Podcasting
Book - 2024
"Step up to the mic and unleash your inner host with Podcasting For Dummies Ever wonder what it takes to get your very own podcast up and running? How to get the gear you need, pick a great topic, secure fascinating guests, and assemble it all into a refined and irresistible product? Well wonder no more! Because Podcasting For Dummies has the essential guidance you need to get your brand-new podcast up and running. From selecting the right recording equipment to identifying an audience and pro-level production tips, you'll find all the killer info to help you get started on your next big idea. You'll also get: Software and hardware tips to create and produce a crystal-clear podcast Interview advice, whether you'll be see...ing your guests in-person or over Zoom. Strategies for choosing the perfect platform, finding sponsors, and advertising and marketing your new creation Pointers for setting up a streaming account and doing live podcasting like an expert With everyone from A-list brands to world-famous celebrities getting in on the podcast craze, it's time you took your turn on the mic. Grab Podcasting For Dummies today and turn up the volume on the practice that's transformed countless amateurs into household names!"--
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2024]
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- English
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- Edition
- 5th edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
"Tee Morris, Chuck Tomasi, professional podcasting pioneers. Foreword by Evo Terra, podcast strategist"--Cover. - Physical Description
- xiv, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781394264520
- Foreword
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1. Podcasting on a Worldwide Frequency
- Chapter 1. Getting the Scoop on Podcasting
- Deciding Whether Podcasting Is for You
- You want to build your brand
- You want to deliver media on a regular basis
- You want to reach beyond the boundaries of broadcast media
- You have something to say
- You want to hear from your listeners
- Creating a Podcast
- Looking for the bare necessities
- Recording your first podcast
- Compressing your audio files
- Uploading your audio to the web
- Grabbing listeners
- There's an App for That
- The old-timer: Apple Podcasts
- Podcasting on the go: Pocket Casts
- The 800-pound gorilla: Spotify
- YouTube podcasts
- Other podcast resources
- Chapter 2. Getting the Gadgets to Produce a Podcast
- Finding the Right Mic
- A beginner's guide to mics
- Investing in a high-end mic
- Podcasts Well with Others: The Mixing Board
- The anatomy of a mixing board
- Hooking up a mixer to your computer
- Listen Up: Headphones
- Accessorize! Accessorize! Accessorize!
- Chapter 3. Building Your Podcast's Digital Workstation
- Budget-Friendly (aka Free) One-Size-Fits-All Software: Audacity
- Commercial Audio Software
- Adobe Audition
- Apple Logic Pro X
- Gluing It Together with RSS
- Podcast Management 101
- Size does matter
- Bandwidth demystified
- Chapter 4. Go, Go, Power Podcasters!
- Podcasting with Your Laptop
- Shure MVi
- Røde Streamer X
- Podcasting with Your Mobile Devices
- Røde VideoMic Me
- SmartLav+
- Two for the Røde: The Wireless PRO
- Podcasting with Portable Recorders
- Zoom-zoom-zoom: The Handy Recorder line
- From Cloud to Computer: Portable Audio Workflow
- Getting audio from your portable recorder
- Getting audio from your mobile device
- Part 2. The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Podcasting
- Chapter 5. Before You Hit the Record Button
- Choosing a Topic
- Finding Your Voice
- Finding Your Collective Voice
- Deciding Whether You Need an Outline or Script
- Determining a Length for Your Show
- The value of the short podcast
- A little length won't kill you
- Finding a happy medium
- Mark Your Calendar: Posting Schedule
- Posting daily
- Posting weekly
- Posting biweekly (or fortnightly for our friends in the Commonwealth)
- Posting monthly
- I Hear Music (and It Sounds Like Police Sirens!)
- The powers that be
- I can name that tune … I wrote it!
- I'll take the First: Free speech versus slander
- Chapter 6. Interview-Fu: Talk to Me, Grasshopper
- I'll Have My People Call Your People: Interview Requests
- Preparing for Interviews
- Asking great questions
- Avoiding inappropriate questions
- Feelin'the synergy
- Recording Interviews
- Recording using Zoom
- Recording using StreamYard
- Recording using hardware
- Prepping Your Green Room for Guests
- Welcoming in-studio guests
- Meeting guests on their own turf
- Ensuring Trouble-Free Recordings
- Chapter 7. So What Are You Waiting For? Record, Already!
- Did Your Sound Check Clear the Bank?
- Understanding dB levels
- Setting your levels
- Noises Off: Capturing Ambient Noise
- Identifying ambient noise
- Minimizing ambient noise
- Take Your Time and Hurry Up: Pacing and Clock Management
- Take the potato out of your mouth and enunciate
- And now let's take a break for station identification
- Concerning Tangents and Their Val - Oh, Look, a Butterfly!
- "Say, that reminds me of something …"
- "But getting back to what! was saying earlier …"
- Getting Started with Audacity
- Chapter 8. Cleanup, Podcast Aisle 8!
- A Few Reasons to Consider Editing
- Editing with Audacity
- Making Your Musical Bed and Lying in It: Background Music
- Finding the right balance
- Applying bed music the right way
- Setting volume levels for bed music
- Making an Entrance: Intros
- Theme music
- Intro greeting
- Exit, Stage Left: Outros
- Leave the audience wanting more
- Coming soon to a media player near you
- Part 3. You've Recorded Your Voice: Now What?
- Chapter 9. Shrink That Puppy and Slap a Label on It
- A Kilobit of Me, and a Whole Lot of You: Understanding Kbps
- Care for a Sample, Sir? (Audio Sample Rates)
- ID3 Tags: The 411 of Podcasting
- Tell me about yourself: All about ID3 tags
- IDentity crisis: Making ID3 tags work for podcasting
- Creating and editing ID3 tags
- Chapter 10. Move It on Up (to Your Web Server)
- Show Art: Getting Graphic with Your Podcast
- Adopting an Effective File-Naming Convention
- Making Your Connection with an FTP Application
- Step-by-step (or quack-by-quack) setup for Cyberduck
- Step-by-step setup for FileZilla
- A place on your web server for your stuff
- Uploading your files
- Uploading to a Podcast-Specific Host
- Chapter 11. Providing Show Notes
- Show Note Etiquette
- Planning the Post
- It's all in the details
- A picture is worth a thousand words
- Posting Your Show Notes
- Posting in WordPress
- Posting on LibSyn
- Boosting Search Engine Rankings
- Loading up your titles
- Soliciting backlinks
- Part 4. Start Spreadin' The News About Your Podcast
- Chapter 12. Speaking Directly to Your Peeps
- Gathering Listener Feedback
- Fostering Comments on Your Blog
- Focusing on Online Forums
- Socializing with Social Media
- X (the platform formerly known as Twitter)
- YouTube
- Threads
- Using Voicemail
- Building a Community with Discord
- Seeking the Comments of Others
- Trying a general search
- Searching on a site, blog, or social media platform
- Dealing with Negative Comments
- Chapter 13. Fishing for Listeners
- Getting Your Podcast Ready for Promotion
- Polishing your presentation
- Checking your bandwidth
- Figuring out your USP
- Exploring Various Advertising Options
- Give me a boost, Facebook
- Insta-traffic with Instagram
- Writing press releases
- Promoting Your Podcast
- Optimizing your site for search engines
- Submitting promos to other podcasts
- Recording your promo
- Giving interviews
- Generating buzz
- Part 5. Podcasting The World of Tomorrow … Today!
- Chapter 14. Podcasting and Al
- Editing Made Easy with Hindenburg PRO
- Getting Descript-ive
- Adding ChatGPT to Your Toolbelt
- Helping Al Generate the Best Results: Prompt Engineering
- The Ethics of Al
- Chapter 15. Podcasting on YouTube
- A Hostile Welcome: The Demands of Video
- YouTube: We're Here to Help
- Adding the Video Element: Creating a Podcast for YouTube
- Keeping it simple: Introducing video to an audio podcast
- Pro-level video podcasting: Working with a multicam setup in Adobe Premiere
- Crossing the Finish Line: Taking Your Podcast to YouTube
- Tell us about yourself: The Details window
- Adding more to your podcast: Video elements
- Making sure you're above board: Checks
- Drop it like it's HAWT: Publishing your video
- Grabbing attention: The art of the thumbnail
- Chapter 16. One Giant Leap for Podcasting: Live Streaming Content
- Going Live
- Setting up a Streaming Account
- Setting the Stage: Working with Røde Streamer X and Streamlabs
- Streamer X: Livestreaming wherever you are
- Streamlabs: Your livestreaming control board
- And You're Live! Podcasting in the Moment
- It's a Stream! No, It's a Podcast. No, It's a Stream and a Podcast!
- Part 6. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 17. Ten Things We Wish We Had Known When We Started Podcasting
- Use Your Mic Effectively
- Make Sure Others Can See Your Screen
- Share Your Podcast the Right Way
- Have a Plan
- Create Five to Ten Episodes before Going Live
- Don't Rubber Stamp Your Next Podcast
- Control the Environment for Audio and Video
- Your Guests' Audio Should Sound as Good as Yours
- Don't Wing It with Interviews
- Look at the Camera, Not Your Screen
- Chapter 18. Ten Types of Podcasts to Check Out
- Tech Podcasts
- Independent Media Podcasts
- Science Podcasts
- Self-Development Podcasts
- Comedy Podcasts
- Slice-of-Life Podcasts
- Gaming Podcasts
- Podcasts of the Pen
- Geek Podcasts
- Podcasts about … Podcasting
- Chapter 19. Ten Original Podcasters
- Mignon Fogarty
- Adam Curry
- Mur Lafferty
- Steve Boyett
- Adam Christianson
- Dave Slusher
- Scott Sigler
- Michael Butler
- Dr. Pamela Gay
- Brian Ibbott
- Index