Ep 15 The adventure of creating your show notes (and other bits and pieces)

Pilar talks about some of her adventures when recording and editing an episode, as well as a more holistic decision she made about content. The 2nd part of the episode covers the 4th part of episode production: consolidation.

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Mis-adventures in recording
I talk about a recent problem with the tech recording for Gastronostalgia. I couldn't get into the recording app, I tried 2 browsers and even the phone, and it wasn't working. It's important to have a plan B that you can easily move to.

We moved to Zoom, but I think an app I had previously installed supposed to remove. background noise kicked in, and the audio was terrible. I'd forgotten to have a local recording on Audacity! Be careful with noise-cancelling apps that are designed to work with the in-built microphone, as they work in a funny way with proper microphones. Make sure you test the app with your kit.

The second mis-adventure relates to the two planes in which we might operate when we're recording: producer and host. I do get distracted sometimes when I start to think about how I'm going to edit the episode, or if there is background noise at my end or the guest's... and that leads to not being present or listening to the guest. Which can lead to embarrassing situations.  Is this something that happens to you? I would love to hear!

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I have an adventure about content, how personal we can get in what we share. Recently I added a piece of content to Facilitation Stories talking about my personal experience attending a workshop which took me out of my comfort zone and challenged my values. Knowing the audience of FS might share the experience, or how the experience affected me, I decided to include it.

It also helped that I had a guest on the show who's a friend, so I was able to share it with him and get his opinion, and in the process, share it with listeners. This is the episode.

We need to sense what's appropriate and know the value it will bring to the listener.

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I'll be taking a break until mid-January. It's ok to take a break, many podcasters get burnt out. Listeners will stay with you, although it's worth knowing that some apps will pause downloads for subscribers if you don't release regularly.

You can republish some episodes if you want to keep your feed "warm", and add an introduction. (The Bestseller Experiment does this very well.)

Recently I did a socially-distanced voiceover job, it was a bit weird, but interesting, and a bit like recording over audio-only.

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CONSOLIDATION of your episodes.
More show notes on this section on the website version of the show notes. 

I cover my choices and advice on using:
1. Show notes.
The text accompanying your audio, useful for both listeners and to draw listeners in. Make sure they have all links and resources you mention, as well as information on guests. I share my decisions around

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2. Episode images
Very easy to create in canva.com and sometimes this is integrated with your media host.
3. Audiograms
4. Transcripts
Check out Otter.ai and Descript

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