Start Podcasting Today

And Be Heard

Presented by
Jonathan Campbell
Assistive Technology Specialist

Agenda

• What is a Podcast?
• Why Podcasts?
• Examples
• Equipment needed
• Free Hosting
• Podcast promotion demo/hands-on

Podcast?

• Podcasts are audio recordings

similar to radio shows that
people can download and
listen to
• Podcast usually have the same
structure as a talk radio show
• Podcasts are delivered in
episodes and individuals can
subscribe to them to get the
latest version

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 Why Podcast?

• It’s portable

• Low production costs

• Can be discovered by
people in places like
iTunes

Podcast Example

Equipment needed

• Basic
• Computer
• and a microphone or
digital voice recorder

• Quiet recording
location

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 Equipment needed
• Advanced

• High quality Microphone

• Blue Snow USB $150 or less
• Samson C01U USB $150 or less
• Shure 588SDX Microphone $80 or less

• Sound Proof environment

• Phone Patch
• Microphone stands (record phone calls)
• Professional Audio editing software

Professional Mics
• Professional Mics that use XLR
or 1/4” jacks need a Audio
Interface to work with a
computer

• The M-Audio Fast Track ($129)

and Fast Track Pro ($249) are
good examples of audio
interfaces

• USB Mics will just plug in and

work

Software

Garageband
•Comes on every Mac
•Full Featured
•Easy to use

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 Software

Audacity
•Free
•Simple interface
•Short learning Curve

DEMO

www.podbean.com

• Basic account is free

– 100 MB of storage
space (roughly 100
minutes)
– 5 GB of monthly
bandwidth
– Easily submit to iTunes

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 www.blogtalkradio.com

• Basic account is free

– Use phone to record
podcast
– Up to 5 people on the line
– 1 hour time limit per
episode

Thanks for Attending

• Jonathan Campbell
• 952-838-9000
• jonathan.campbell@pacer.org