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Podcasting can be a powerful tool to engage with public audiences. In this training, you'll learn about the tools you need to create compelling podcasts about research, to engage with different audiences, and increase the overall effectiveness of your communication.

As well as discussing the creation of an engaging narrative, this session will also teach you the all the practicalities of audio production you need to get started on your own. Warwick Institute of Engagement has 3 sets of podcasting equipment that you can borrow from us at any point to create your own podcasts. These include high quality microphones / stands, and a portable recording device to capture separate audio streams.

During the session you'll get the opportunity to record and edit your own mini podcast using our equipment and software freely available to download. This will provide you hands on experience with getting the best setup for recording and editing on your own, with the benefit of an expert on hand to answer questions as they come up.

You'll also learn about how to host and market your podcast to find an audience and begin to grow engagement with your work. By the end you'll have all the skills, tools and information you need to get started… and keep going!

About the trainer:

Dr Anna Ploszajski is an award-winning materials scientist, writer, presenter, podcaster, performer, trainer and storyteller based in London. She has produced and presented her podcast, Handmade, for five years, in which she interviews crafters, makers, movers and shakers about the world of materials and making. These conversations were the inspiration for her first book, Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making, published by Bloomsbury.

Anna is an industry specialist in helping scientists and researchers translate their technical content for the audio medium; she has sat on the panel for the British Podcast Awards’ Pulse Award and trains academics and students in planning and producing podcasts for science communication and public engagement. In her spare time, Anna plays the trumpet in a funk and soul covers band and is an ultra-endurance open water swimmer. Oh, and it’s pronounced “Por-shy-ski”.

In advance

We'd recommend you download Audacity - the editing software you'll be using - onto your laptop. You can do this via www.audacityteam.orgLink opens in a new window