Start Your Podcast: The Live, Interactive Masterclass for Beginners

This is a live, interactive 2 hour webinar delivered by experienced podcaster and former BBC journalist Colin Kelly.

Whether you are completely new to podcasting or have started recently and are looking to grow, this course will help. It's jargon free, easy to follow and you'll have plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

With equipment recommendations for every budget and simple walk-through demos of each stage of the process, previous attendees have successfully launched their first podcast within a few hours of the session.

If you've any questions about this course or your booking please call us on 0141 628 8228 or use the contact form on our website.

We'll cover:
- What podcasts are and how they work, why you should have one
- Understanding and choosing a hosting provider
- Examples, learning from others
- Recommended equipment with advice for every budget and workflow (you might need nothing more than your smartphone or a Zoom account, or you might invest in advanced studio equipment)
- Should your podcast have video?
- Developing ideas: What will your podcast be about?
- Structuring an engaging podcast
- Practical skills: editing, interviewing, presenting
- Audio editing with Audacity
- The role of AI editing with Descript
- Monetising your podcast
- Why post production (music and advanced editing) matters
- Promoting your pocast
- Your questions answered throughout

You'll receive all the slide material and tutorial videos taking you through the audio editing process. We will demonstrate the free audio editing software Audacity but can also reference Garageband, Adobe Audition and other software you are interested in if you have a preference. We will also demonstrate the AI based audio editor Descript.

Please note this session will not be recorded but you will receive a PDF of the full slide presentation as well as access to audio editing tutorial videos.