What should your podcast be? Commentary, one-on-one interview, or script and clip? How to choose? Listen to this interview with Victoria Fenner, a talented radio and podcast producer, to get ideas.
Victoria and I sometimes collaborate on podcast production, particularly for my conference podcasting business,
PodcastYourConference.com. Check out Victoria's
Web site and
blog.
Please listen to this 27-minute podcast and let me know what you think! You can d
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Comment line: 212-624-0209
Here are the show notes:
00:01 Intro and welcome; about Victoria Fenner
02:15 Interview begins; what kinds of formats are we talking about?
03:00 Importance of editing; how you conduct the interview affects how much work the edit will be
05:00 Start with a definitive statement
06:45 An example of an extreme approach of making the interview subject stick to your plan
07:37 Stage your question to get what you want
08:15 Commentaries vs. ramblecasts
10:28 Example of smart guy/lousy podcast (delivered like a lecture); voiceover is not as easy as you think!
11:30 Conversation is not a performance; best interviews need little editing
12:00 Creative approaches to script/clip, wild sounds, and conference podcasting
14:50 Be careful adding wild sound
16:00 How to decide on your format
18:00 Importance of technical quality
18:48 Comment from
Corey Taratuta19:45 Comment from
Jay Berkowitz20:40 Comment from
Sam Deeks22:39 Comment from
George Motoc23:07 Comment from
Bob LeDrew25:11 Comment from
Mike Buckley26:44 Where to send comments: email to Donna AT Trafcom DOT com, call the comment line at 212-624-0209 or post a message to the
Trafcom News Podcast blog
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Blubrry.com.Theme music is "Beneath Your Surface" by the Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet from the
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