SocialGov Fall Meeting - Podcasting!
Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM ET
Hosted by Digital.gov and the SocialGov
With an estimated 51 percent of the U.S. population saying that they’ve listened to a podcast, have you ever wondered if a podcast is right for your agency to get out information about your mission and work?
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SocialGov’s fall meeting is bringing together four top experts in federal podcasting to talk about what it takes to put together a professional and engaging podcast, and tips to grow your audience.
Our Speakers:
- David A. Kosub, Ph.D, National Institutes of Health
- Matt Dozier, U.S. Department of Energy
- Ana-Maria Sinitean, U.S. Department of State
- Christopher M Wurst, U.S. Department of State
- Tanner Iskra, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Podcast Links:
- NIH: All About Grants Podcasts
- Energy’s Direct Current Podcast
- State’s 22.33 Podcast
- VA’s Borne the Battle Podcast
Agenda:
- 8:30-9:00 a.m. – Networking
- 9:00-9:15 a.m. – Intro: Why a podcast?
- 9:15-10:00 a.m. – Panel 1: Getting Started - Content
- Types of podcasts - interview panel discussion, narrative storytelling, hybrid
- Writing a script, development content, storytelling
- Hosting
- Podcast guest speakers
- 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. – BREAK
- 10:15 - 11:00 a.m. – Panel 2: Getting Started - Technical
- Equipment: Show us your setup
- Recording: Studio, in the field, over the phone
- Editing/Producing
- Theme music and transitions
- Find a place to host your podcast
- iTunes podcast directory
- Marketing and growing your audience
- 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. – BREAK (conclusion of virtual portion of the event)
- 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Breakout sessions/small group Q&A
- Meet the podcasters!
This meeting is the fall meeting for SocialGov, the federal government’s social media community of practice. SocialGov has over 1,200 members from 90+ departments and agencies across the federal government.
Questions about this event or future events? Send them to digitalgov@gsa.gov.