Engaged Researcher Online - How to Podcast Your Research

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Are you struggling to engage with public audiences beyond the usual suspects? Do you want to widen your professional network? Could you be the authoritative voice in your field? If these questions resonate with you then podcasting could be the answer. This training will give you all the skills, tools and information you need to get started with creating a compelling podcast, keep going after the first flurry of excitement, and increase your overall impact. The training will be led by Dr Anna Ploszajski, an award-winning materials scientist, writer, presenter, podcaster, performer, trainer and storyteller based in London.

• PhD students
• Post-docs
• Researchers
• Public Engagement Professionals

Number of sessions: 1

PART 1: PLANNING In this part, we’ll be covering all the reasons to start a podcast… and all the reasons not to! We’ll generate ideas, make sure our aims and audience are aligned, and discuss all of the elements that go into setting it all up, including music, artwork and booking guests. By the end, participants will have created the idea for their podcast, be clear about their intensions for it, and have a simple roadmap for getting started. PART 2: DOING This part covers the practicalities of recording – what hardware you need, how to set up the room, recording and editing software, and how to get the best out of guests in interviews. We’ll talk about distribution, marketing, growing an audience and how to make sure your podcast is as accessible as possible. By the end, participants will know what they need to buy, how to go about recording, and how to get their first episodes out there. ACT 3: MAINTAINING In this final part, we’ll talk about how to get a podcast beyond its first five or ten episodes. We’ll discuss how to retain audience engagement, how to be agile and evolve a format, and how to re-brand to keep it fresh. We’ll reflect on how to measure a podcasts’ success and, ultimately, how to know if and when to stop.

Presentations, demonstrations and practicals.

If you have any queries, please contact Engaged.Researcher@admin.cam.ac.uk

One 3.5hr mandatory group session and 15 min optional one-to-one session.

• Engaged Researcher Online - Research Storytelling Introduction
• Engaged Researcher Online - Introduction To Social Media Engagement
• Engaged Researcher Online - Strategic Use Of Social Media (Advanced Social Media Engagement)
• Engaged Researcher - Introduction To Media Engagement (STEM and Clinical School)
• Engaged Researcher - Media Engagement Advanced (Radio & TV Interviews)
• Engaged Researcher - Perform Your Research

• Communication
• Public Engagement