some sounds we like

Before we recorded the first podcast, I wanted to avoid some of the annoyingness that I’ve heard in some other podcasts that are out there. These are the rules I’m going to try to follow… if you’re a podcast author, maybe you should too.

Steve’s Podcast rules of engagement!!!

1. NO Apologizing for “my long absence”, it’s cliche and it wastes bandwidth and time. Record when you can, but seriously, be realistic about the size of your audience… they’re probably not hanging on your every word, waiting for your next podcast.
2. NO long introductions, that’s what your _text_ blog is about. Get on with it.
3. Technical glitches are annoying, but edit all that ish out of your dialog. Get over your problems getting set up. You’re blazing a trail, not filing paperwork. Yes, it’s hard, don’t waste airtime complaining about it.
4. Stay on topic.
5. Have a point.
6. Come prepared.
7. Take the time to prepare a synopsis before you release the show. Post live working links.
8. extra credit: transcript the show in it’s entirety and post it.
9. Be ruthless about editing long pauses and time wasting activities in your recording… you ARE going to edit your audio before you post it, right? Right?
10. learning from others’ mistakes: do we really need to know you’re currently on the way to the gym while you’re recording your podcast? Not really.

Hey, these are just rules for myself. Feel free to raise the quality of your own podcast. I think we all need to do that. I’m going to try reeeally hard to follow my own rules.