New Podcast Up At Corante EventLab

Last week, I spent an hour on the phone with Alex Williams, Eric Rice, and Michael Geoghegan for a Corante EventLab Podcast. We were busy discussing some of the real-world issues relating to Podcasting and the growth of the medium.

The conversation goes on for about an hour, but it's quite insightful for anyone that's trying to get a handle on things and wants to hear from many different quadrants in one shot. During the show, I eluded to 3 phases of Podcasting that I think will come to notice for all that are entering the space.

Phase 1: Content

Perhaps the first thing someone considering Podcasting is forced to resolve is WHAT their Podcast will be like. There are many skills that have to be developed that support the development of original content. On top of that, a minimal degree of speaking behavior needs to be learned just to guarantee audible, intelligible results for the listener.

Phase 2: Creation

Assuming the Podcaster-to-be has resolved that they are comfortable with the material they want to present, the natural next step is exactly how to create that. Unfortunately, most of us are not audio engineers and we're going to have to acquire some basic understanding of not just how sound works but also how it is captured and stored. This extends down to the selection of the appropriate equipment for the available budget and learning how to juggle while on the air.

Phase 3: Composition

Once the actual content has been produced and you're ready to publish, several steps are likely to be performed before finally realeasing the Podcast. There's production-related tasks like editing the sound, cleaning up the audio, and stitching in effects, etc. On the techical side, there's ID3 tags to mange, files to export and upload, and RSS to deal with.

We'll be doing more Podcasts to explore how other podcasters are dealing with these issues. Stay tuned.