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Objectives:

-Learn how to analyze the elements and techniques of podcasting, storytelling, and interviewing. 

-Apply knowledge to specific topic surrounding literature.

-Carry out and submit a professional quality podcast (episode).

Today:

-Warm Up: Elements of Podcasts

-Introduction: Podcast Assignment

-Homework: Brainstorm and Introduction Podcast & first topics

How much do you know about podcasts? Share topics, titles, length, audience, goal, format, etc.

Think of a podcast you've seen or heard about. What elements do you remember?

topics

music

sound effects

hosts / guests

something else

humour/tone

the build up (storytelling)

Task A: One Minute Interviews.

 From this link, choose a prompt you could pose as a podcast interview question. Interview a partner for one minute on your prompt. After one minute, switch roles so they interview you about their topic. Note: Interviews should take up the entire minute, so if there is extra time, interviewers should be ready to ask follow-up questions.

How did the one-minute interviews go? Did the interviewee speak for the entire time? Did the interviewer ask any follow-up questions? What kinds of follow-up questions worked well?

Effective Interview Techniques

Think about any interviews you have watched on TV or heard on podcasts or on the radio.
What are the elements and techniques of effective interviewing? 

How can an interviewer elicit the best story or response from an interview subject?

What were your key takeaways from the video on podcast scripting?

HW: Elements of Podcasts

While listening to each of these three short podcast excerpts (between one and three minutes), take notes using this notetaking sheet (PDF) on both the episode topic (what is being said or discussed) and the production elements (the various aspects of the podcast that create the listening experience).

• Modern Love “R We D8ting? | With Krysten Ritter” (Segment: 1:00 - 3:16)

• The Daily “The Right to Bear Arms” (Segment: 0:00 - 2:36)

• Still Processing “Take a Knee if You Agree” (Segment: 0:00 - 1:27)

What did you notice about the subject matter? What did you notice about the formatting and techniques used within the podcast? How were the three podcast excerpts similar? How were they different?

Summary

There are many different types of podcasts:

conversations between the hosts; interviews; storytelling; nonfiction or fiction; etc. 

Podcasts serve different purposes, too: some try to make you laugh; others aim to keep you in suspense; some want to educate or inform. 

Keep all of these possibilities in mind as you consider what you want your original podcast to be like.

Homework

• Brainstorm your ideas. What technology, which tools, how, etc.
• *Create a short introduction about your subject.

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