Recently I have been to seminars about podcasting and appearing in podcasts so it is about time for a post on the subject.
First let me answer what is a podcast? Simply put, it is a recorded audio that people can access through an rss feed in a similar way as a blog post which is an article that can be accessed through rss. Rss stands for really simple syndication.
Podcasts are definitely hot right now. Two simple ways to create one is through the free program Audacity or you can do a live show through blogtalkradio and then the show automatically becomes a podcast on the site. Itunes is a very popular way to broadcast your audio - it is the podcast equivalent of youtube.
Audio in general is a wonderful way to make a close connection with your community, particularly when you are talking about your passion - the emotion will come through your voice and help to engage the listener. The plugin Podpress makes it very easy to add a podcast to your wordpress blog.
Last week Michelle Waters interviewed me for her audio series on finding your passion. - have a listen then think about adding a podcast to your own blog!
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3 responses so far ↓
1 Tonya Ramsey // Feb 7, 2008 at 3:10 am
Katherine, I love this post! I was so surprised when I started Journey to Self at how easy it was to get started and how much I enjoyed doing the show.
Thanks for the info!
Tonya
2 Tamara Wilson // Feb 7, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Katherine, thanks for such great information.
I also wanted to say Thank you for being such a great guest on Michelle’s show. It was amazing, gave me a ton of inspiration. Listening to it helped me realize that Doing something I am passionate about is more important then I thought. So thank you very much for sharing your great insight.
3 Sally Witt // Feb 8, 2008 at 3:23 am
Katherine,
This is a wonderful resource and just what I was looking for!
Thank you,
Sally
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