Reel Talk - Podcast class

This specialization will teach you the storytelling and audio production skills you need to create compelling podcasts. You'll dive into podcast formats, scriptwriting and audio interviewing techniques. The course will give students the theoretical and practical framework to produce a narrative podcast and gain enough skills for entry-level work in the growing podcast field. The class will focus on the essential skills for podcast production -- learning how to record and edit audio, write for the audio medium, interview, create narrative structures and incorporate sound design. By working with a new podcast, students will also explore how to identify an audience, distribute and market podcasts and get an understanding of analytics, metrics, and monetization practices, all within a framework of ethical production.