Hosting a Podcast
All of our classes and training sessions are being offered over Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent out shortly before the class for all participants. We do offer select in-person classes, which are denoted on the website.
All class times are listed in the Eastern Time zone.
Industry Overview
We'll discuss the different genres and formats of podcasts, with an emphasis on the talk-show and cohost-banter styles. We’ll also discuss how to stand out in this rapidly growing marketplace.
Being a Host
It’s more than merely talking about something you love – it’s about juggling your own curiosity with your guest’s comfort and your audience’s desires. We’ll discuss examples of hosts doing this well, and not-so-well, and how you could do it better.
The Technical Side
We’ll tackle the various equipment and software needed to podcast successfully, including microphones, digital audio workstations, podcast hosting services, listening applications, and more.
Branding and Marketing
Great content is only step one. We’ll show you how to create a killer podcast logo, find music (or create your own), establish yourself on social media, and engage with the podcasting community and help it grow, while your podcast grows with it.
Class Notes: Participants MUST have a working camera on their device to attend class remotely.
David DesRoches is Quinnipiac University’s director of community programming, where he oversees a network of 27 university podcasts. He is also an adjunct professor who teaches Audio Storytelling and Advanced Podcasting.
He hosts several podcasts including Isolated Together, about life during the pandemic, and Baffled with David DesRoches, which is taking a critical look at the practice of journalism.
He worked for a decade as a journalist, with half his time spent with WNPR, the NPR member station in Hartford, Connecticut. His work has appeared on NPR, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Sundance Institute-funded podcast America Decoded, and dozens of other media outlets. He’s earned over two-dozen awards, including twice being named New England’s “Reporter of the Year” and being added to Connecticut Magazine’s “40 Under 40” list in 2015. He’s hosted live talk shows as well as the flagship NPR programs “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition.”
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All of our classes and training sessions are being offered over Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent out shortly before the class for all participants. We do offer select in-person classes, which are denoted on the website.
All class times are listed in the Eastern Time zone.
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September 12, 2022 |
MONDAY 6:00pm – 8:00pm $150.00 |
All of our classes and training sessions are being offered over Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent out shortly before the class for all participants. We do offer select in-person classes, which are denoted on the website.
48 hours notice before any class is required to cancel or reschedule without incurring a fee.
No refund will be given if you cancel within 48 hours of a class or do not show up.
50% refund will be given if you reschedule within 48 hours of a class.
We reserve the right to cancel a class if fewer than the minimum number of students enroll.