About this episode
The 2024 podcasting season is gearing up to be an exciting one, with lots of changes on the horizon. New ventures like YouTube integration have raised this huge existential question—what is a podcast? And while this fresh take brings up questions of video components, RSS feeds, and more—at the end of the day, the road forward for podcasting is still paved with audio-first emotional connection. In this episode, Mary ties her year-end 2023 values into the exciting future of this innovative medium, underscoring the power and necessity of remaining authentic and captivating as we use our voices to share our unique stories with the world. Discover practical tips and the nuances of creating a captivating podcast: How video integration continues to blur the lines around podcasting The importance of uncovering the full potential of your heart voice Why you should embrace (and not edit out) the filler words you speak aloud Links worth mentioning from the episode: Research: Sound You Can See: Podcasting's Video Dilemma - https://soundsprofitable.com/research/sound-you-can-see/ Build your own Agendio agenda - http://www.visiblevoicepodcast.com/offers YouTube integration: read step-by-step instructions to submit your RSS feed - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/13973017 YouTube integration: follow this video to submit your RSS feed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrb327agiDE&t=106s Mary's Sound Sorceresses article: Unleashing Your Authentic Voice in Podcasting - https://soundsorceresses.substack.com/p/magazine-414 The Sound Sorceress substack - https://soundsorceresses.substack.com/ Creators of standard voices and accents, "General American English" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English#History_and_modern_definition Permission to Speak by Samara Bay - https://bookshop.org/p/books/permission-to-speak-how-to-change-what-power-sounds-like-starting-with-you-samara-bay/18485502 Episode 63, Permission to Speak to Redefine the Sound of Power with Samara Bay - https://www.organizedsound.ca/permission-to-spe
