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Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office.

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Speaker 1: Today's tip is to consider starting your own podcast. If

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Speaker 1: you have something you'd like to share with the world.

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Speaker 1: This is a great way to do it, and it's

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Speaker 1: easier than you may think. Today's tip comes from my

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Speaker 1: producer Lowell Brelanti, who wrote up these tips for me.

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Speaker 1: Here's what he had to say. If you've ever considered

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Speaker 1: starting your own podcast, now is a great time. Not

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Speaker 1: only is it a fun hobby and learning experience, it's

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Speaker 1: an enjoyable way to connect with people. First, plan what

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Speaker 1: your podcast will be about. Pick a subject that you're

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Speaker 1: knowledgeable about or very interested in so you won't become

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Speaker 1: bored easily. If your show has no niche and it's

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Speaker 1: just friends chatting, it will be easier to make but

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Speaker 1: harder to grow. Manage your expectations. Do it for fun

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Speaker 1: and don't worry about making money or earning fame, but

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Speaker 1: do put some time and effort into making it decent quality.

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Speaker 1: Play on the structure of your show. Will there be

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Speaker 1: an intro? How long should an episode last? Will it

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Speaker 1: be broken up into segments or free flowing? Decide how

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Speaker 1: often you'd like to release episodes and try to stick

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Speaker 1: to that schedule. You'll want some basic equipment to get started.

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Speaker 1: Decide how many people will be on it and if

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Speaker 1: everyone will be in the same place or if they'll

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Speaker 1: be remote. Answering these questions will help you determine what

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Speaker 1: equipment you need. You don't need to spend a lot

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Speaker 1: to get started. A single seventy dollar USB Mike will

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Speaker 1: do a good job for one person. For shows with

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Speaker 1: more than one person in the same location, you'll want

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Speaker 1: an audio interface. These can be purchased for just over

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Speaker 1: a hundred dollars. In this case, you'll want XLR Mix.

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Speaker 1: Check out podcast Age on YouTube for equipment reviews and tests.

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Speaker 1: You can get an expensive cover art on graphic River

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Speaker 1: or Fiber. If you want to include music, use a

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Speaker 1: stock music website like audio Jungle. Never use copyrighted work.

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Speaker 1: If you are recording hosts or guests remotely, try to

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Speaker 1: avoid Skype or Zoom. There are services that are built

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Speaker 1: specifically for podcasting, such as zen Caster or clean Feed.

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Speaker 1: You'll need software to edit. Audacity is free for Windows,

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Speaker 1: and garage Band is free for a Mac. Watch a

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Speaker 1: few tutorials on YouTube. You can learn these programs in

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Speaker 1: a few hours. Do a test recording before your first

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Speaker 1: episode to see how it sounds. Be mindful of your surroundings.

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Speaker 1: You want a quiet place to record. Look up mic

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Speaker 1: technique to avoid things like plosives and sibilants. When editing

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Speaker 1: your first episode, make sure everyone is at the same volume. Lastly,

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Speaker 1: you'll need a host to publish your podcast. This host

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Speaker 1: will distribute your show to places like I Heart Radio,

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Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, and Spotify so everyone can find them. The

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Speaker 1: most common hosts are Podbean, Anchor, Spreaker, Libson, and buzzsper.

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Speaker 1: Most have free and low cost options. Once you've launched,

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Speaker 1: don't be discouraged by low download numbers. It takes some

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Speaker 1: time to grow. Focus on making interesting, useful content that

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Speaker 1: provides entertainment and value. Get feedback from everyone you can

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Speaker 1: on ways to improve. Seek out online communities that would

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Speaker 1: benefit from your show and share it with them. Be

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Speaker 1: on your friends shows and invite them on yours. Most

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Speaker 1: of all, have fun. It's a way to spend your time.

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Speaker 1: So that's Lowell's advice. Now this is Laura again. I

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Speaker 1: just have one thing to add, which is that podcasting

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Speaker 1: can be a ludicrously efficient way to network ask whoever

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Speaker 1: you want to be a guest on your show. You'll

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Speaker 1: get a chance to have a conversation with someone amazing,

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Speaker 1: and it seems so much more purposeful than just asking

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Speaker 1: to pick someone's brain. So, if you're looking for a

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Speaker 1: new project and a way to meet more people, podcasting

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Speaker 1: is a great option. And hey, you never know, maybe

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Speaker 1: you'll decide to make it part of your new career.

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Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura, thanks for listening, and

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Speaker 1: here's the succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New

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