Trafcom News Podcast

What should your podcast be? Commentary, one-on-one interview, or script and clip? How to choose? Listen to this interview with Victoria Fenner, a talented radio and podcast producer, to get ideas.

Victoria and I sometimes collaborate on podcast production, particularly for my conference podcasting business, PodcastYourConference.com. Check out Victoria's Web site and blog.

Please listen to this 27-minute podcast and let me know what you think! You can download the show right here or  subscribe through iTunes. You can also listen on the Trafcom News blog by clicking on the player on the upper right part of the screen.


Comment line: 212-624-0209

Here are the show notes:

00:01 Intro and welcome; about Victoria Fenner
02:15 Interview begins; what kinds of formats are we talking about?
03:00 Importance of editing; how you conduct the interview affects how much work the edit will be
05:00 Start with a definitive statement
06:45 An example of an extreme approach of making the interview subject stick to your plan
07:37 Stage your question to get what you want
08:15 Commentaries vs. ramblecasts
10:28 Example of smart guy/lousy podcast (delivered like a lecture); voiceover is not as easy as you think!
11:30 Conversation is not a performance; best interviews need little editing
12:00 Creative approaches to script/clip, wild sounds, and conference podcasting
14:50 Be careful adding wild sound
16:00 How to decide on your format
18:00 Importance of technical quality
18:48 Comment from Corey Taratuta
19:45 Comment from Jay Berkowitz
20:40 Comment from Sam Deeks
22:39 Comment from George Motoc
23:07 Comment from Bob LeDrew
25:11 Comment from Mike Buckley
26:44 Where to send comments: email to Donna AT Trafcom DOT com, call the comment line at 212-624-0209 or post a message to the Trafcom News Podcast blog
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Theme music is "Beneath Your Surface" by the Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet from the Podsafe Music Network.