Podcasting Introduction | Training Course
Course Facts
- 2 day course
- Our Trainers are Authorised Professionals
- Live Online or Classroom-based
- Certificate of completion
- Maximum class size of 6 for scheduled courses
- Unlimited support after your course
- Courses at all levels: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced and Masterclasses
Course Outline
- Introduction to podcasting
- Planning and conceptualisation
- Equipment selection and use
- Content creation
- Audio recording and editing
- Audio enhancement
- Recording practice
- Publishing Your Podcast
Course Dates
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| Mon 14 - Tue 15 Apr 2025 | London |
£395
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| Wed 7 - Thu 8 May 2025 | London |
£445
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| Mon 16 - Tue 17 Jun 2025 | London |
£495
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| Wed 16 - Thu 17 Jul 2025 | London |
£495
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| Mon 4 - Tue 5 Aug 2025 | London |
£495
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| Wed 27 - Thu 28 Aug 2025 | London |
£495
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| Mon 8 - Tue 9 Sep 2025 | London |
£495
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| Mon 22 - Tue 23 Sep 2025 | London |
£495
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| Mon 6 - Tue 7 Oct 2025 | London |
£495
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| Mon 20 - Tue 21 Oct 2025 | London |
£495
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| Mon 27 - Tue 28 Oct 2025 | London |
£495
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| Thu 6 - Fri 7 Nov 2025 | London |
£495
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| Wed 12 - Thu 13 Nov 2025 | London |
£495
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| Wed 19 - Thu 20 Nov 2025 | London |
£495
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| Wed 3 - Thu 4 Dec 2025 | London |
£495
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| Mon 15 - Tue 16 Dec 2025 | London |
£495
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Overview of Podcasting Introduction
Course Outline for the Podcasting Introduction Training Course
Introduction to podcasting
- The history of podcasting
- Current trends
- The impact of podcasts in different industries and sectors
- Different styles and formats
- What skills do you need?
Planning and conceptualisation
- Coming up with an initial idea
- Defining a niche
- Overall content strategy
- Creating and planning your podcast
- Branding and target audience
- Assembling content
- Outlining and/or scripting your podcast
- Overview of music and copyright issues
Equipment selection and use
- Reviewing microphones and recording equipment
- Assessment of principle settings
- How to use a microphone properly
- Stereo vs. mono recording
- Choosing the right environment for your recording
- Sounding professional and achieving your voice
Content creation
- Crafting engaging narratives
- Conducting research
- Script writing
- Effective interviewing techniques and selecting suitable interviewees
- The value of open questions rather than closed questions
Audio recording and editing
- Recording software compared
- The basics of audio editing
Audio enhancement
- Advanced audio editing techniques
- Adding sound effects
- Mixing music
- Using background music to improve your podcast
- Creating â€"pictures in the mind†of the listener
- Using Loudness Compliance tools to ensure acceptance by podcast platforms
Recording practice
- Practical sessions to record and edit short podcast episodes
- Assessment and feedback on production quality
Publishing Your Podcast
- Spreading the word
- Building an audience
The potential of AI to help podcasters
- Devising episode titles
- Guest summaries and biographies
- Topical news stories
- Topical episode ideas
- Identifying typical misconceptions about factual subjects
- Generating interview questions quickly
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SEE COURSESUseful Links
- Beginner's guide to Podcasting – Covers advice about podcast equipment, recording and editing software, uploading and distribution.
- Free sound effects from the BBC – Ready source of sound effects for your podcast
- MUO: How to Start Your Own Successful Podcast – Great introduction to podcasts from MUO
- Wikipedia page for Podcasting – History and capabilities of Podcasting
- 20 strategies to monetise a podcast – Advice from successful podcasters, industry veterans and newbie hosts on how they monetised their podcast
- Creating a company podcast – How to create an engaging and secure internal company podcast that drives measurable results
- How do podcasts make money and when to start monetising yours – Guide from Spotify
- How to promote, grow and monetise your podcast – Learn how to promote, grow, and monetise your podcast with proven tactics about SEO, audience building, key analytics, and creative ways to earn money, from Riverside
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