The Pro on the Go; Spotlight on Success (Podcast)

Lessons Learned being a Podcast Professional with Jim Pagiamtzis  It’s Showtime!!! You got a name for your podcast and everything is ready to go! Is your guest prepared to have an awesome interview with you? Sadly in most cases they are not, leading to a very difficult and discombobulated conversation with you. This is when you need a Plan from presentation to promotion. Preparing your guest is a simple preproduction process with a repeatable template you can use all the time! When the Podcast begins and conversation starts, it should flow and if it doesn’t, what can you do to pivot and keep it on track? And the recording is complete now it’s time to edit and put together the final presentation to present to your listeners in audio and video format. This is where the magic begins to make your subscribers want more… Key Take Aways Why having a template is important Having the guest prepared helps the process Trust the process and be ready to pivot if needed Editing is where the magic ha

  Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Podcast Join Marco Timpano, an acclaimed podcaster, producer, and performer, for a transformative workshop experience at PodCamp. As an instructor of Podcast Fundamentals at George Brown and a multi-award-winning expert in the field, Marco brings unparalleled insights to this session. Drawing from his book, “25 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Podcast,” Marco provides novice podcasters with invaluable information and tools to kickstart their podcasting journey. Learn from his experiences, successes and failures as he delves into crucial aspects you should be aware of before embarking on your podcasting venture. In this session, Marco candidly shares some of the significant mistakes he made when launching his award-winning podcasts, offering practical advice on how to avoid them. Discover time-saving podcasting tips that Marco has acquired along his journey, making the recording, editing, and producing processes seamless and effi

  How To Create And Market A Fictional Podcast Series! Adam Murciano is  the founder of 911 Podcasts. In just the 2 years we’ve been out, we have launched three full-cast fictional podcast series :  CASCADIA (Sci-Fi), ICE-CREAM (Horror), and our recent one SUPERMARKET (Sitcom). In total, our series have accumulated close to a million global downloads, reached #1 on Apple Podcast Fiction Charts, Top 10 on Spotify Podcasts US charts, been featured by Spotify as “Best New Series” in 2022 and got to headline a panel at the 2022 Toronto Comicon with our cast! In  this  workshop,  Adam will  take you through every step it takes to create a fictional podcast! From: – Concept & Greenlighting your idea (Does it have legs to be a series? Is it multi-season? Limited season? Maybe it’s a feature audio-movie…) – Writing process (How to write for fiction audio and when do you know your script is ready to record?) – Casting (How to find the perfect cast. Working with the actors union, ACTRA or pe

                                              Lessons Learned being a Podcast Professional (practice session)   It’s Showtime!!! You got a name for your podcast and everything is ready to go! Is your guest prepared to have an awesome interview with you? Sadly in most cases they are not, leading to a very difficult and discombobulated conversation with you. This is when you need a Plan from presentation to promotion. Preparing your guest is a simple preproduction process with a repeatable template you can use all the time! When the Podcast begins and conversation starts, it should flow and if it doesn’t, what can you do to pivot and keep it on track? And the recording is complete now it’s time to edit and put together the final presentation to present to your listeners in audio and video format. This is where the magic begins to make your subscribers want more… Key Take Aways Why having a template is important Having the guest prepared helps the process Trust the process and be ready to

    Is the Media Still the Message? Exploring the Information Landscape The idea of media has existed for as long as we can remember, but it’s changing quickly in real-time, and much faster than we can consider its effects on our lives, on and offline. With the rapid introduction of AI, AGI into the information landscape, the new ways to think about podcasting, the shocking changes to the current (legacy) media landscape, and the major shift in social media platforms, it can be quite overwhelming to think about what it all means, and how to navigate the changes in real time, both as a content creator and as a media consumer. Using McLuhan’s famous slogan as a guide, social media expert, professor and cultural critic June Findlay will lead this discussion to explore the current changes in our media landscape, how to navigate them in your online and offline life, and how to harness the opportunities that present themselves in your content creation, whether on your podcast, social media f

                                                                        Josh Richards (left) being interviewed by Elise Gasbarrina at Collision Conference 2023                                                                                                       

                                                                                         Geoffrey Hinton sharing insights on future of A.I at Collision Conference June 2023