Podcast Recording Tips / Audacity

General recording tips

Tone:  When recording you don’t want your voice to be monotone – smiling while you are talking helps . . . otherwise talk as if you’re having a conversation with the person sitting next to you.  

Volume: Be sure your volume is loud enough.  You don’t want to sound like you are screaming but your audience shouldn’t have to strain to hear you.

Speed:  Speak at a normal conversational speed.  Sometimes when people get nervous they tend to talk fast.  Pace yourself, take a deep breath and go. 

 

Speech:  Pronounce words correctly and speak clearly.  Practice a few times before recording helps correct errors.

 

Creating an outline of what topics you want to cover is helpful in assuring you cover everything. 

Do your best.   Nothing will be 100% perfect, don't sweat the small stuff.  Do your best and go with the flow.  Don't let frustration build up, practice a few times before you begin recording and go with it.  You are bound to have a few mistakes.  Don't get so paralyzed by mistakes that you can't move forward.  

Below you'll find a Screencast on how to use Audacity with some general recording tips.