Lecture 28 Podcasting and Interview Techniques
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The document discusses techniques for podcasting and interviews, including preparing sound bites, mirroring the interviewer, and practicing responses. It explains what a podcast is, how they are different from other formats in being able to be automatically downloaded through RSS feeds, and provides examples of podcasting software and services like Audioboo that can be used to record and distribute audio content. Recommendations are given for how to set up and produce a podcast, including using a smartphone or computer to record audio and then uploading and sharing the content.
Lecture 28 Podcasting and Interview Techniques
- 1. Lecture 28: Podcasting Module 12 Dr. Jessica Laccetti
- 2. Outline Interview Techniques Podcasting Audioboo Homework
- 3. Interview Techniques Prepare “sound bites” “I have been blogging for over ten years” Mirror your Interviewer Match your interviewer‟s mannerisms, speed of speech Record a pre-interview practise (use audioboo!) Record your reply to expected questions. Analyse your response. Would you hire you? There is no “I” in team Use the word “we”: “At the University we created a new app that can identify the best cows for succulent steak. My role was to taste-test…”
- 4. Vocal Variety Monotonous speaking is BORING! Combine your pitch, tone, volume and rate for an expressive and energised voice Pitch: high and low, low = more confidence Tone: *how* we say something, our emotion & energy Volume: loud or quiet Rate: howquicklydoyouspeakcaneveryoneunderstandyou
- 5. Speaking Rate Find a partner Read the following paragraph to become familiar with it (3 min.) Read the paragraph out loud to your partner who will time you How far did you get in ONE minute? See the number in brackets closest to where you finished, that is your speech rate Tweet @JessL your speech rate
- 6. The Rainbow Passage, a public domain text, can be found on page 127 of the 2nd edition of Grant Fairbanks' Voice and Articulation Drillbook. New York: Harper & Row. When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. These take the shape of a long round arch, with its path high above, and its two ends apparently beyond the horizon. There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end. People look, but no one ever finds it. When a man looks for something beyond his reach, his friends say he is looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Throughout the centuries people have explained the rainbow in various ways. Some have accepted it as a miracle without physical explanation. To the Hebrews it was a token that there would be no more universal floods. The Greeks used (140) to imagine that it was a sign from the gods to foretell (150) war or heavy rain. (154) The Norsemen considered the rainbow as (160) a bridge over which the gods passed from earth to their home in the sky. (175)
- 7. What is it? A podcast is a collection of digital audio files distributed over the „net. Often RSS feeds are used for playback on iphones, ipods, mp3 players & other portable devices
- 8. Podcast Podcast = a portmanteau of “Pod” (Portable on Demand) and “broadcast” Image from thingsblacknwhite.blogspot.com
- 9. Podcast Adam Curry A.K.A. “the Podfather” Created in January 2005 www.dailysourcecode.com
- 10. Difference? A podcast is different from other digital formats because it can be downloaded automatically by software that reads RSS or Atom (etc.) feeds
- 11. Aggregators Keep track of all your rss or other syndication feeds Juice (was iPodder), Audi oShell, Ziepod , gPodder, Po dcastAlley, po dnova
- 12. RSS Really Simple Syndication A type of web feed that frequently updates with new content RSS in Plain English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU
- 13. RSS
- 14. Why Podcast? Course content dissemination Interview practise (labs this week!) Field recording Study support File storage & transfer Show that you‟re an expert in your field Tweet me a reason why you might podcast?
- 15. How To Hardware: Smartphone, Laptop (with mic.), Computer (with mic.) Record your audio online (with audioboo) or offline and then upload (audacity) Add your podcast to your own blog, website or tweet a link to it (if using a hosting service like audioboo)
- 16. Audioboo “It's fantastic for many things. Impromptu interviews that you can put on your website, ambience that just sound wonderful, music you've made yourself, a record of your children growing up or even a full blown radio show. You can use it for reporting, for story-telling, educational use or quick tips. Think of it as your audio digital archive, your web connected dictaphone or simply a great way to let your friends know what you're up to.” (from audioboo)
- 17. Register You can boo anonymously from the mobile app but it's much more powerful with an account. Simply sign up and enter your email and audioboo will immediately send you a link to choose an account name and password.
- 18. Fill in your Profile
- 19. Record! Download the app onto your mobile or use the record button on the front page. This allows you to do everything the app does but also adds in the ability to upload audio recorded on other devices.. Then you can go ahead and add a title, some tags, a photo and pick a location it was recorded in. There's a 3 minute limit on recordings for the free plan.
- 20. Follow People Perhaps there are some news anchors who use audioboo or maybe a fashion designer or nutritionist that you‟re interested in.
- 22. Search “food” BBC Radio 4 documentary on the cheapest BUT most nutritious lunch you can have. John Edwards from the Royal Society of Chemistry reveals that a toast sandwhich is the answer! 7.5 Pence (about 10 cents!) http://audioboo.fm/boos/547663-toast-sandwich-the-best-budget-bite
- 23. Link to Social Networks You can link your audioboo account to your twitter and facebook accounts so that your followers and friends can keep up with all your latest “boos”