Book description
Looking for the inside scoop on producing professional-level podcasts? Then this is the book for you!
Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies
helps you discover how to produce podcasts that appeal to a large audience, sound top-notch, communicate a message, and can even generate revenue. Two podcasting pioneers who have turned podcasting into a career teach you the tricks of the trade with projects that are designed for less reading and more doing! This easy-to-follow guide shows producers, talent, and marketers how to:
Build your professional-level toolbox
Staff your podcast for success
Select the best equipment and set up a professional studio
Narrow your focus and select the right topics for a podcast
Add video and special effects
Reduce mic pops and background noise
Save time and preserve spontaneity with one-take podcasting
Record in multi-track mode
Create a targeted distribution, marketing, and promotion campaign
A value-packed bonus CD-ROM includes:
25 lessons on recording techniques used by professional podcasters
Trial versions of software discussed in the book
PDFs of audio hardware and various podcast directories
Samples of independent musicians on Podsafe Music Network and Magnatude
Samples of favorite podcasts
All “first session” episodes of the Podcasting for Dummies companion podcast
If you’re looking to take your podcasting passion to the next level, Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies is your roadmap to discovering and implementing the best practices necessary to earn large audiences and attract sponsors.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Dedication
- Authors' Acknowledgments
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Introduction
- About This Book
- What You're Not to Read
- Foolish Assumptions
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How This Book Is Organized
- Part I: Planning Out a Podcast
- Part II: Going for a Professional Sound
- Part III: Post‐Production Approaches
- Part IV: The Final Steps Before Episode #0
- Part V: Building Your Audience
- Part VI: Creating a Video Podcast
- Part VII: Podcasting as a Business
- Part VIII: Reengineering Your Podcast
- Bonus Contents on the DVD
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Icons Used in This Book
- Where to Go from Here
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I. Planning Out a Podcast
- 1. Selecting the Right Topic for Your Podcast
- 2. Keeping Up with the Joneses
- 3. Staffing Your Podcast for Success
- 4. Podcast Studio Considerations
- 5. Stick to the Script!
- 6. Transitions, Timing, and Cues
- 7. Reviewing Your Podcast with a Critical Eye
- 8. T‐Minus Five Episodes . . .
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II. Going for a Professional Sound
- 9. Upgrading Your Headphones
- 10. Selecting the Right Microphone
- 11. Upgrading Your Software
- 12. Creating a Quiet, Happy Place
- 13. Eliminating Ambient Noise
- 14. One‐Take Wonders
- 15. Multiplicity: Recording Multiple Takes
- 16. Podcasting from the Road
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III. Post‐Production Approaches
- 17. Interviews from the Road
- 18. Setting Acceptable Sound Levels
- 19. Adding Special Effects
- 20. Adding Music
- 21. Editing Audio after Editing the Session
- 22. Taking Your Audio File into the Home Stretch
- 23. Creating a Perfect mp3 File
- 24. Enhanced Podcasting
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IV. The Final Steps Before Episode #0
- 25. Creating and Editing ID3 Tags
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26. Adding a Blog to Your Podcast
- Why Use a Blog to Host Your Podcast?
- Blogging Solutions for Podcasters
- Podcasting with WordPress
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Installing and Configuring the PodPress Plug‐in
- Stats tab
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Feed/iTunes Settings tab
- iTunes:Summary
- iTunes:Image (300*300 pixels)
- iTunes:Author/Owner
- iTunes:Subtitle
- iTunes:Keywords
- iTunes:Categories
- iTunes:Explicit
- iTunes:TTL (time‐to‐live)
- iTunes:Block
- Podcast Feed URL
- Blog/Podcast title
- Blog Description
- Blog/RSS Image (144*144 pixels)
- Owner E‐mail address
- Language
- Show Download Links in RSS Encoded Content
- RSS Category
- RSS Copyright
- Show the Most Recent
- Encoding for Pages and Feeds
- Aggressively Protect the Feed
- General Settings tab
- Player Settings tab
- Adding a Media File with PodPress
- FeedBurner Feed Replacement Plug‐in
- WP‐Cache Plug‐in
- 27. Validating Your RSS Feed
- 28. Submitting to Podcast Directories
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V. Building Your Audience
- 29. Creating a Promotional Plan
- 30. Tell Me About It: Recording Promos and Quickcasts
- 31. Advertising to Attract Listeners
- 32. Networking with Other Podcasters and Bloggers
- 33. Spreading the Word with Social Media
- 34. Soliciting and Incorporating Listener Feedback
- 35. Getting Featured on Podcast Directories
- 36. Joining a Podcast Network
- 37. Connecting with the Media
- 38. Talk to Me: Interviews
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VI. Creating a Video Podcast
- 39. Video Podcasting
- 40. Editing Your Video Podcast with Adobe Premiere
- 41. Editing Your Video Podcast with Apple Final Cut Pro
- 42. Posting and Distributing Your Video
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VII. Podcasting as a Business
- 43. Deriving Revenue from Your Podcast
- 44. Corporate Podcasting
- 45. Podcasting for Government and Not‐for‐Profit Agencies
- 46. Promotional Podcasting
- 47. Adding Advertising to Your Podcast
- VIII. Reengineering Your Podcast
Product information
- Title: Expert Podcasting Practices For Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2007
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470149263
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