Podcasting Made Easier with AI: A Practical Workshop

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Want to make podcasting quicker and easier? This practical workshop will show you how to use AI tools to plan, record, edit and promote your podcast.

Through live demos and step-by-step guidance, you’ll learn how tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Descript, Riverside and Adobe Podcast Studio can save you hours and spark new ideas.

Led by podcast industry expert Vic Elizabeth Turnbull, founder of MIC media, this jargon-free session is perfect for startups, founders and businesses already podcasting, or thinking about starting, who want their show to work harder for them.

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Podcasting is one of the most powerful ways to build trust, showcase your expertise, and connect with your audience. But let’s be honest, planning, editing, and promoting a podcast can take up a lot of time, especially when you’re running a business or launching a startup.

That’s where AI can help.

This special workshop to celebrate International Podcast Day will show you how to use AI tools to make podcasting easier and more effective. Through live demos and real examples, you’ll see how AI can take care of the time-consuming bits, so you can focus on creating brilliant content.

What you’ll learn:

• How AI can help you at every stage of podcasting — from planning and recording to editing and promotion.
• Simple ways to use tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Descript, Riverside, and Adobe Podcast Studio.
• How to cut down on repetitive tasks and free up your time.
• Tips to make sure your podcast still sounds like you — human, authentic, and engaging.

Why it matters:

If you’re a startup, founder, or business owner using a podcast to grow your brand, AI can save you hours every week and help you reach more people with less effort.

About your trainer:

This workshop is led by Vic Elizabeth Turnbull, founder of MIC media, a podcast production and training agency with a social heart.

Vic is a recognised podcast industry expert who has trained over 2,700 people to podcast, from charities and CICs to startups and household names like Amnesty International and Oxfam.

She’s been named one of the UK’s Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise, and is a judge for the British Podcast Awards and the International Women’s Podcast Awards.

Vic also runs MIC’s Podcast Club, a global community of nearly 2,000 podcasters, and has produced more than 60 purpose-led shows. Known for her jargon-free, straight-talking style, she makes podcasting simple, practical, and fun, even if tech usually makes you want to run a mile.

Important : To join this workshop you or your business needs to reside within a Greater Manchester local authority (Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford or Wigan).

You also need to be:

The owner of a business

OR

An aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop.

All attendees must complete this Registration Form to be able to attend . If not completed in advance you will be asked to complete before joining the workshop.

PLEASE NOTE: The Build A Business programme of funded workshops have limited places. Failure to attend on two separate occasions without prior cancellation will result in you being barred from attending future workshops. This is due to the cost of setting up each workshop and making preparations based on the number of sign-ups.

Build a Business in GM Libraries is part funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

For more information go to: www.buildabusinessgm.org