This course will be focusing on capturing and presenting conversations, interviews and spoken word, with the intent of giving you the confidence  to record and edit quality content for podcasting.

A podcast is a digital audio or video file that is episodic; downloadable; programme-driven, mainly with a host and/or theme; and convenient, usually via an automated feed with computer software.

A Cloudcast is an extended audio show that is hosted in the "cloud", in other words hosted somewhere centrally on the Internet rather than on your local hard-drive. Therefore, unlike Podcasts, Cloudcasts can be enjoyed via on-demand streaming without any waiting required.

What you need to be familiar with

This course is for the complete radio novice but we also welcome radio heads. You do not need prior knowledge/experience of radio production
You’ll need to know how to use your computer, your phone’s recording functions, edit files, and saving them.

What we won’t cover

While we’ll have a bank of music/sound files for you to access we won’t be making original music/sound for your podcast.

Software and costs

All software is freely available and copies will be distributed with the course materials on the day.
We’ll be using Adobe Audition to edit, mix and master sound recordings for podcast transmissions.

Equipment you’ll need

You will need to bring a computer, ideally a laptop, headphones and a digital sound recording device eg. your mobile phone (with its USB lead to download recordings) or ideally the likes of Alesis PalmTrack

Cost & Times

£100 for the full day. Included in this price is a hot buffet lunch, with vegetarian options (please notify us if you have other dietary requirements).

You will receive an electronic copy of the teaching materials, software, and programmes we write on a USB stick.

For more information and to book your place on this event click here.