Podcasting

Producing involves:

 * Preparing your show outline and script

How can you write an outline for the show?
Example of an outline for the first episode of [|GothamCast]:
 * Prior to recording, it will be useful to write an outline for the show. The outline will list all the things you wish to include in the show. The outline will help you stay on track while you are recording.

How can you write a script for your podcast?

 * You may also wish to write a script, especially when you are just new to podcasting so that you will not ‘freeze’ while recording.
 * Before recording, besides writing the outline/script, you should also gather all the information you plan to use and put all the audio clips you need in one place for easy access.

When writing your script,
 * Order the information that you wish to share.
 * Consider the words you wish to speak – you should adopt a conversational style so avoid words that are too formal.
 * Include verbal connectors to help your audience follow the logical flow of your speech.
 * Use descriptive words – remember the audience can’t see you, so all the gestures and other body language you use will not be visible to the audience. Expression and personality needs to come through your words and vocal features such as tone, pitch and volume.

How should you record the show?
There are two main ways to record. You can either record “on the fly” or edit it in post production. Doing it “on the fly” takes less time but requires careful planning, while editing the show in post-production is more time-consuming but is easier and less stressful during the recording process.

What kind of software should you use, and how should you publish your podcast?
<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">This part gets a little bit more technical. You can find good tips at: <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">What are Show Notes and how should I write them?
<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Show notes give your audience an outline of the content in your podcast and are often posted as an entry in your blog. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Your Show Notes should:
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Give an outline of topics mentioned in your show – write a paragraph or two to summarise your podcast; include some relevant images if you have any
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Attract new visitors to your podcast – give an attractive title that acts like a headline for the podcast and your blog entry – by looking at it, the visitor should be keen to listen; use keywords that are popular and relevant in your Show Notes (remember SEO?)
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Provide links mentioned in your show – listeners will find it hard to remember any web address, phone number, email address, etc that you may mention on your show, so provide the necessary information so that they can look it up on your site if they wish
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Good show notes can enhance your show and help to bring new listeners to your show.

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Example Show Notes
<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Take a look at some other podcasts to see how they do their show notes. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[|GothamCast] <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[|The Podcasting Underground] <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[|Internet Business Mastery] <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">(Content from this page is adapted from [|How To Podcast])