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PODCASTING 101: #03 - 🔊 The Students' Podcast (Epiosodes 5 & 6: Voice and music)

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15 questions
Listen to each podcast episode carefully and respond to the questions that follow.

The entire podcast series, as well as additional resources and details, can be found on the official website of The Students' Podcast.

Finding Your Voice [8:50]

You wouldn't play an instrument without practicing scales and you wouldn't play a basketball game without stretching – so why would you record a podcast without warming up your voice? NPR vocal coach Jessica Hansen has stretches, breathing exercises, and vocal drills you can do to make sure that you sound natural when you press record.

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🎙 Describe two of the strategies that are described near the end of this podcast episode that can help you to sound more natural when podcasting.

Everything You Need To Know About Using Music In Your Podcast [8:54]

Music can be a powerful tool in storytelling. It can set an emotional backdrop or give a sense of rhythm and tone to a story. Music can be that final piece of the puzzle, the piece that ties everything together. But too often, music isn't used at the right time or place in the story – or the music is all wrong for the moment. Composer and podcast host Ramtin Arablouei shows us when to use music in your podcast.

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🎼 Every podcast needs to have music.

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🎼 Why should you NOT use typical "complete" music or songs as background music in your podcast?
Also, what is meant by "incomplete" music?