EAST COAST STUDIO
Podcast Production Excellence
EAST COAST STUDIO
Podcast Production Excellence
How To Start A Podcast: Goals, Topics and Motivation
Despite the enormous boom in podcasting over the last few years, there appears to be a lot more room for new podcasts to emerge and successfully draw an audience. So the question of how to start your own podcast is…
How To Start A Podcast: The Tech and The Tools
In my last blog post “How To Start A Podcast – Goals, Topics and Motivation“, I talked about getting clear with your goal and your topic. Moving on to capturing and producing your podcast: there are many ways to approach…
Extending the Content Conversation
There’s often a sense that podcasts are separate entities that sit outside of an organisation’s wider communications or content strategy. But viewing your podcast as an integral part, if not the hub of your messaging, will let you maximise the…
How to Write Effective Podcast Show Notes
A few simple tips to help you avoid obvious pitfalls and make the most of the critical text in your podcast show notes. These are the hooks which contribute to wooing listeners to your podcast episodes. Read some further thoughts…
Are you sure you need to ask ‘that’ question?
If we were to think about podcast interviews more like films or even written articles, it would completely change how we think of presenting the story in our interviews with guests. The Question The question that I’m targeting in podcast…
How to Write Podcast Edit Notes
This article will give you a clear understanding of how and why to provide structured edit notes for audio and video producers. If you’re paying a podcast or video editor to work on your recorded content, giving easily actionable notes…
What difference does a microphone make ? Podcast recording tips
I recently had a great illustration of the difference that a good microphone can make to a podcast recording. To record remote guests, I get best results from the calling platform, Squadcast. Although it’s certainly my preferred podcast recording platform,…
Take Control – Podcast Interview Technique
If you’re a podcast host who conducts interviews, we’ve compiled a few learning notes to help you build your verbal Kung Fu skills. Previously, I wrote about recording, structure and putting your guest at ease. But now, we’re looking at…
Podcast Interview : Pre-Flight Checklist
It’s always good to send your guests some advance information or a checklist to orient them in how the interview will work, your expectations and optionally, your questions. Some of these points should also be run through before hitting record…
Word Wars – Podcast Interview Technique
Make no mistake, a podcast interview with a guest can be war. Odd learned behaviours, battles for conversational supremacy, promotional and conceptual agendas – they all come out. Your mission is to extract a compelling narrative and the unique information…