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  • avshockeypodcast 2:03 pm on September 25, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    Podcasting and Radio, from a blogger’s perspective… 

    A recent post by an Avalanche blogger explained some huge differences between blogging and radio broadcasting/ podcasting and I thought it would be perfect to share here.

    Avs blogger, Shane Giroux, through his blog “Avs Talk” and his post titled, “Radio?  Sure I’ve got the face for it but…” explains why he’s nervous for an upcoming radio interview:

    “See, when writing for this blog I can change my mind mid-sentence, re-write the whole post and nobody would be the wiser. I can take my time to gather my thoughts because there’s no dead air to fill. Heck, I can delete something I said and pretend I never said it. I’ve never done it, but I could. But on the radio, it’s real-time, unfiltered, uncut, unedited and boy I hope my brain is focused enough for that!”

    While sparing the details, this is the main reason why it’s just a bit simpler to blog than it is to podcast.  Anyone who podcasts knows exactly what I’m talking about too.  Sure there are a few differences between podcasting and radio, but my point is still the same.

    Podcasting is a whole new level of putting myself “out there”, and I love it because not just anyone will or can do it.

    That’s why us podcasters need to stick together!

     

    • James 6:36 pm on September 25, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      One of the things I love about my podcast over my blog is the spontaneity I can have on the air. Spontaneity isn’t usually a good thing for blogging or writing in general, since editing is much more essential to the grammar aspect if things.

      I tend to do my podcast with a few note cards spread out in front of me, with the topics and a few points I want to make on each. Then I let the conversation flow, and when I feel we are getting a little to long in the tooth about a subject, I move us along to the next.

      It also helps that I don’t feel that bad when I’m wrong about something.

  • avshockeypodcast 12:39 pm on September 25, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    Podcasting in Plain English 

    Besides having my own podcast, I work with many teachers in my school district who are interested in podcasts as informational resources and publishing tools for themselves and their students.

    One of the most often asked questions I get is, “What’s a podcast?”  There are so many misconceptions about podcasting including (as a recent tweet by my colleague James reminded everyone) that you don’t actually need an iPod or MP3 player to listen to a podcast.  That’s definitely a great “on the go” option though.  And that’s only one of the many misunderstandings that keep podcasts from catching on quicker.

    After that question is asked to me or I am facilitating a podcast training I show this video to kick things off.

    The video answers a lot of the questions and we move forward from there.  Common Craft’s “In Plain English” series is great for explaining 21st century tools in every day language.  Their channel on YouTube can be found here.

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    Just wanted to get my end of the conversation started.  Looking forward to where this takes us and looking forward to the conversation as well.

    Thanks for setting this up James!

     

  • James 1:52 pm on September 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    I know that the “battle” between multimedia and text is often a losing one for the audio / video side, but it’s still there. The audience for independent text blogs vs. independent podcasts certainly favor the blogs. I have both, and get more visitors to my blog and more links to things I write than to my podcast episodes.

    Reading it elsewhere is still a bit of a shock, or at least daunting. I want to grow my podcast audience, but will basically be battling myself as a blogger as well.

    http://www.blogherald.com/2009/09/24/blogging-audiovideo-vs-text/

     

    • Koomdogg 2:43 pm on September 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      I’m guessing it’s partly because it requires less effort for someone to read a blog post than listen to a podcast. But the way I see it, if someone’s reading your blog, they’d probably be interested in your podcast. I direct people from one to the other. It’s all part of your media empire, right?

      • avshockeypodcast 5:08 pm on September 26, 2009 Permalink | Reply

        Koomdogg…I’m thinking that “less effort” thing is what keeps podcasts from catching on on a larger level. My wife and I have a greyhound that pretty much needs to be walked twice a day so there’s always time to listen to podcasts then. When it snows here in Denver and shoveling is required, that’s a great time to listen to a podcast or two. Most people drive though, and that’s a great time to listen to a podcast as well.

        Podcasts are just another way to publish, that’s all. If the blog or podcast is a good one, people will make the time to listen or read it.

        I love the idea of a media empire as well. I try to add to mine daily!

      • James 6:01 pm on September 26, 2009 Permalink | Reply

        You guys both have me thinking about “media empire,” something I’ve had on my mind a lot lately. It’s going top level soon.

        • Koomdogg 5:51 pm on September 27, 2009 Permalink | Reply

          Avshockeypodcast: I listen to podcasts all day long. In the car on the way to work, while running or working out, and at work in my office. Ideally, the best time to listen is not while I’m working, just because I can devote more attention to a show when I’m not working on a project. As for my media empire, I’ve got my podcast, my blog, my Twitter feed, my Flickr page and the biweekly running column I do for my local newspaper. It may not size up to Oprah’s, but I’m working on it.

  • James 12:09 am on September 19, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    A good talk about podcasting.

    http://osmosis-online.com/2009/09/17/its-the-new-dial-popular-podcast-proprietors-talk-about-talk/

    It doesn’t talk over the heads of listeners, and still speaks to the podcaster themselves.

     

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