Speak Up Podcasting Academy

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Thinking of starting a business podcast? This is the place to be. Everything you need to know about starting and running a successful business podcast from choosing a name to finding guests, from seasons to promotions, and everything in between.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to the Academy
2. Welcome video
3. Questions, Discussions and Community
4. Questions, Discussions and Community Video Explainer
5. Timeline For The Academy
  FREE PREVIEW
6. Timeline Explainer video
7. Community Question - How many lessons will be released each week
1. How To Get Over Your Hangups About Podcasting - Overview
2. Hangup #1: “I hate the way I sound!”
3. Hangup #2: “But I’m not an expert!”
4. Hangup #3: “I sound really boring!”
5. Hangup #4: “What if people don’t like me?”
6. Hangup #5: “What if no one listens?”
7. Learn The Podcasting Lingo
1. The First Thing To Remember: They Ask, You Answer
2. Why You Need To Define Your Podcast
3. Why Do You Want A Podcast?
4. Topics: Choosing A Topic For Your Podcast
5. Topics: 25 Podcast Topic Ideas
6. Topics: What Is Your Podcast About?
7. Topics: How To Make Your Podcast Unique & Interesting
  FREE PREVIEW
8. Formats: Potential Formats For A Podcast
9. Formats: Which Podcast Format To Choose
10. Audience: Defining Your Audience
11. Audience: Creating Your Podcast Avatar
12. Audience: Create A Podcast That People Are Interested In
  FREE PREVIEW
13. Creating A Business Podcast
1. Names: Naming your podcast
2. Names: Things to consider with your podcast name
3. Channel Description
4. Show Description Template
5. Artwork: What is cover art and why you need it
6. Artwork: Requirements
7. Artwork: Best Practises
8. Artwork: How To Make Your Artwork – DIY or Professional
9. Artwork: Choosing A Font That’s Right For You
10. Artwork Examples And Why They Work
11. Artwork FAQs
12. Artwork: Writing A Brief For Your Artwork And Logo
13. Show Notes: What Are Show Notes And Why Do You Need Them?
14. Show Notes: The Benefits Of Writing Show Notes
15. Show Notes: How To Create Show Notes That Get You Listeners
16. Shownotes: SEO
1. Episodes: How Often To Release Episodes
2. Episodes: How Long Should An Episode Be?
3. Episodes: How To Come Up With Episode Ideas
4. Episodes: How To Capture, Collect and Organise Your Ideas
5. Episodes: Planning Your Episodes
6. Episode Scripts: Invisible Script Structure
7. Episode Scripts: How To Write A Scripted Part Of A Show
8. Episode Scripts: Tell A Story
9. Seasons: What Is ‘Podcasting In Seasons’ And How Do You Do It?
10. Seasons: Who Seasons Do And Don’t Work For
11. Seasons: How Many Episodes Should Be In A Season?
12. Seasons: The Benefits Of Podcasting In Seasons For You
13. Seasons: The Benefits Of Podcasting In Seasons For Listeners
14. Seasons: The Downsides Of Podcasting In Seasons
1. Equipment: What Do I Need And How Much Will It Cost Me?
2. Equipment: Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Buy Anything
3. Equipment: What’s Your Level Of Podcasting?
4. Equipment: Basic Equipment Everyone Needs
5. Equipment: Additional Equipment You May Need
6. Costs: So, What’s Podcasting Going To Cost Me?
1. Intro: Contents
2. Intro: Formats
3. Intro: Script Examples
4. Outro: Format & Content
5. Outro: Script Examples
6. Professionally Produced Intro & Outro
7. Music: Overview
8. Music: How To Set The Right Mood With Your Music
9. Music: Music Categories On Audio Libraries
10. Music: What Kind of Music Am I Allowed to Use?
11. Music: Can I Use Copyrighted Music on my Podcast?
12. Music: Where To Find Podcast Music
1. Presentation Skills: Basic Good Practices
2. Presentation Skills: Warm Up Your Voice
3. Presentation Skills: Stop Using Filler words
4. Presentation Skills: What Not To Wear
1. Recording: Things to consider before you sit down to record
2. Recording: Choosing a location to record
3. Recording: Recording Your Podcast
4. Recording: Audio-Only Recording - Solo
5. Recording: Video Recording – Solo or Multiple Participants
6. Recording: Double Ender Recording – Multiple Participants
7. Recording: Mobile/Offsite Recording – Solo or Multiple Participants
1. Guests: Finding Great Podcast Guests
2. Guests: Getting Big Name Guests To Grow Your Audience
3. Guests: Where To Find Guests
4. Guests: Setting yourself up for guests
5. Guests: Scheduling Apps
6. Guests: Getting Your Guests’ Information
7. Guests: Email Sequence For Your Guests
8. Guests: How To Get Guests To Share Your Episode
9. Guests: How To Deal With Difficult Guests
10. Interviewing: Interviews vs Conversations
11. Interviewing: The Art Of Doing Interviews
12. Interviewing: Do’s and Don’ts
13. Interviewing: How to Develop Your Podcast Interview Style
14. Interviewing: Interview Questions
15. Interviewing: Question Ideas
16. Listening: Overview
17. Listening: How To Create the Best Environment For Your Interviews
18. Listening: How To Be A Good Listener
1. Editing: How Much Editing Should I Do In My Podcast?
2. Editing: What I Should Edit out Of My Podcast
3. Editing: Apps
4. Editing: Video Editing Apps
5. Editing: Audio Only Editing Apps
6. Editing: Production Apps
7. Editing: Organisational Apps
8. Editing: Professional Editing and Production
9. Editing: The Best Ways To Record & Edit
1. Emails: Create A Podcast Email
2. Emails: iTunes / Apple Podcasts Email Addresses
3. Emails: How To Set Up A Gmail Address
4. Hosting: Why You Need A Podcast Hosting Service
5. Hosting: What to Look for in Podcast Hosting Services
6. Hosting: Why Choose Podbean To Host Your Podcast
7. Hosting: Other Hosting Platforms
8. Hosting: Setting Up Your Account On Podbean
9. Hosting: Upload Your Episodes To Podbean
10. Website: Setting Up Your Podcast Website
11. Website: Why You Need A Podcast Website
12. Website: Setting Up Your Website For Success
13. SEO: Keyword SEO For Podcasters
14. SEO: How To Boost Your Show’s SEO
15. Accessibility: How to Make Your Podcast Accessible (& Why You Should)
16. Accessibility: How to Improve Your Podcast Accessibility
17. Accessibility: How to Get Your Show Transcribed
1. RSS Feed: What It Is and How To Find It
2. RSS Feed: Validating Your RSS Feed
3. Podcast Directories: What Is A Podcast Directory?
4. Podcast Directories: How To Submit To The Directories
5. Podcast Directories: The Big Directories
6. Podcast Directories That Pull Your Feed From Apple
7. Podcast Directories: Other Top Podcast Directories To List Your Show
8. Podcast Directories: Claiming Your Podcast
9. iTunes: About iTunes Categories
10. iTunes: How long does it take for a podcast to appear on iTunes
11. iTunes: Solving Problems With Your Apple Feed
12. YouTube: Podcasts On YouTube
13. YouTube: How To Set Up Your Podcast YouTube Channel
14. YouTube: How To Upload Your Podcast To YouTube
15. Podcast ‘Shortlinks’: How to Link to & Share a Podcast
16. QR Codes
1. Launch: Overview
2. Launch: How To Promote Your Launch
3. Launch: How to get in the New & Noteworthy of iTunes
4. Launch: Teach People How To Listen To Your Podcast
1. Social Media: Overview
2. Social Media: Why Use Social Media
3. Social Media: Demographics Of The Major Platforms
4. Social Media: How to Use Facebook to Promote Your Podcast
5. Social Media: Creating A Community On Social Media
6. Social Media: How to get people to interact on social media
7. Social Media: How To Increase Your Subscribers On YT
1. Reviews: Why reviews are important
2. Reviews: How To Get More Reviews
3. Reviews: How To Ask For Reviews
4. Reviews: Show your audience how to leave a podcast review
5. Reviews: Keeping Track of Your Reviews
6. Reviews: How to deal with bad reviews
1. Growing: About the next few sections
2. Downloads: How Many Downloads You Should Be Getting
3. Downloads: How To Keep Increasing Your Reach
4. Surveys: Audience Surveys
5. Surveys: Ideas For Questions
6. Surveys: How To Get People To Complete Your Podcast Survey
7. Shareable: Create Shareable Podcasts
8. Shareable: Create Shareable Social Media Graphics
9. Shareable: Create Shareable Short Videos/Audiograms
10. Shareable: How To Make A Good Audiogram
11. Shareable: Audiogram Content
12. Shareable: How To Make an Audiogram
13. Shareable: How To Make an Audiogram Using Headliner
14. Shareable: How To Create Videos That Go Viral On YouTube
15. Montage Episodes: What is a Montage Episode?
16. Montage Episodes: Why Create a Montage Episode?
17. Montage Episodes: How to Create a Single Question Montage Episode
18. Montage Episodes: Potential Contributors for a Montage Episode
19. Being A Guest: How To Pitch To Be A Guest On A Podcast
20. Repurposing Your Content: How To Turn A Livestream Into A Good Podcast
21. Montage Episodes: Publishing & Promotion
22. Being A Guest: Podcast Guest Services
23. Being A Guest: How to be a great guest
1. Promotion & Advertising Overview
2. Promoting: Who You Are Promoting To?
3. Promoting: How to Create A Podcast Trailer And Why You Should
4. Promoting: How To Promote To Your Existing Audience
5. Promoting: Best Places to Promote Your Podcast
6. Promoting: Promoting Through Networking
7. Promoting: 10 Ways To Promote Your Podcast if Marketing is Not Your Strength
8. Podcast Media Kits: Overview
9. Media Kits: What To Put In Your Podcast Media Kit
10. Media Kits: Putting Together Your Media Kit
11. Media Kits: How And Where To Share Your Podcast Media Kit
12. Pitching Your Podcast To Journalists: Overview
13. Pitching To Journalists: Things To Consider
14. Pitching To Journalists: Writing Your Pitch To Journalists
15. Paid Advertising: Where To Advertise your Podcast

About this course

$299.00
201 lessons

What You Get

The Speak Up Collective Podcasting Academy isn't your usual, run-of-the-mill, 'here's all the information, off you go and learn it for yourself' course. At Speak Up, we pride ourselves on providing first class facilities to support each of our students in creating podcast and YouTube channels that are second to none.

Six months access to the huge and ever expanding Speak Up Academy library of information
In depth, detailed, step-by-step guides to every aspect of podcasting from choosing names to finding guests
Weekly live Q&A sessions with your instructor who will answer any questions you have around podcasting
Access to private community where you can connect with, support and get support from other podcasters
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