Listen "Show your sparkle (creativity and your podcast narration style)"
Episode Synopsis
What can we learn about narrative podcasting by dropping our kids off at school? An important lesson, as it turns out. Join Nate to hear about the one-in-eight-billion spark inside each of us, and how to bring that to our recording studio. .......... Show notes: Scientific American article on how clothing influences our mindset I don't have a sequinned t-shirt, but I do have a sweatshirt with an "exclamation baby" print by Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing Sparkly narration: 99% Invisible, "Whomst Among Us Let the Dogs Out" Sparkly narration: Decoder Ring, "Mystery of the Mullet" Sparkly narration: Snap Judgment, "Watching Over Mountain Village" Mystical Fire campfire crystals Oh, and curious about my audio editing for this episode? In this long blog post, I detail my 15-step process for audio triage and sound design, and include the screenshot of my DAW for the episode. .......... What's a narrative podcast? Our definition is 1) telling a story, 2) working from a script, and 3) creating an immersive soundscape. This episode on narration dovetails with the second workshop in our three-part Narrative Foundations series, where we distill the key skills for creating great scripted podcasts into three two-hour interactive sessions. Learn more and sign up at narrativepodcasts.com.
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