Podcast Development

Today my task was to record and edit my own podcast. I have used necessary equipment and editing software to complete my podcast. I followed instructions step by step to complete my project. I had an opportunity to go further with my publications as I am media student. I started recording my podcast with good preparation. That means I did brainstorm, prepared interview questions and choose appropriate person. Technical process took a lot of time and effort. I did recordings of questions and later I recorded answers. I thought about which sound effects I would use in my podcast and in which moments to add them. I'm happy with the sound effects in my podcast. They sound professional. I found interesting an idea to interview my fiance. He is still on his journey of learning both English and Polish language. I think the outcome is a bit funny. Then I had to think how to connect all of elements together. The most difficult part of the project was to adjust recordings in Adobe Audition and to get rid of random noises. I think I should work on this part yet and it is not finished. 

      Here I share the link to the draft to my 'Food around the world' podcast, I hope you enjoy it

                                               Food Around the World

Now I will be working on further development of my podcast and design the logo and cover using Canva and publish it on Instagram then I will upload my podcast on hosting platform Headliner. 

First I will open blank page and look for podcast logos on the left menu bar and decide which template I will use

 

I choose logo related to the podcast idea

Now I develop the logo, add the title, think about it's font, size and color

I add the background, I like the humorous look of fruit

Now I will work on launching my podcast. First I need to export my podcast and save it as a .mp3 file. 

I clink on File>Export>Multitrack Mixdown>Entire Session

Then I choose desired file extension

I will be uploading my podcast on buzzsprout which is free podcast hosting platform 

First I add the title and add description 

Next is to upload my episode by clicking 'upload new episode' and drag and drop my file

Now is to add the description of the episode and add the cover. 

Now my episode is launched and listeners can listen to it

Here I share the link to my Podcast launched on Buzzsprout: Food Around The World. Episode 1: Nicolae's Interview

Now I can embed it to my Portfolio Website by copying code 

And also I get now the RSS and now people can subscribe, stream or download my podcast

Now I will work with the podcast in Headliner software to create a short video and promote my podcast in Social Media 

I will upload my podcast here clicking at Choose file button

Now my podcast is uploaded, I can easily change it's duration if I want

I can choose the cover ratio for Social Media

Now I can work with the design

Now I can choose the template

I choose purple one 

Now is to add the text

This is the result:

                                       

And now the software is doing the process of creation:

Here is the final outcome and I can share it immediately on my Social Media such as Facebook or Instagram

Now I add promotional post to my professional Instagram account and add promotional video, I add description and few hashtags

In the next blog post I will show how I add the final outcome to my website. 

Now I have done my creation of podcast cover and promotional video of it. I shared my work on Instagram and also I will add it to my website as a part of my portfolio. The cover for my podcast was easy and convenient to create because now I'm more familiar with Canva software. There was many free templates that I could use. I like work with Canva. It help me to express my imagination. I choose the template and worked on improving it. I think the template good relates to the subject of my podcast. I think the background is adding energy and humor. What could be improved is the fact that the logo could be a little bit more on the right and that the circle does not overlap the edge and also leaves of the ananas could be shorter. All the process of launching and hosting the podcast was quite easy. Then the work on promotional video was ran conveniently. I followed the steps to create it. I like the purple color so I used it, I added wave and the title. I think all elements good working together.

Sources:

https://www.bcast.fm/blog/podcast-cover-art

https://castos.com/podcast-name/

https://podcastmovement.com/resources/5-tips-to-come-up-with-a-unique-and-creative-name-for-your-podcast/

https://squadcast.fm/blog/podcast-cover-art-best-practices/