With your hardware and software in place, you’re almost ready to actually hit the record button. First, you need to secure a quiet place where you can record undisturbed. Ideally, This place should not have a window facing a busy street This place should not be a room that is heavily trafficked. You may want…
Now that you’ve got your hardware squared away, you’ll need some software to record your first episode. Software is the program(s) that work with the hardware on your computer and the hardware attached to your computer. Audacity By far, the simplest and most popular podcast recording software is Audacity. Compared to other programs, it is…
Now that you’ve passed the planning stage of your podcast, it’s time to record your first episode. Just for review, make sure you have the following: A name for your podcast A purpose statement for your podcast A topic you want to talk about in your first episode A script (It doesn’t have to be…
A final thing to consider when planning your podcast is whether or not your podcast will be scripted. Almost everything you see on TV — from the news to network dramas — is scripted. News anchors read from a teleprompter; actors memorize their lines. Most people would not think of podcasts as a scripted medium,…
Now that you’ve settled on the purpose of your podcast and the name of your podcast, it’s time to think about the format your podcast will take. There are several options to consider. The Monologue The monologue is just what it sounds like. It consists of one person, the host, talking for the entire length…
Now that you know the purpose of your podcast and have settled on a suitable title, it’s time to address another important question: How often should you podcast? Every day? Every weekday? Once a week? Once a month? There are no hard and fast rules here. You simply must consider how much content you can…
By now, you probably have plenty of ideas about possible topics for a podcast. It’s time to decide what your podcast will be about. (Of course, you could create multiple podcasts, but for now let’s focus on one.) You need to define what your podcast’s purpose is. The more specific the purpose, the better. You…
“The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.” — Neil Gaiman
In the ministry that I work in, I have helped create and produce over thirty podcasts made up of over 4,000 episodes. Thousands of people all over the globe listen to and download these podcasts each week. I am writing to show you how your ministry can do the same. Our ministry began its first…
Merriam-Webster provides this basic definition of a podcast: “a program made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet.” That’s it.