant change
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12. Get out of your
comfort zone
“send a messenger to
Caesar, and ask for
instructions as we have
marched off the map…”
Roman Republic Legend

13. A fork in the road is…
a good thing
Lesson Three: Don’t be afraid to change
gears. It takes a bit of time and several
episodes to find your voice.

14. Your voice may become,
something
completely different
Car Trip Characters and Stories
Childhood Tales
Campfire Yarns and Spooky Stories
Local and Urban Legends
Gophers and New Characters
Audio Book

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16. And Your voice is
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17. Quality, quality, quality
• Lesson Four: Quality of production and
content is a big part of your voice.

18. Quality changes
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19. The final lesson
Lesson Five: It’s ok to get discouraged,
but never ever give up.
Yes I can!
Yes I can!

20. The journey is
worth it

21. Lessons learned…
Lesson One: In the beginning…life is good
Lesson Two: Talk to others about your ideas,
your show & your content. Get feedback and
even *Gulp* ask your listeners.
Lesson Three: Don’t be afraid to change gears.
It takes a bit of time and several episodes to find
your voice.
Lesson Four: Quality of production and content is
a big part of your voice.
Lesson Five: It’s ok to get discouraged, but
never ever give up.

22. The rewards are all
yours…it is your voice!
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23. Questions?

24. 2004 2006 2008
Enjoy the journey!

25. Thank You For Coming!

26. credits
• “A Little Voice” by Violet and Joey (1979
21st Century Education, Inc)
• Teja @ Videlnebula for the baby faces ☺
• www.urbandictionary.com
• Wikipedia
• Bedtime Stories My Kids Love