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Book Synopsis“An interestingly idiosyncratic and personal vision of how to make podcasts.”—Ira Glass Veteran podcast creator and strategist Eric Nuzum distills a career’s worth of wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking to help podcasters “make noise”—to stand out in this fastest of fastest-growing media universes. Nuzum identifies core principles, including what he considers the key to successful audio storytelling: learning to think the way your audience listens. He delivers essential how-tos, from conducting an effective interview to marketing your podcast, developing your audience, and managing a creative team. He also taps into his deep network to offer advice from audio stars like Ira Glass, Terry Gross, and Anna Sale. The book’s insights and guidance will help readers successfully express themselves as effective audio storytellers, whether for business or pleasure, or a mixture of both.Trade Review“Where should you begin your podcast career? With this no-nonsense book. Deep advice boiled down to clear ideas.” — Esther Perel, host and co-executive producer of Where Should We Begin? and How’s Work? "…a big-picture view and the nitty-gritty of creating good audio." — Booklist" An interestingly idiosyncratic and personal vision of how to make podcasts." — Ira Glass

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Book SynopsisAs the most popular and fastest growing form of media today, the podcast is a vital tool for creative writing courses in their bid to become more dynamic, interactive, inclusive, and multi-modal. Exploring the benefits of podcasting as both a pedagogical resource and as an important medium of expression for young writers, Digital Voices illuminates how podcasts can help every student forge personal connections to the content of their creative work and instruction they receive, no matter their background or experience. Beginning with the history of the podcast and the opportunities it affords today, this book moves through the benefits of bringing this popular medium into the workshop, demonstrating how it can aid in the creation of Many Voices classrooms and new metacognitive and introspective learning strategies, offer students new methods of evaluating creative products, and enhance inclusive access for a truly intersectional classroom. Other topics examined include the techniTrade ReviewPodcasts have become a major artform in their own right during the past decade and are now, quite rightly, getting the critical attention they deserve. This book, the first of its kind, recognises the idiosyncrasies and breath of this innovative format and explores it in an informative and engaging way. * Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction by Saul Lemerond Chapter 1: Historical Context-Present (The State of the Podcast) by Saul Lemerond Chapter 2: The many Voices Classroom by Leigh Camacho Rourks Chapter 3: Craft and Metacognition by Leigh Camacho Rourks Chapter 4: Fiction: Multimodality and the Storytelling Podcast by Saul Lemerond Chapter 5: Poetry: From Performance to Analysis by Billie R. Tadros Chapter 6: Creative Nonfiction: The Sound of Truth by Rebecca Hazelwood Chapter 7: Teacher as Podcaster by Kase Johnston Chapter 8: Audience and Publishing by Leigh Camacho Rourks Chapter 9: The Digital Divide and Podcasting by Leigh Camacho Rourks Afterword: Looking to the Future by Leigh Camacho Rourks and Saul Lemerond Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBecome a Pro at TikTok with This Tell-All Guide!From getting started to getting famous, Hacks for TikTok is the perfect hands-on guide for learning how to use Tiktok for your own personal enjoyment as well as for getting noticed, getting likes, and getting followed.With this guide, learn how to: Edit and Post Videos Get Famous Keep Your Fans Happy Make Money And learn hacks for duets, skits, lip-syncing, challenges, and more! Including simple step-by-step instructions and screenshots for visual aid, this book is the perfect resource for beginners to learn the ropes and experts to brush up on their knowledge.

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