I know some brilliant writers, people whose prose stops me mid-sentence. Ask them to write for audio and something breaks. The sentences stay too long, the ideas arrive in the wrong order, the logic is built for eyes, not ears. A reader can pause, reread, skip back, a listener can’t. Writing for readers and writing… Read More Different crafts
I read an interesting report from Acast last week about the female future of podcasting. Many people will read this report and take away a simple message: There are fewer female podcast hosts than male ones. That is true but is also the least interesting part – the more useful reading is that listeners are… Read More Competitive advantage
I read an excellent article in People Management magazine from Michelle Parry-Slater the other day. Called ‘Podcasts are a powerful, purposeful learning tool’, Michelle asks a bunch of podcast hosts some smart questions about podcasting, and I liked the questions so much, I thought I’d have a go at answering them too. What does a… Read More Why podcasts?
We frequently receive requests to be a guest on the Women Talking About Learning podcast. Often these are AI generated, agent-led approaches that bear no relation to the podcast, our style or design, or content and history. This is trawling: casting your net out wide in the podcast space and seeing which podcasts you can… Read More Fly fishing in deeper water
We’re unpacking what worked at PodLearnFest, and we noticed something. Of the 11 breakout sessions across the Talk, Record, and Change streams, 8 used no slides. That wasn’t something I mandated. The chairs and speakers made that call themselves, and I was genuinely pleased they did. Without slides, clarity is exposed. You can’t lean on… Read More Remove the Scaffolding