Comments on: Are You Freestyle Or Scripted Podcasting? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/05/03/are-you-freestyle-or-scripted-podcasting/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicholas http://www.blogherald.com/2007/05/03/are-you-freestyle-or-scripted-podcasting/comment-page-1/#comment-183934 Nicholas Thu, 03 May 2007 18:01:46 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/05/03/are-you-freestyle-or-scripted-podcasting/#comment-183934 You're right Lorelle, bullet points on a podcast is more professional and in the end, your listeners will thank you for it. Even professional radio stations have pre-production meetings in order to sort out the flow of the show. It sounds easy, but it's not. Yes, you have a script, but that's just the flow of the show. The conversation can be as free flowing as you need it to be. You’re right Lorelle, bullet points on a podcast is more professional and in the end, your listeners will thank you for it.

Even professional radio stations have pre-production meetings in order to sort out the flow of the show.

It sounds easy, but it’s not.

Yes, you have a script, but that’s just the flow of the show. The conversation can be as free flowing as you need it to be.

]]> By: Larry Hendrick http://www.blogherald.com/2007/05/03/are-you-freestyle-or-scripted-podcasting/comment-page-1/#comment-183930 Larry Hendrick Thu, 03 May 2007 15:34:52 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/05/03/are-you-freestyle-or-scripted-podcasting/#comment-183930 Lorelle, For my podcast, I have winged it, prepared bullet points and written full scripts all with varying degree of success. Now the caveats ... I usually do one or two run-throughs before the final recording. This means even the "winging it" casts were rehearsed to some degree and I always have a narrow topic defined in my head before beginning. The best casts? That's easy. The ones with the best preparation, no doubt. A written script, practiced several times, tweaked here and there, then recorded. It can still sound natural and spontaneous. That's what practice is all about. A prepared script also allows a certain amount of flexibility, but keeps everything on track. I think most of us tend to wander in our thoughts and speech if it's not reined in, someway. Lorelle, For my podcast, I have winged it, prepared bullet points and written full scripts all with varying degree of success.

Now the caveats … I usually do one or two run-throughs before the final recording. This means even the “winging it” casts were rehearsed to some degree and I always have a narrow topic defined in my head before beginning.

The best casts? That’s easy. The ones with the best preparation, no doubt. A written script, practiced several times, tweaked here and there, then recorded. It can still sound natural and spontaneous. That’s what practice is all about. A prepared script also allows a certain amount of flexibility, but keeps everything on track. I think most of us tend to wander in our thoughts and speech if it’s not reined in, someway.

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