A Group Presentation consists of:
- Preparing, delivering and recording the presentation session
- Prompting and responding to audience engagement
- After the show - providing an edited MP3 file typically of 15minutes duration for uploading to the DesignTalk.ie podcast
- After the show - provide show notes in Word or text file
- After the show - provide individual cover art (podcast image) adapting provided artwork
Note: Cover art requirement: "Podcast feeds contain artwork that is a minimum size of 1400 x 1400 pixels and a maximum size of 3000 x 3000 pixels, 72 dpi, in JPEG or PNG format with appropriate file extensions (.jpg, .png), and in the RGB colorspace. Aim not to exceed ~300KB size file."
About the podcast
The podcast is "Design Talk (dot IE)", hosted on acast, and has its own website www.designtalk.ie.
- Yes. The podcast is recorded (not livestreamed) and post-edited before uploading.
- Yes. It is possible for you to review the podcast before it is published externally and to have some say in edits.
- Yes. The questions will be available in advance - although the format is conversational, we like a lively gabfest style.
Tips:
The podcast is recorded live, not prerecorded. We are very keen on balanced contributions from all participants. The moderator / host's role is to invite everyone to talk, to move the conversation along and gently redirect it if needed. The engagement person's role is to monitor the chat and other channels, working with the moderator / host to encourage, respond, drawing attention to comments etc.
To make for lively panel discussion, everyone should have something to say about everything. The panel concept is for a discussion of ideas.
Develop your own running order / show notes. The order of questions (and indicated responses) are merely a starting point. Include links to other material you might have referenced in the show or to point to additional content. Don't forget that the show notes will need to include single sentence source acknowledgement for the music and creators of images, clip art etc. (creator name url copyright/license).
The show notes / running order is merely a guide rather than a tight script and the show itself always takes its own course.
Avoid reading word-for-word scripted responses - unless you have amazing voice acting skills it is nearly impossible to not to sound wooden. However the activity of preparing readies the mind and enables us to engage nimbly with the flow of a discussion.
Audacity tutorial and workflow activities:
https://podcasts.ceu.edu/how-edit-your-podcast-audacity-step-step-guide
Audacity tutorial on mixing a narration with background music
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_mixing_a_narration_with_background_music.html
If, for during a recording, you feel that visual props and different kinds of activity fit with the scope of your session then yes, you can use props like graphics, websites, slides and engagement tools such as surveys and whiteboards for interactive components.
However: as the finished product will be an mp3 file (an audio podcast) we expect that the visuals are merely aides for the talk, rather than substitutes. Your show-notes can be used to share links to online versions of visual elements, references to other material etc. If you have an essential diagram or picture, then please provide a description and explanation for the audience who won't be watching the video version. Some of the visual segments of the (i.e those without spoken descriptions) will not make it into the finished edited podcast version. For the final edited podcast, assume your audience is only able to listen to the audio file.
