How To Podcast

Podcasting is a new way to share media across the internet. This instructable aims to show you how to create, publish, and distribute either a video or audio podcast.

Step 1: Brainstorm

The first step in creating anything, is to actually sit down, and think about what it is you want to do. SO grab a sharpie and figure out what you actually want from this podcast.

Some questions to ask yourself are:

• What do I want my podcast to be about?

^{Do you want a tech podcast, a craft podcast, or a podcast on the different ways to change oil? Pick something you enjoy doing}

• How an I going to present this?

^{Do I want to have video or just audio? Will it just be me, or could I do it with someone else?}

Planning Your podcast is the most essential step in the process.

Comments

[chrisgriswold]

Hey, I am trying to start a podcast with multiple microphones and a Mac. What should I be looking for in a mixing desk?

[palmerlarryray]

I broadcast our churches weekly services via streamed media from our web page. I record using webcams and a the computers sound card wired into the amplifiers via an RCA to stereo converter cord from radio shack. I use Window Media Encoder to record the files and it also allows you to use several sources (ie... I use two webcams) I find if I record in a higher quality, then edit the files to break them up into chapters, I can reencode them with WME again in the lower qualities for webcasts or use movie maker to make DVD for mailing out. The site with our recording is opendooronthenet.com if anyone is interested. Great ible though.

[rob1cool]

Grate mate you can also use a web cam instead of a camcorder some times make it easier well id makes my life easier that way because i have my webcam set to confrence mode witch will follow my face around if i move and voic activation software can be help full so instead of moving you just say pause or stop to make it pause/stop or what ever you can also advertise in outhere ways like facebook bebo myspace and more friend networks

[munchman]

Thanks, I forgot completely about a webcam. I'll add it into the instructable, along with your suggestions for social networking

[zeinir]

it was actually pretty good...a while ago i had a pdcast channel on youtube but it diddent make it big :/ but good guide