The Podcast Asylum

What’s a podcast and why should you care?

Before the year ends, would you like to check “learn about podcasting” off your to-do list? About a dozen communicators have already signed up for ‘Professor’ Donna Papacosta’s next free Webinar, Podcasting 101 for Communicators and Marketers, scheduled for 2 p.m. Eastern on December 5. Would you like to join them?

Here’s what one participant said after a recent session:

Thanks for a great webinar! You do a great job of sharing important information while still keeping everyone involved. I’ll be sure to recommend the webinar to anyone I know who’s curious about how podcasting can help their business. –John Watkis

In this 45-minute session, we cover what podcasting is all about; how to find podcasts relevant to your interests; how organizations are using audio for internal and external communications; and how to sell the idea to management.

I like to keep the number of attendees small so that people can ask questions. So if you’re interested, sign up soon! To attend, all you need is a phone and an Internet connection. To register, send an email to trafcom@gmail.com. Did I mention that it’s free?

Professor Goetsch got together with some of her favorite podcasters at the Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, CA, at the end of September, 2007. The photographer is Stefan Didak.

Are you wondering what’s involved in creating a podcast? Are you curious about the kinds of audio files your corporate communications colleagues are producing? Get answers to your questions at Donna Papacosta’s next free 45-minute Webinar: Podcasting 101 for Communicators and Marketers on June 19, 2007, at 2 p.m. EDT.In this fun, fast-paced session, we’ll discuss:

• What podcasting is all about
• How to find podcasts relevant to your interests
• How organizations are using audio for internal and external communications
• How to create a podcast
• How to sell the idea to management

You need just a computer, an Internet connection and a phone to attend, but you must register in advance. Send ‘Professor’ Papacosta an email to book your spot. Space is limited.

‘Professor’ Goetsch will be representing the Podcast Asylum at the Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, California this September. Keep an eye out for the white coat!

Free 45-minute Webinar: Podcasting 101 for Communicators and Marketers, March 20, 2007, 2 p.m. EST

Donna Papacosta explains what podcasting is all about; how to find podcasts relevant to your interests; how organizations are using audio for internal and external communications; how to sell the idea to management. You need just a computer and an Internet connection to attend, but you must register in advance. Send an email to book your spot.

Penny Haynes finally talked me into presenting at one of her Virtual Podcasting Expos. I find the interface a little awkward, mostly because I can’t see the audience. One advantage a virtual expo has over a teleseminar, however, is that I’ll be able to see who’s in the ‘room&#rsquo; with me. Since my presentation is at 8 AM Pacific, I’m guessing it won’t be a lot of my fellow Californians, but that’s well into the afternoon in Europe, so I’m hoping that Anna Farmery of ‘The Engaging Brand’ and Heather Gorringe from ‘Wiggly Wigglers’ will drop in to show some solidarity. (They’re both presenting, too, and I’m looking forward to hearing them.)

So what am I talking about? Finding and Developing Content, Show After Show. If you’re pretty sure you can handle the technology and time commitment of podcasting, but don’t know what to talk about, this presentation is for you.

There’s a huge collection of freebies for conference attendees, including recordings of all the sessions, so I’d say it’s probably worth the $49.95 for two-day admission.

Disclosure: if you click on the logo up there and register, I get an affiliate credit. You pay the same amount whether you register through me or not, though.