About this course
This is a free, self-paced online course.
Have you listened to podcasts and thought “I could do that?" Well, you can! In this practical taster course, we’ll show you how to make and publish your very own podcast for the world to hear. Tamson Pietsch, host of award-winning podcast 'History Lab', will guide you through the process and make a new podcast of her own alongside you.
Along the way you’ll learn from experts in the field, who will share their insights and advice on everything from narrative suspense and recording interviews to podcast artwork and monetisation. With their help, you’ll analyse some of their favourite podcasts to learn how to create audio stories that stick.
In addition to this expert knowledge, the course is packed with hands-on activities that will enable you to develop a podcast episode that will keep your audience hooked from start to finish. You’ll draft scripts, gather sound effects and practice recording yourself as you craft your podcast. You’ll gain the confidence to tell stories artfully and ethically. By the end of the course, you’ll have published your podcast across all major podcast platforms.
Through this course, you will develop an understanding of how to structure a podcast and keep your audience engaged. You will gain the confidence to tell stories artfully and to draw listeners in, alongside a primer in the critical areas of scripting, voice performance and hosting.
The final step will be engaging with marketing and monetisation: how to take your podcast to market and develop an audience. You will also deal with the critical question of whether (and how) to monetise your podcast.
Some of the award-winning experts you’ll get to hear from include:
- Tamson Pietsch, Host of History Lab and GLAM city podcasts and Director, Australian Centre for Public History
- Emma Lancaster, Executive Producer History Lab Podcast, Audio Producer ABC Audio Studios
- Miles Martignoni, Podcast Editor, The Guardian Australia
- Tracey Holmes, Journalist and Presenter, ABC News Radio and The Ticket podcast
- Eurydice Aroney, Walkley-award winning journalist and Senior Lecturer, Journalism Program UTS
- Melanie Withnall, Manager, ABC Radio Sydney
