Spring 2010 Student Podcasts

Every semester, the students in this class produce a podcast on a particular topic. Since our university is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, I asked the students to produce a 5-10 minute podcast about the university’s anniversary celebrations. Each team had the option of using open-source software (Audacity) or Garageband to produce the podcasts. Here are the results - enjoy!

• Interview with Michelle Diaz, Director of Communication, and Marcie Lasseigne, Public Relations Associate at St. Edward's University - Sarah , Courtney , Ally 
• Interview with Arnold Hernandez , a former St. Edward’s student who works in the admission office now - Kiara, Haza , Andrew 
• Interview with Michelle Diaz, Director of Communication, and Marcie Lasseigne, Public Relations Associate at St. Edward's University - Ellie , Nathalie , Annie
• Interview with Pete Erickson, Assistant Director of Student Life about the service challenge- Meghan , Erin 
• Interview with Professor Mike Sullivan , a key figure to the success of the St. Edward’s Theatre Arts Program - Mikkayla , Roy , James 
• Panel discussion about the anniversary - Christiana , Julie , Mischelle 

Student Podcasts

This semester's student podcasts are finally in! For this project students worked in teams to produce a 5-10 minute podcast on an issue pertaining to class. Each team was given the option of either interviewing an expert on the topic of social media or organizing a panel discussion on a social media and PR issue. Here are their podcasts:

• Interview with Kristine Gloria, an Account Executive at Waggener Edstrom, Austin - Ashley, Adam, Sloan

• Panel on social media usage differences between generation Y and generation Z/C - Christine, Wiltson, Ceci, Shannon

• Panel on adolescent bloggers - Sherry, Bradley, Cori, Analee

• Panel on digital Footprints - Melanie, Denise, Mandi

• Panel on Twitter vs. Yammer - Nyla, Jessica
  

PRSA to launch monthly podcast on diversity

I just received an email from the Public Relations Society of America announcing the launch of a new monthly podcast series that will feature in-depth and frank discussions on the role diversity plays in our profession.

“PRSA Diversity Today,” which launches on July 21, 2008, will delve into diversity theory and practice and will feature best practices and interviews with PRSA and diversity professionals that can help prepare PRSSA members for a rapidly changing business environment.

This would be a good series to add to your feed reader/aggregator!

Resources for producing and publishing a podcast

Here are a few resources for producing and publishing a podcast:
- Apple's web seminar entitled "The Podcast Recipe: Producing a successful show"
This free online seminar is divided into three parts: a section on performance (and microphone selection), a section on production (using Garageband), and a section on promotion (using the iTunes directory). The production section serves as a great tutorial for Garageband novices.
- iTunes Podcasts on learning to podcast
This link will take you to the iTunes store where you can you can download those podcasts for free.
- Another free tutorial from Apple on how to Create a Podcast
- South by Southwest panel discussion on 5 tips to make your podcast listenable
- A tutorial on how to podcast using Blogger and Feedburner
- 70+ podcasting resources from Mashable

Conversation on PR education and the role of PR 2.0

The Forward blog just released Forward Podcast 32: A snapshot of PR Academia. In it, Bill Sledzik, associate professor of Journalism & Mass Communication at Kent State University, talks about PR education and the role of social media in today's public relations practice.

I encourage you to listen to this podcast, both as a supplement to the things we talk about in this class, and as a great example of a podcast interview (which will be your next assignment - due October 25th).