Podcasts have had moments and more attention than radio in today’s society, and podcasts are a simplified form of radio. Since 2014, when apple created the purple podcast app, many shows have started, such as “this American life” and other shows in Chicago. The common question is, what do you need to start a podcast? Well, you must have a story to tell. However, you do not need to be an expert or a radio veteran at it to be successful, and since many people are excited about podcasts nowadays if you do not have a business may be a podcast could be one (McHugh, 2022). However, you must have an idea first, just like a scriptwriter, a plot the idea according to the best skills you can have or resource since you cannot jump into the podcast scene because it is blowing. Then, you have to figure out how to do it best, like how many episodes or seasons the idea at hand can fit and the kind of podcast.
The podcast’s tagline should be relatable when people look at it, and the show name should be easy to remember and descriptive of your show. The show should be a special best co-host who can make an exciting show. The show should be well formatted and planned with good vision and mediums to push the audio since realizing your target audience is crucial. However, the podcast’s aim should also be financial since it is expensive to fund as it grows from equipment to other necessities. The equipment, such as recorders, microphones, and editing software, are essential in a successful podcast.
Creating a podcast needs a wide range of skill sets and can be simple since one can use an iPhone and headsets to create audio. However, one should first discover their area of expertise to have an idea of the story one wants to tell. Then define how compelling it can be on audio to discover if the kind of podcast is appropriate; that guides to creating one sentence or phrase tagline and name that can get a gist of the show just by reading the title (McHugh, 2022). Also, it is vital to create a show that is different from others and enable illustrators to give the feeling you want out of the show and make many reasons why people should listen to your show and demonstrate its relevance.
The show’s format is shown by identifying the theme of the idea, such as comedy, and creating a schedule that plans the episodes and seasons systematically, achieving the best medium to push the idea, the finances, and the quality of the equipment. As the podcast gets better professional equipment is necessary, equipment such as recorders, microphones, headsets, wires, editing software, garage bands, and reapers increase the quality of the show. Recorders allow you to interpret the audio and feed it into a computer. At the same time, the microphone increases the audio quality, and a good microphone captures the details of the sound (McHugh, 2022). Lastly, editing software enables to filter the sounds while the headphone enables to monitor of the sound. The best recommendable advice to anyone starting a podcast is that they should consider being unique from others, be able to have a creative idea and create a different type of authenticity in delivery. Furthermore, they should format and schedule their podcast events to create order and quality, and finally, as the podcast grows, equipment improves the general show’s quality.
References
Euceph, M. (n.d). How to Make a Podcast How. Web.
McHugh, S. (2022). Podcast recommendations and reviews. In The Power of Podcasting (pp. 282-294). Columbia University Press.