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Speak Up Podcasting Academy - Full Access

If you want to be sure of success and you know that you want to go all in, then don’t go it alone – this is the place for you. Get six months of full access to everything in the Academy plus get bi-monthly one-on-one mentoring calls, as well as weekly Q&A calls and 24/7 messaging.

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Course curriculum

Welcome

Welcome to the Academy

Welcome Video

Questions, Discussions and Community

Questions, Discussions and Community Video Explainer

Timeline For The Academy FREE PREVIEW

Timeline Explainer Video

Community Question – How many lessons will be released each week

How To Get Over Your Hangups About Podcasting

How To Get Over Your Hangups About Podcasting – Overview

Hangup #1: “I hate the way I sound!”

Hangup #2: “But I’m not an expert!”

Hangup #3: “I sound really boring!”

Hangup #4: “What if people don’t like me?”

Hangup #5: “What if no one listens?”

Learn The Podcasting Lingo

Defining Your Podcast & Audience

The First Thing To Remember: They Ask, You Answer

Why You Need To Define Your Podcast

Why Do You Want A Podcast?

Topics: Choosing A Topic For Your Podcast

Topics: 25 Podcast Topic Ideas

Topics: What Is Your Podcast About?

Topics: How To Make Your Podcast Unique & Interesting FREE PREVIEW

Formats: Potential Formats For A Podcast

Formats: Which Podcast Format To Choose

Audience: Defining Your Audience

Audience: Creating Your Podcast Avatar

Audience: Create A Podcast That People Are Interested In FREE PREVIEW

Creating A Business Podcast

Podcast Names, Artwork & Description

Names: Naming your podcast

Names: Things to consider with your podcast name

Channel Description

Show Description Template

Artwork: What is cover art and why you need it

Artwork: Requirements

Artwork: Best Practises FREE PREVIEW

Artwork: How To Make Your Artwork – DIY or Professional

Artwork: Choosing A Font That’s Right For You

Artwork Examples And Why They Work

Artwork FAQs

Artwork: Writing A Brief For Your Artwork And Logo

Show Notes: What Are Show Notes And Why Do You Need Them?

Show Notes: The Benefits Of Writing Show Notes

Show Notes: How To Create Show Notes That Get You Listeners

Shownotes: SEO

Episodes and Seasons

Episodes: How Often To Release Episodes

Episodes: How Long Should An Episode Be?

Episodes: How To Come Up With Episode Ideas

Episodes: Planning Your Episodes

Episode Scripts: Invisible Script Structure

Episode Scripts: How To Write A Scripted Part Of A Show

Episode Scripts: Tell A Story

Seasons: What Is ‘Podcasting In Seasons’ And How Do You Do It?

Seasons: Who Seasons Do And Don’t Work For

Seasons: How Many Episodes Should Be In A Season?

Seasons: The Benefits Of Podcasting In Seasons For You

Seasons: The Benefits Of Podcasting In Seasons For Listeners

Seasons: The Downsides Of Podcasting In Seasons

Podcast Equipment

Equipment: What Do I Need And How Much Will It Cost Me?

Equipment: Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Buy Anything

Equipment: What’s Your Level Of Podcasting?

Equipment: Basic Equipment Everyone Needs

Equipment: Additional Equipment You May Need

Costs: So, What’s Podcasting Going To Cost Me?

About this course

198 lessons

What You Get

The Speak Up Collective Podcasting Academy Full Access isn’t just another learn-how-to-podcast course. When you choose Full Access, you get complete access to everything in the Academy PLUS accountability through bi-monthly one-on-one mentoring calls and much more. This is for those who are truly serious about making a success of their podcasting careers.

Six months access to the huge and ever expanding Speak Up Academy library of information
Bi-monthly one-on-one mentoring calls with Karen
24/7 access to Karen via messaging app
Weekly live Q&A sessions with your instructor who will answer any questions you have around podcasting
In depth, detailed, step-by-step guides to every aspect of podcasting from choosing names to making money
Access to private community where you can connect with, support and get support from other podcasters
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Intro, Outro & Music

Intro: Contents

Intro: Formats

Intro: Script Examples

Outro: Format & Content

Outro: Script Examples

Professionally Produced Intro & Outro

Music: Overview

Music: How To Set The Right Mood With Your Music

Music: Music Categories On Audio Libraries

Music: What Kind of Music Am I Allowed to Use?

Music: Can I Use Copyrighted Music on my Podcast?

Music: Where To Find Podcast Music

Podcast Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills: Basic Good Practices

Presentation Skills: Warm Up Your Voice

Presentation Skills: Stop Using Filler words

Presentation Skills: What Not To Wear

Recording Your Podcast

Recording: Things to consider before you sit down to record

Recording: Choosing a location to record

Recording: Recording Your Podcast

Recording: Audio-Only Recording – Solo

Recording: Video Recording – Solo or Multiple Participants

Recording: Double Ender Recording – Multiple Participants

Recording: Mobile/Offsite Recording – Solo or Multiple Participants

Guests & Interviews

Guests: Finding Great Podcast Guests

Guests: Getting Big Name Guests To Grow Your Audience

Guests: Setting yourself up for guests

Guests: Where To Find Guests

Guests: Scheduling Apps

Guests: Getting Your Guests’ Information

Guests: Email Sequence For Your Guests

Guests: How To Get Guests To Share Your Episode

Guests: How To Deal With Difficult Guests

Interviewing: Interviews vs Conversations

Interviewing: The Art Of Doing Interviews

Interviewing: Do’s and Don’ts

Interviewing: How to Develop Your Podcast Interview Style

Interviewing: Interview Questions

Interviewing: Question Ideas

Listening: Overview

Listening: How To Create the Best Environment For Your Interviews

Listening: How To Be A Good Listener

Editing Your Podcast

Editing: How Much Editing Should I Do In My Podcast?

Editing: What I Should Edit out Of My Podcast

Editing: Apps

Editing: Video Editing Apps

Editing: Audio Only Editing Apps

Editing: Production Apps

Editing: Organisational Apps

Editing: Professional Editing and Production

Editing: The Best Ways To Record & Edit

Setting Up Your Podcast For Publication

Emails: How To Set Up A Gmail Address

Emails: Create A Podcast Email

Emails: iTunes / Apple Podcasts Email Addresses

Hosting: Why You Need A Podcast Hosting Service

Hosting: What to Look for in Podcast Hosting Services

Hosting: Why Choose Podbean To Host Your Podcast

Hosting: Other Hosting Platforms

Hosting: Setting Up Your Account On Podbean

Hosting: Upload Your Episodes To Podbean

Website: Setting Up Your Podcast Website

Website: Why You Need A Podcast Website

Website: Setting Up Your Website For Success

SEO: Keyword SEO For Podcasters

SEO: How To Boost Your Show’s SEO

Distributing Your Podcast

RSS Feed: What It Is and How To Find It

RSS Feed: Validating Your RSS Feed

Podcast Directories: What Is A Podcast Directory?

Podcast Directories: How To Submit To The Directories

Podcast Directories: The Big Directories

Podcast Directories That Pull Your Feed From Apple

Podcast Directories: Other Top Podcast Directories To List Your Show

Podcast Directories: Claiming Your Podcast

iTunes: About iTunes Categories

iTunes: How long does it take for a podcast to appear on iTunes

iTunes: Solving Problems With Your Apple Feed

YouTube: Podcasts On YouTube

YouTube: How To Set Up Your Podcast YouTube Channel

YouTube: How To Upload Your Podcast To YouTube

Podcast ‘Shortlinks’: How to Link to & Share a Podcast

QR Codes

Launch

Launch: Overview

Launch: How To Promote Your Launch

Launch: How to get in the New & Noteworthy of iTunes

Launch: Teach People How To Listen To Your Podcast

Social Media for Podcasters

Social Media: Overview

Social Media: Why Use Social Media

Social Media: Demographics Of The Major Platforms

Social Media: How to Use Facebook to Promote Your Podcast

Social Media: Creating A Community On Social Media

Social Media: How to get people to interact on social media

Social Media: How To Increase Your Subscribers On YT

Podcast Reviews

Reviews: Why reviews are important

Reviews: How To Get More Reviews

Reviews: How To Ask For Reviews

Reviews: Show your audience how to leave a podcast review

Reviews: Keeping Track of Your Reviews

Reviews: How to deal with bad reviews

Growing Your Podcast

Growing: About the next few sections

Downloads: How Many Downloads You Should Be Getting

Downloads: How To Keep Increasing Your Reach

Surveys: Audience Surveys

Surveys: Ideas For Questions

Surveys: How To Get People To Complete Your Podcast Survey

Shareable: Create Shareable Podcasts

Shareable: Create Shareable Social Media Graphics

Shareable: Create Shareable Short Videos/Audiograms

Shareable: How To Make A Good Audiogram

Shareable: Audiogram Content

Shareable: How To Make an Audiogram Using Headliner

Shareable: How To Create Videos That Go Viral On YouTube

Montage Episodes: What is a Montage Episode?

Montage Episodes: Why Create a Montage Episode?

Montage Episodes: How to Create a Single Question Montage Episode

Montage Episodes: Potential Contributors for a Montage Episode

Montage Episodes: Publishing & Promotion

Repurposing Your Content: How To Turn A Livestream Into A Good Podcast

Being A Guest: How To Pitch To Be A Guest On A Podcast

Being A Guest: Podcast Guest Services

Being A Guest: How to be a great guest

Promotion & Advertising

Promotion & Advertising Overview

Promoting: Who You Are Promoting To?

Promoting: How to Create A Podcast Trailer And Why You Should

Promoting: How To Promote To Your Existing Audience

Promoting: Best Places to Promote Your Podcast

Promoting: Promoting Through Networking

Promoting: 10 Ways To Promote Your Podcast if Marketing is Not Your Strength

Podcast Media Kits: Overview

Media Kits: What To Put In Your Podcast Media Kit

Media Kits: Putting Together Your Media Kit

Media Kits: How And Where To Share Your Podcast Media Kit

Pitching Your Podcast To Journalists: Overview

Pitching To Journalists: Things To Consider

Pitching To Journalists: Writing Your Pitch To Journalists

Paid Advertising: Where To Advertise your Podcast