Podcast Production

Podcasts seem to be all the rage nowadays, but never did I ever imagine doing one myself. I always assumed you had to interview someone or have an interesting voice to record a podcast, but after doing one myself, my thoughts have completely changed. I never thought much about podcasts before, but thanks to this class, I see them in a different light.

We were challenged to record a podcast on a non-profit or on-campus organization, which I have mentioned previously in my last post regarding my group’s PSA. The organization we chose, RUPA, is an on-campus club that is split into 7 committees, so each member of our group decided to talk about a different committee to bring insight into the massive organization. I recorded it by using the Voice Memos app on my iPhone along with my Apple headphones that has the built-in mic, then transferred it into an mp3 file so that I could edit it on Audacity. Audacity was a little confusing to get the hang of, but after messing with it a bit, it got the job done.

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So for my podcast, I talked about the Traditions & Community committee, informing listeners of their responsibilities, activities, and organized events. Of course, I wanted to keep the podcast relevant to this blog, so I didn’t choose this committee at random. I chose it because I wanted to translate the practices of this committee to the blogosphere, something I think we could all benefit from. The main gist of the podcast is explaining the importance of creating traditions and community, both in the online world as well as the offline world.

Be sure to check out my group members’ podcasts as well to learn more about the other committees, or just to get a feel for our podcasts. Being that we are all beginners in the podcast realm, I believe that they are great examples for anyone else wanting to delve into the recording process themselves.

Lauren Piatkowski – Dream Weddings

Caroline Gavura – College Student Mental Health Awareness

Hyo Jin Kim – Simply Cheap

Islam El-Ghoul – El-Ghoul Travel

Stefanie Maglio – Healthy Vibes Healthy Lives

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Organization:

http://rupa.rutgers.edu/

 

Creating a PSA

 

This past week, my group and I were challenged with creating our very own PSA, or public service announcement. We had to choose a non-profit or on-campus organization, so we chose RUPA which is one of the largest student-run organizations that focuses on creating valuable, memorable experiences for students. The PSA had to be for RUPA and approximately 30 seconds long.

 

 

I’ll admit, initially, I was a little nervous about creating this PSA because my group and I had never done one before. Even though we hear PSA’s almost daily (like those annoying Spotify ads) I was unsure of where we would even begin. It was challenging because 30 seconds really isn’t a whole lot of time, and to be able to sum up and promote a large organization in just a few sentences is not as easy as it may seem. However, after writing a few drafts of a mock script, we were able to hit all the necessary points and create our PSA.

The PSA is essentially a brief summary of RUPA and what they do, and it informs audiences of how to get involved if they are interested. Since it is only about 30 seconds long and there are six of us in our group, we decided it would be best if we nominated one person to do the recording. Overall, we’re very pleased with how our PSA came out, and we think PSA’s are a great practice for anyone who wants to delve further into recordings. After this, we all definitely feel more prepared for our upcoming podcasts, so stay tuned!

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