This document discusses the key characteristics of podcasting. It covers planning content and format, recording in segments, editing audio files using free software like Audacity, publishing podcasts on sites like Audioboo and Podomatic, promoting using social networks, finding podsafe music, using natural sounds and slogans, and getting others involved to keep listeners engaged. Resources for learning more about podcasting are also provided.

1. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
•Planning your podcast.
Plan (Pre-production) Produce (Record)
Edit (Post-production)
Publish Promote

2. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
1. Pre-production
Content Format Resources
•It has to be presented
in a logical, sequencial * Citations and
1. Fade in
and organized manner. permissions granted
2. Opening
* Not disclose personal are included in the
information 3. Content
podcast for all audio
(name, address, 4. Final comments
materials used.
phone number) 5. Fade out

3. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
1. Pre-production
Planning your content:
• Who will listen to the podcast?
• The podcast will need a name. The more creative, the better!
• Determine your goal. What's the topic of your podcast?
• Consider the length of your podcast. Keep podcasts to between 3 -
5 minutes
• Collect any information you plan on using.
• Write an outline.

4. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
1. Pre-production
Some ideas for podcast content:
• Descriptions about tours, museums , cities, etc.
•Commentaries or opinions on TV programs, sports, movies, etc.
• Creating stories, plays or poems.
• Interview guest speakers.
• Share class lectures or notes.
• Create your own commercial or original news.
•Humor, history, culture, fashion, your own country, etc.

5. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
1. Pre-production
Be careful about the format
•Opening Theme / Theme Music
• Welcome (Slogan)
• Introduction with topic for the episode.
• Opening Segment (interview, discussion, etc)
• Music interlude (commercial etc)
• Second segment content (opinions, comments, etc.)
• Wrap-up Summarize key points.
• Outro music or sound effect

6. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
1. Pre-production
Resourses
Many of our hosts enjoy playing
Before downloading any music,
music for their listeners, but
please be sure to read the
don’t want to violate any laws.
website’s terms of use
Fortunately, there are plenty of
thoroughly, and to obtain any
places to find royalty free and
and all necessary permissions.
podsafe music.

7. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
1. Pre-production
Here you will find podcastable music for your episodes:
1. PodSafe Audio – A popular place for musicians and music lovers to share tunes.
2. Stock Music - Offers cutting edge music for podcasts, but you’ll have to pay.
3. Royalty Free Music - A diverse collection of podcastable music.
3. Magnatune – A record company that wants you to podcast their music!
4. CC Mixter – Features remixes licensed under the Creative Commons.
5. GarageBand – Featuring some awesome independent music
6. SoundClick – A variety of music available from both signed and unsigned bands.
7. Royalty Free Classical Music – Offers a nice selection of classical music for podcasts.
8. Opuzz - Buy background and intro and outro music here.
9. Ioda Alliance – An online Independent music distributor.
10.The BeatSuite - Royalty free and podsafe music.

8. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
1. Production
After writing your outline and choosing your music.
It’s time to record!
•It's best if you record short portions of audio at a time.
•Record the introduction last.
• Pace of audio and consistent volume (little use of ahh, umm, ok, like and
other distracting audio noices).
• Break into sections with good transitions, and teasers and check that
transitions between segments are smooth.
• Check that the voice or voices can be heard clearly without interference.
• Use a mocrophone.

9. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
1. Post-production
Now that you have recorded, it is time to edit and add sound effects or
music.
One of best options to edit your audio files is Audacity a very popular audio editor
software which is totally free!
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/?lang=es
You have to download the software before starting editing.

10. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
Publishing
After editing your audio files you can create your podcast on websites such
as:
•Audioboo: http://audioboo.fm/
• Podomatic: http://www.podomatic.com/login

11. PODCASTING
Characteristics:
Promoting
Once you have created your podcasts, you can promote them on your social
networks or different accounts:

12. PODCASTING
Tips for podcasting
When I think of podcasting, I think of radio so, some tips can help you
create really good podcasts.
1. Don’t go it alone
1. Use NATURAL SOUNDS Find opportunities to enlist other people
! Even when it’s quiet, there’s probably
to record parts of your podcast. It is
some sort of noise. Natural sound is the
sometimes nice to hear different voices
sound of your environment. Use it to pull
and characters. When our scripts
your audience into your setting. Record
reference other people or involve
wild sound and use it as an audio layer
things like reading quotes, excerpts
under your main tracks. It will help your
from websites, or dramatizations, we
podcast come alive. Using recorded sound
use other people to establish a new
effects is good but natural sounds can
voice. It helps mix it up and keeps the
make your podcasts livelier.
listener’s attention

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Tips for podcasting:
Slogan:
Output your own style avoid copying your
favorite radio station. Create a good slogan
to help you focus on your content!
Intro music:
Music is a very important part of podcasting,
it will make your podcast sound professional
and not boring but lively!

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Resources:
1. http://alad.cele.unam.mx/modulo9a/unidad5/u5_
act11.php
2. http://www.baladoweb.qc.ca/IMG/pdf/6-
Characteristics_Podcast.pdf
3. http://blog.blogtalkradio.com/blogtalkradio/17-
places-to-find-podsafe-music/
4. http://tolweb.org/tree/learn/ToLPodcasts/Podcast
Planning.html