WEEK 10 - PoDcasT PREP
- Joe Breen
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min read
This week’s online lecture was focused on us concentrating on preparing our podcast script before we record it in a few weeks.
This podcast is our last assignment in this module. The aim of this podcast is to explore and research objects, people, movements and building that influence contemporary design culture and signal future directions for design. Teams of 4 will be assigned a decade (1910-2020). Choose a cultural ‘object’, person, movement, building from your decade. We then have to prepare a well-researched, well-produced, innovative and engaging MAX 10-minute podcast. My team and I were given the 1980s for this podcast. This was the decade where a surprising number of the technologies that define life today got their start (1). For this podcast, my team and I looked at 3 different pieces of technology. I took a particular interest in the Apple Macintosh Computer. At a time when computers were used as typewriters, the Macintosh computer was introduced, and it changed how people interacted with them (2).
In simple terms, a podcast is an audio programme, but you subscribe to it on your smartphone and listen to it whenever you like. Podcasts are a great way to build a meaningful relationship with your audience. Podcasts can help you increase your reach and help you become known as trustworthy and it's a way to showcase your expertise (3).
At the start of this lecture, the lecturer went through the what content a podcast should contain, including the plot, roles of each podcast team participant, script (intro, music, topics, closing remarks, and closing music), and elements (music and inserts). Next, we were asked to talk about our podcast in online group ‘rooms’ in our individual teams to work on our podcast script and plan how we are going to record our podcast, and then explain it to the rest of the class. My podcast group’s plan and group members are mentioned at the end of this blog post.
The next stage of the podcast prep that we looked at was The Mechanics. In this section was mainly looking at how we are going to record the podcast under the circumstances of all of us being in different locations due to COVID-19. We were told of a few different ways that we could do this, including Skype, E-Camm, Pamela and Zencastr.
The next thing that we did was listen to a podcast that the lecturer played for us. It detailed how to carry out and plan a good podcast. This helped us to hear what a good podcast sounds like and helped us to continue with the planning of our own podcast. There are a few key elements that makes a podcast sound good to an audience. They are as follows;
1. Focus on a central audience
2. Play to an audience
3. Regular schedules
4. Show structure
5. Authenticity (4)
Overall, I found this lecture very interesting and beneficial as it was a lot different from the previous lectures that we have had so far this semester.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Podcast Era: 1980s
Other Podcast Group Members: Adam Finnerty, Steve Warren & Conor Walsh
Topics: Walkman, Video games, Macintosh computer
All 3 products can be used by one person easily
Can be used easily by a single person on their own – isolation
For each product – write individually
Applying for disconnect
How to record a podcast with people in different locations
Record guests via Skype or E-Camm
Make sure they have a good mic
If you want to sound like you’re in the same room, get them to download same software program.
Skype – Record + see if audio is good
E-Camm – Mac
Pamela – PC
Zencastr – good and bad, try free trial – MOST LIKELY CHOICE!
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References:
1. Moseman, A. (2013) 'How '80s Technology Made The Modern World' , Popular Mechanics [blog] (Accessed 4th May 2020);
2. Johnson, B. (2009) 'Apple's Macintosh, 25 years on' , The Guardian [newspaper article] (Accessed 4th May 2020);
3. Fenn, M. (2019) 'Why Podcasts are Effective' , Shake It Up Creative [blog] (Accessed 4th May 2020); https://www.shakeitupcreative.com/2019/09/19/why-podcasts-are-effective/
4. Thompson, P. (2019) 'What Makes a Good Podcast? 5 Elements You Should Know' , Learning Hub [blog] (Accessed 4th May 2020); https://learn.g2.com/what-makes-a-good-podcast
Picture Reference:
Rubino, K. , Shaw, L.P. (2019) 'Cracking the code on podcast advertising for customer acquisition' , TechCrunch [blog] (Accessed 4th May 2020); https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/27/cracking-the-code-on-podcast-advertising-for-customer-acquisition/
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