Starting or doing an Audio book
Greetings and blessings all.
For those who want to do a podcast and or audio book steps of things to do and or think about prior to publishing your works.
1st off, a quiet room, (not in a kitchen or room with tile or (non carpeted floor).
No people and or pets wandering around, if you do this in your bedroom shut the door.
There are a common amount of podcasts made by younger individuals who do these recordings with their friends in the kitchen and you hear the dog walking across hard floors, other family members opening a fridge door, people walking in with their keys jingling, etc. and those sounds will instantly rocket your podcast to Rank Amateur, people are overly critical especially when they don't have to pay for something.
Though you are doing this out of your drive to publish whatever your works are, and 99.999% of the time it will be a free publication, you still want to have a clean professional publication. any background noise that is not part of the publication, music, sound F/X, etc should be scrubbed and redone.
2nd) Move any cell phones away from your computer:
(reason) Cell phones tend to "ping" their network to check for messages update links, etc. when it does that, if you have your cell phone laying next to your computer or recording device, the transmissions tend to get picked up by the mic's wiring and though you wont hear it until playback you will get a buzzing or "TZZ TZZ TZZZ, TZZZZZZZZZZz, TZZ TZZ" audio interference on your recording that can be loud enough to cover your voice depending on how close the cell phone is to your mic wires. No cell phones as they update or connect at least 2-5 times per ten minutes, and that's a lot of interference over a half hour recording.
3rd) Start recording your first podcast (but don't publish it)
I know everyone gets excited to start one up and get out in the world. However you "NEED!" to get used to your voice. 90% of people think their own voice sucks when they listen to it as a "voice actor or reader" women have it easier then guys, because female voices on a podcast are great regardless of who it is. you may think your voice sucks but it doesn't to everyone else.
Getting comfortable with your voice will usually take about three podcasts or 4-5 chapters.
Once you get into the production mode and some experiance under your belt go back and re-record your podcast/Audiobook (without the uum's, and uuh, and "doh!") edit those out, along with any long pauses you may have.
4th) Get good headphones to listen to play backs:
Do not get the smaller headphones that comes with walkmans/ipods, no earbuds. Go to radio-shack or something and spend at least $30 on the big (completely cover the ear) headphones. What this does is it plays the low tones as well as the high tones, so you can get a good sampling of your recording quality. Headphones will allow you to hear audio flaws better then open speakers will. This will set a landmark for your recording quality. if its good for headphones then it will be great over speakers.
5th) Be aware of your computer's fan noise. Most people do not have a professional recording studio and will be doing this with their computer or laptop. the fan on your computer can be very annoying to those listening to your podcast or audiobook.
What I did to help squelch my computer (true story) is I got a couple of those metal 5 lb weights you put on the end of the free weight bars (like a flat metal disk that has 5LB stamped on it.
I put a couple of them in the freezer, then when my fan kicks on, I take it out of the freezer and place my computer on it (laptop). It cools the bottom (core) down enough to have the fan kick down to low where it can not be heard over the recording. My first couple podcasts had the annoying fan on it, I didn't get that straightened out till the third podcast.
6th) Pacing. Some people talk slower then others, talk slow with minor pauses and you will loose your crowd. keep things going fast and energetic, edit pauses out of your podcast. if you feel tired or not 100% you can put it off until after a nap or another day.
Here again I started my first podcast on the tail end of a cold with a sore throat. (No idea what I was thinking) I was tired of the gaming podcasts that failed to cover the game I was interested in (oblivion) so started on myself out of frustration. (still going after three years with thousands of downloads so I managed to get past all my newbi mistakes)
7th) unless it's an audio book, consider a Co-host:
If you can find one, some minor banter or better yet, minor conflict between the host and co-host, makes for interesting things to listen to., to view points over something tends to get people engaged, regardless of who they may agree with, they will come back for more. A "yes-man" tend to make a podcast a bit boring, so let someone else throw out opinions if they conflict with yours articulate the whys on your view point (vs arguing with anger) and you will have a stellar podcast that people will want to listen to because it shows intelligence
8th) minimize sound f/x, music:
Not to say don't have music or F/X in your podcast or audio book, but unless your doing a type of radio play, it's really not needed and it doesn't make it anymore professional to do that.
I personally use no Sound F/X, though I could, I don't. some types of podcasts call for it, so it depends on what your doing, some podcasts will need sound F/X, use discretion on the type your making.
I use the same "hook" on all my podcasts (music intro and outro) I do my podcast hook music (you hear the music track and it identifys my podcast as its the same, then I do an audio introduction of what the podcast covers (which game I'm covering), then do a separate music track from the game I am covering, then fade it out and get into it. It seems to be a decent formula, as most follow that format, however you can do it anyway you want, just stay consistant with your format across all your Podcasts/Chapters. People will getinto your format and know how to follow or track where your at.
There was a guy I listened to who decided he was going to put music hooks between every segment within a single podcast with no rhyme or reason as to which song for what it was leading into, it sounded bad, cheesy, and well, the podcast was gone within three months. No one wanted to listen to it, as with me, I looked back a handful of months later to see if he made his podcast better and it was gone. some times less is better.
9th) Audio Levels. Make sure your recordings are loud and clear:
People can turn down the volume, but there is a maximum to turn it up, and if your sitting away from the mic and don't talk loud they CANT HEAR YOU!!!
Life has background noise, if they are in a car, and they have you cranked up and can't hear you, your done as a podcaster.
One person talked so quiet, then the hook played and practically blew my speakers because the music was spliced in at normal levels but the voice was ultra quiet so you had to crank it up to max to hardly hear the person but the music would blast you out of the house.
Women tend to do this more then guys. (Don't be shy just because the whole world is listening to you *wink*) Be aware of your recording input levels and speak loud and clear. Don't shout, and don't distort, just enough that your voice is matching the audio level of any music/FX spliced into your podcast/Audiobook.
I have a USB microphone. when I get close to my mic any P's or T's pronounced would spike my audio recording what was annoying and bad. I took a wire hanger from my closet, and shaped and cut a cover for my mic. it makes a flat ring between me and the mic, kind of like what you see on the "behind the scene documentaries for voice recordings" I used paper towel as my fabric. what it does is allows sound to the mike but physically stops the air from P's and T's from hitting the mic, thus eliminating the brief sound spikes that occurs.
simply put a physical barrier between your mouth and the mike is needed for a professional type recording. I also distanced it a little ways from my mike and I always know how far away I need to be to get the best recording level, not too close and not far away (which makes the sound level drop)
10th) Content:
Well that's up to you. Your podcast or Audio book, but you will hit that wall or burnout stage. Keep going, what kills a podcast faster then anything is people who fade off for months at a time. people like to get stuff and lots of it. I am guilty of this myself, I have had whole quarters go by with nothing published, (3 months) your numbers drop really fast, and it takes a few months to get them back. so once or twice a week is stellar, once a month is okay for audio book chapters, anything less then that and you should considering doing your series first then publish it. (if it's an audio book)
11th: cost: $$$$
Free podcast stick with free hosts. Of the different ones I have looked over, www.mypodcast.com is the best. others limit how many you can have on "free" service or how many can be downloaded per month on "Free" service. mypodcast.com does not limit how many you can publish or how many can be downloaded. They do stick a "my podcast dot com" commercial at the front of your podcast, but, hey, they are paying for it so who cares right?
For audio books DO NOT go with a podcast hosting site, go hit www.podiobooks.com (not for podcasters, only for audio books)
It's free and you get money from people who donate to your book.
The thing for podiobooks however is you will need to complete your book first prior to publishing it with them, (I personally suggest getting at least half of your audio book done first if not all of it first)
If your making an audio book then you are going pro (granted indi-pro) but pro none the less, treat it as such, even if you give it away for free.
Go to podiobooks.com and download a couple and you can get a feel of what you need to do to make you book.
finally getting paid:
Don't expect to make lots of $$ from podcasts or your first couple books. If it becomes popular the best thing is to keep giving away for free, but sell Tee's coffee mugs, stuff like that.
Your saying "What?!" seriously. people will drop money to get the shirts and mugs and other stuff. set up a site for a chat board, advertise the stuff to buy there and or a "paypal donation" type thing. but if you charge for your content people will leave in droves. making it an option and you will see some reward for your work. If you want to be a published writer then you will have to publish your book in printed media, and let people buy your books.
There is (true story) a podiobook author who gets lots of downloads of his free audio book. He gets letters all the time for a "printed" book to buy because people want it. he had to make a printed version because of all the request, but most of the money he makes is from coffee mugs and tee-shirts, enough money to pay for his new computer, website stuff and to pay his bills.
and lastly my advice to newbies.
DO it because you want to, not because you think your going to get rich. you have to expect to never make a dime off of it. with that expectation, anything you make is all that more rewarding.
I personally do not ask for $$ or donations. though I have received a few requests for mugs and shirts so will eventually need to design something for that.
So that's the quick and dirty start up check list for those who have never done this before.
There should be a big discussion on equipment, I'll make a separate thread for that one.
Any other tips or questions feel free to drop a line :)
For those who want to do a podcast and or audio book steps of things to do and or think about prior to publishing your works.
1st off, a quiet room, (not in a kitchen or room with tile or (non carpeted floor).
No people and or pets wandering around, if you do this in your bedroom shut the door.
There are a common amount of podcasts made by younger individuals who do these recordings with their friends in the kitchen and you hear the dog walking across hard floors, other family members opening a fridge door, people walking in with their keys jingling, etc. and those sounds will instantly rocket your podcast to Rank Amateur, people are overly critical especially when they don't have to pay for something.
Though you are doing this out of your drive to publish whatever your works are, and 99.999% of the time it will be a free publication, you still want to have a clean professional publication. any background noise that is not part of the publication, music, sound F/X, etc should be scrubbed and redone.
2nd) Move any cell phones away from your computer:
(reason) Cell phones tend to "ping" their network to check for messages update links, etc. when it does that, if you have your cell phone laying next to your computer or recording device, the transmissions tend to get picked up by the mic's wiring and though you wont hear it until playback you will get a buzzing or "TZZ TZZ TZZZ, TZZZZZZZZZZz, TZZ TZZ" audio interference on your recording that can be loud enough to cover your voice depending on how close the cell phone is to your mic wires. No cell phones as they update or connect at least 2-5 times per ten minutes, and that's a lot of interference over a half hour recording.
3rd) Start recording your first podcast (but don't publish it)
I know everyone gets excited to start one up and get out in the world. However you "NEED!" to get used to your voice. 90% of people think their own voice sucks when they listen to it as a "voice actor or reader" women have it easier then guys, because female voices on a podcast are great regardless of who it is. you may think your voice sucks but it doesn't to everyone else.
Getting comfortable with your voice will usually take about three podcasts or 4-5 chapters.
Once you get into the production mode and some experiance under your belt go back and re-record your podcast/Audiobook (without the uum's, and uuh, and "doh!") edit those out, along with any long pauses you may have.
4th) Get good headphones to listen to play backs:
Do not get the smaller headphones that comes with walkmans/ipods, no earbuds. Go to radio-shack or something and spend at least $30 on the big (completely cover the ear) headphones. What this does is it plays the low tones as well as the high tones, so you can get a good sampling of your recording quality. Headphones will allow you to hear audio flaws better then open speakers will. This will set a landmark for your recording quality. if its good for headphones then it will be great over speakers.
5th) Be aware of your computer's fan noise. Most people do not have a professional recording studio and will be doing this with their computer or laptop. the fan on your computer can be very annoying to those listening to your podcast or audiobook.
What I did to help squelch my computer (true story) is I got a couple of those metal 5 lb weights you put on the end of the free weight bars (like a flat metal disk that has 5LB stamped on it.
I put a couple of them in the freezer, then when my fan kicks on, I take it out of the freezer and place my computer on it (laptop). It cools the bottom (core) down enough to have the fan kick down to low where it can not be heard over the recording. My first couple podcasts had the annoying fan on it, I didn't get that straightened out till the third podcast.
6th) Pacing. Some people talk slower then others, talk slow with minor pauses and you will loose your crowd. keep things going fast and energetic, edit pauses out of your podcast. if you feel tired or not 100% you can put it off until after a nap or another day.
Here again I started my first podcast on the tail end of a cold with a sore throat. (No idea what I was thinking) I was tired of the gaming podcasts that failed to cover the game I was interested in (oblivion) so started on myself out of frustration. (still going after three years with thousands of downloads so I managed to get past all my newbi mistakes)
7th) unless it's an audio book, consider a Co-host:
If you can find one, some minor banter or better yet, minor conflict between the host and co-host, makes for interesting things to listen to., to view points over something tends to get people engaged, regardless of who they may agree with, they will come back for more. A "yes-man" tend to make a podcast a bit boring, so let someone else throw out opinions if they conflict with yours articulate the whys on your view point (vs arguing with anger) and you will have a stellar podcast that people will want to listen to because it shows intelligence
8th) minimize sound f/x, music:
Not to say don't have music or F/X in your podcast or audio book, but unless your doing a type of radio play, it's really not needed and it doesn't make it anymore professional to do that.
I personally use no Sound F/X, though I could, I don't. some types of podcasts call for it, so it depends on what your doing, some podcasts will need sound F/X, use discretion on the type your making.
I use the same "hook" on all my podcasts (music intro and outro) I do my podcast hook music (you hear the music track and it identifys my podcast as its the same, then I do an audio introduction of what the podcast covers (which game I'm covering), then do a separate music track from the game I am covering, then fade it out and get into it. It seems to be a decent formula, as most follow that format, however you can do it anyway you want, just stay consistant with your format across all your Podcasts/Chapters. People will getinto your format and know how to follow or track where your at.
There was a guy I listened to who decided he was going to put music hooks between every segment within a single podcast with no rhyme or reason as to which song for what it was leading into, it sounded bad, cheesy, and well, the podcast was gone within three months. No one wanted to listen to it, as with me, I looked back a handful of months later to see if he made his podcast better and it was gone. some times less is better.
9th) Audio Levels. Make sure your recordings are loud and clear:
People can turn down the volume, but there is a maximum to turn it up, and if your sitting away from the mic and don't talk loud they CANT HEAR YOU!!!
Life has background noise, if they are in a car, and they have you cranked up and can't hear you, your done as a podcaster.
One person talked so quiet, then the hook played and practically blew my speakers because the music was spliced in at normal levels but the voice was ultra quiet so you had to crank it up to max to hardly hear the person but the music would blast you out of the house.
Women tend to do this more then guys. (Don't be shy just because the whole world is listening to you *wink*) Be aware of your recording input levels and speak loud and clear. Don't shout, and don't distort, just enough that your voice is matching the audio level of any music/FX spliced into your podcast/Audiobook.
I have a USB microphone. when I get close to my mic any P's or T's pronounced would spike my audio recording what was annoying and bad. I took a wire hanger from my closet, and shaped and cut a cover for my mic. it makes a flat ring between me and the mic, kind of like what you see on the "behind the scene documentaries for voice recordings" I used paper towel as my fabric. what it does is allows sound to the mike but physically stops the air from P's and T's from hitting the mic, thus eliminating the brief sound spikes that occurs.
simply put a physical barrier between your mouth and the mike is needed for a professional type recording. I also distanced it a little ways from my mike and I always know how far away I need to be to get the best recording level, not too close and not far away (which makes the sound level drop)
10th) Content:
Well that's up to you. Your podcast or Audio book, but you will hit that wall or burnout stage. Keep going, what kills a podcast faster then anything is people who fade off for months at a time. people like to get stuff and lots of it. I am guilty of this myself, I have had whole quarters go by with nothing published, (3 months) your numbers drop really fast, and it takes a few months to get them back. so once or twice a week is stellar, once a month is okay for audio book chapters, anything less then that and you should considering doing your series first then publish it. (if it's an audio book)
11th: cost: $$$$
Free podcast stick with free hosts. Of the different ones I have looked over, www.mypodcast.com is the best. others limit how many you can have on "free" service or how many can be downloaded per month on "Free" service. mypodcast.com does not limit how many you can publish or how many can be downloaded. They do stick a "my podcast dot com" commercial at the front of your podcast, but, hey, they are paying for it so who cares right?
For audio books DO NOT go with a podcast hosting site, go hit www.podiobooks.com (not for podcasters, only for audio books)
It's free and you get money from people who donate to your book.
The thing for podiobooks however is you will need to complete your book first prior to publishing it with them, (I personally suggest getting at least half of your audio book done first if not all of it first)
If your making an audio book then you are going pro (granted indi-pro) but pro none the less, treat it as such, even if you give it away for free.
Go to podiobooks.com and download a couple and you can get a feel of what you need to do to make you book.
finally getting paid:
Don't expect to make lots of $$ from podcasts or your first couple books. If it becomes popular the best thing is to keep giving away for free, but sell Tee's coffee mugs, stuff like that.
Your saying "What?!" seriously. people will drop money to get the shirts and mugs and other stuff. set up a site for a chat board, advertise the stuff to buy there and or a "paypal donation" type thing. but if you charge for your content people will leave in droves. making it an option and you will see some reward for your work. If you want to be a published writer then you will have to publish your book in printed media, and let people buy your books.
There is (true story) a podiobook author who gets lots of downloads of his free audio book. He gets letters all the time for a "printed" book to buy because people want it. he had to make a printed version because of all the request, but most of the money he makes is from coffee mugs and tee-shirts, enough money to pay for his new computer, website stuff and to pay his bills.
and lastly my advice to newbies.
DO it because you want to, not because you think your going to get rich. you have to expect to never make a dime off of it. with that expectation, anything you make is all that more rewarding.
I personally do not ask for $$ or donations. though I have received a few requests for mugs and shirts so will eventually need to design something for that.
So that's the quick and dirty start up check list for those who have never done this before.
There should be a big discussion on equipment, I'll make a separate thread for that one.
Any other tips or questions feel free to drop a line :)
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Permalink Reply by crookedpath on -
If you are working with a laptop, or you have a digital recorder, you have another option for where to record - your car. Most modern cars are designed to be near perfect accoustic environments, so that your car stereo sounds awesome, especially in the driver's seat. Unless it is parked on a busy street, your car is practically your own professional sound booth.
For in-home recording, you can improve the quality for relatively small expense, by adding a mixer. Behringer make a range of decent mixers that start at around $40 for two channels. I use a 12-channel one I picked up used for $100, and it is almost as good as the $4000 Mackie mixer Iused to use.
To make your recording sound more professional - and easier on the ear - try processing the recording. You can use Audacity on a PC (it is free) to both record and process. There are two processes that will make a big difference, compression and normalization. Compression will take care of a lot of audio boo-boos like when you get a sound that is overblown, or exceeds the range of your mic. It just makes the recording sound a little cleaner, a little richer. Normalization is great for evening out the volume of the final recording, so your into music for a segment doesn't blast out too loud while your interview with Pagan Celebrity A is too quiet. It won't compensate for awful recording, but it will prevent you hurting you listeners' ears too much...
Oh, and those free, unlimited accounts... if you get enough hits, they'll still cut you off, because there is always a limit even if they say unlimited (I got cut off because one specific episode got downloaded a prodigious number of times, way above my usual numbers, and my host closed my account because I used up all their bandwidth!). I've ended up paying for a dedicated server to host my podcast (The Crooked Path), though as it counts as advertizing for my business ({Pendraig Publishing), I'll be able to claim the cost as an expense on my taxes. If you sell those T-shirts and coffee mugs, you'l technically be running a business too, so you might be able to claim your running costs on your taxes, if you are getting some income from the result.
Lastly, when it comes to a mic, condenser mics are best, but they will pick up every sound from your environment, including the dog barking down the road that you didn't hear, and they require phantom power, from either a mixer or the usb port. Dynamic mics are cheaper, they only pick up what is close to the mic, and are more than adequate for most podcasting uses. I used to use a condenser mic all the time, but now the only time I use one is recording in the car, or when using my digital recorder in the field - it has a stereo condenser mic, but it also cost a lot of money. I recorded the interview with Orion Foxwood at Pantheacon this way, and also the Wendy Rule concert in Las Vegas.
Bendith,
Peter
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Permalink Reply by Externus TerraModus on -
Greetings and blessings Peter..
This is more geared to those who want to get their toes wet into recording. As far as those with money and such, then this topic is mostly a mute point.
In response, so far, with "free" no pay sites. most free places limit you to say 10-15 or so podcasts then you have to delete older ones to post new ones or move up to "pay" status. So far, mypodcast.com doesn't require that, which is why it is the best one so far that I have found for free for those who want to start with no money down. If they go to pay status and then slip back to free status they tend to loose everything.
Myodcast.com makes their money by advertisers attaching advertising to your podcast.
as a podcaster you can opt to allow that for free or charge advertisers to post on your podcast. I was "kicked off" once, but that was due to me denying an advertiser onto my podcast (it had nothing to do with what I was pod casting about, and the advertising seemed more like spam then advertising) but then I also didn't charge advertisers to post on my podcast so everyone wanted to because they could advertise for free.
Now I do charge, so people wont advertise unless it's legitimate. I have never been kicked off or shut down due to bandwidth issues, which is why I recommended it, but then, it's just a recommendation for those who are casual and want to try it out. If I was to go pro like with the x-play podcast in my case, I would not be doing the free podcast rout, I would, like you, pay for a server.
You do have a point on the free things to watch out for, but for those just starting, its more about learning and experience then worrying about heavy bandwidth.
I have had months where I had well over the bandwidth requirements that podbean and places like that would cut you off and shut you down for, until the following month, meaning your podcast is "unavailable", as you experienced.
What was the site that dropped you and closed your account down? it would be good to give people a heads up on that one, as well as how many downloads you got when they cut you off.
As far as podiobooks.com goes, I have never heard of one account that was closed down do to "too much" bandwidth being used, but then it is not for podcasts, it's exclusively for audio books..
In regards equipment and software I'll start a new thread now. (Software and Equipment)
This thread was intended for those who are wanting to spend, like a total of $40 or less, to get up and started for everything. mostly its about getting people to just do it and figure out how to get into their own podcasts and some common issues newbies run across. So more like guidelines and pitfalls then hard laws written in stone.
Any recording or production tips would be great, it sounds like you got a lot of experience. Perhaps you can mention some of your learning curve issues or mistakes for others to watch out for, as well as things you did right or at least, what works for you in your production. :)
Information as always great. what was some issues you ran across when you first started, or things that prompted you to upgrade or change your equipment?
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Permalink Reply by crookedpath on
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"What was the site that dropped you and closed your account down? it would be good to give people a heads up on that one, as well as how many downloads you got when they cut you off."
It wasn't a podcast-specific service, but a web hosting service that "promised" unlimited bandwidth storage, called Omnis. I had an interview with Ann and Dave Finnin of the Clan of Tubal Cain, and I believe it was something in the region of 1000 simultaneous downloads that made them pull my account, because it was reventing other customers on the same server from getting any bandwidth.
I should point out that I manage, dsign and code websites for a living, so my story is not typical. I considered the podcast hosting services, but they didn't give me the flexibility I wanted. So now I pay through the nose for a dedicated server, but I get exactly what I want :o) If there is anything to be learnt here for new folk, it is to watch out, because that "free" hobby will end up taking your time, money, and everything else, as it iwll become an obsession if you don't get bored with it by month two...
Mylearning curve was pretty easy, because I have a degree in Media Production (joint major in animation and vide production), so I already had the basic skills to do decent recording, and I had been teaching in both my coven and in local stores for years, so I'm comfortable speaking to an audience. I did make the mistake of getting too ambitious wit hthe hardware at first - I was lucky enough to be given a 32-channel Mackie studio mixer that had been used by the company i work for (a major movie studio) to record voice-over for animations and foreign language dubs, so you can imagine the quality. Well, the downside is that quality calls for quality - it required professional monitor speakers, top-notch cabling, etc. I was going to use it with Pro-Tools, but I saw my space being eaten up with cables and equipment. Then I did that interview with the Finnins, using the little 12-channel mixer I use now, and my laptop, and Audacity. It came out great. So now that is what I use, and I just sold the mixer (that still hurt, it is a beautiful thing...).
It took me a while to settle on a format, because I was torn between doing what seemed to work for all the most popular podcasts, and what I enjoyed the most. In the end the latter won out, partly because if you don't do what you enjoy, you are not going to keep it up, and partly because if I copied the others, I wouldn't have anything unique to "sell" to the listeners. So I just started doing what felt good for me, and it turns out that quite a lot of people like the way I do things.
sometimes I use a script, but mostly I just use bullet-points. I tend to talk about things that I am very familiar with, and the bullet points make sure I don't leave something out, while allowing me to come across as natural and relaxed. But you really do need to know your subject for this to work. If I'm covering something that requires accuracy, or refers to the writings of another, I will use a script for that part, to make sure everything is legit, but I've had acting experience, which makes it easier to read from a script in a natural way. I have to admit that an improv class, if you can afford one, is worth its weight in gold. My boss at work sent me on a 6-week improv class, because she feels they help with business presentations. Boy am I grateful for that :o)
Choosing a topic can be difficult - I solved that by offering a Crooked Path T-shirt to anyone who suggested a topic that I used. I did that for about a year, and now I find it relatively easy to come up with a tpoic for each show. Now my problem is finding time to record!
Bendith,
Peter
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Permalink Reply by David Carron on -
Nice little write-up.
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Permalink Reply by JenniferCaress on
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Or you can do what I did, and hire out :-P
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