Podcast Bootcamp

For thought leaders with a need to amplify their authority and expand their reach, podcasting is quickly becoming one of the best ways to communicate your ideas, your passion, and your unique insights to an engaged audience. In this interactive workshop, we will review all the aspects of launching your podcast. You'll learn the importance of well-planned launch, as well as the keys to recording a professional sounding episode. Additionally, we'll dig into the best places to market your episodes once they are live.

Takeaways

• Overview of podcasting landscape
• How to develop a show idea, including co-host decisions
• What tools and platforms you need to launch a show
• Best practices for reaching out to and engaging with podcast guests, including email templates
• A list of the podcast directories to submit your show to, including how to submit to the iTunes store
• Where and how to get listeners, and how to encourage those listeners to become superfans
• How to make your podcast stand out
• Ways to attract new listeners after your show has launched
• How to get advertisers for your podcast and how to incorporate those into your show

• Open to all levels.
• Have an plan for a show already outlined. It does not need to be definitive, but it will help to have a rough idea of what you would like your show to be about.
• You will need access to a laptop or computer with a working webcam and microphone as well as a strong internet connection.
• This course will occur completely online using Zoom and Slack.
• Course set up information will be emailed to all students signed up around 24 hours before (and again an hour before) your course launches.

The well-being of our employees, students, clients, instructors, and guests is our number one priority here at General Assembly. We are monitoring the COVID-19 situation very carefully and are adjusting delivery of our programs.

Due to the current health concerns, all GA short-form events, workshops & bootcamps will temporarily be held online - including this one.

Registered students will be notified 24 hours in advance of this program with information on how to log in to the Zoom Meeting Room and other tools you’ll need for the session. Registration for this class will close 2 hours prior to the session start in order to allow all students ample opportunity to have the technology enabled.