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PNME 2007 #14: Striving for Excellence: The Passion and Pain of Producing a Professional “How To” Video Podcast

Podcast and New Media Expo 2007: Video podcasting is just beginning but it has the potential to compete with and eventually outshine broadcast TV. Be a part of this adventure. Join us as we discuss how to improve your podcast by marrying professional video production values with targeted niche content. This is not a session about what microphone or camera to buy. Instead we’ll discuss how to write, shoot, edit, and shape your video into a tight professional story that looks and sounds as good as anything on TV. Then we’ll go further and discuss how to use the unique strengths of podcasting like portability, niche-casting, and community building, to go way beyond anything TV can do. Our show Let’s Knit2gether – the first video podcast about knitting, gets rave reviews from broadcasters and knitters alike. We’ll show you what we’re doing, what’s worked, the mistakes we’ve made, and all the challenges along the way. If you want to take your video podcast to the next level, then this session is for you. Instructors: CAT Susch and Eric Susch from LetsKnit2gether.com.

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A post on my personal site has caused quite a stir among the podcast glitterati, some comments public and some private. I felt it worthwhile to ensure that Podcast Academy readers had an opportunity to respond. Here it is.

PNME 2007 #13: Guerilla Love: How To Get Your Name Out There, Share The Love of Life and Make’em Smile!

Podcast and New Media Expo 2007: Guerilla marketing and social networking go a long way toward awareness of your show/product/service. With information overload everywhere we turn, how can you generate interest and get your brand “out there”? Traditional methods often get lost in the chaos. KFC will introduce you to simple and inexpensive tricks to spreading the word. Speak to your audience before they even know who you are using basic business principles with a little imagination! “KFC” has become a master at promoting her shows on a shoestring budget. Instructor: Karen “KFC” Blanchette from Podchick.com

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If you’d like to keep up to date with everything going on please follow me on Twitter. When I first set up my blogs I spent a bunch of time setting up “Asides,” basically short quips and interesting facts I could easily post to the sites. In recent months Twitter has emerged as the superior vehicle for micro-blogging and replaced my need for Asides here on the sites. So what should you do? Follow me.

PNME 2007 #12: Scripted Stories: Views on the New Wave of Serial Video Content From Independent Video Podcasters

Podcast and New Media Expo 2007:With the increased popularity of video podcasting, this panel will discuss the first hand experiences of producing scripted serialized video podcasts. We will help to define the difference between “vlogs” or video diaries from the new wave of independent scripted series content created specifically for online and portable media. We will also share our decisions to produce for this medium as well as the lessons we have learned and successes we have had along the way. If you are thinking about producing regular episodes of your show with a regular cast, this session will give you the insight you need to avoid common mistakes and hear from those that are already finding success. Instructors: Julie Daman of Nontourage, Hayden Black of Goodnight Burbank, Stephen McCandless of Caution Zero Network, and Chris McCaleb of Big Fantastic.

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BIAS Peak Pro 6 has officially been released. It updates the popular audio editing, processing and mastering application with many new features including specific podcasting features such as the ability to author and upload podcasts directly from within Peak. I am a long time user of the Peak Pro product and have been running it in Beta since last April. If it is any indication of my enthusiasm for the new product, I’ve used it exclusively as my audio editor since last summer.

PNME 2007 #11: The 7 Secrets of Monetization That Big Media Hopes You Don’t Figure Out

Podcast and New Media Expo 2007: Ad insertion is only the beginning of the financial faucet that is “Big Media.” Hollywood doesn’t rest until their shows on are on the side of cereal boxes and Podcasters can, and should, take the same attitude. Join Paul Colligan, co-author of The Business Podcasting Bible and host of the Profitable Podcasting Podcast for an interactive hour of monetizing mash-up that brings the best of what Podcasters can learn from Big Media with the opportunities that only New Media can bring to the table. Be prepared to take home a business plan worthy of any media mogul. Last year we learned that we were the media. This year we become the machine. Paul is well-known for his creative ways to monetize content. If you intend to make money with your media, don’t miss this session. Instructor: Paul Colligan from PaulColligan.com

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