That podcast’s guest might be the show’s sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would the host of a podcast pay a guest to appear? It might be the converse. An article by Ashley Carman on pages 13 and 14 in the August 8, 2022 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek is titled A podcast’s guest might be the show’s sponsor. You can read an online version from August 3, 2022 titled Podcast guests are paying up to $50,000 to appear on popular shows, which says:

 

“Welcome to the golden era of pay-for-play podcasting, when guests pay handsomely to be interviewed for an entire episode. In exchange, the host gets some revenue, fills out the programming calendar, and might bag a future advertiser.”

 

Radio shows also have to fill out their calendars. Back on November 5, 2014 I blogged about Coast to Coast AM – A conversation piece for insomniacs. They have to come up with four hours of content each night, and usually do so by getting authors of recent books to appear.

 

The image was assembled using a mic in hand and a wad of cash from Openclipart.

 

Ten outstanding podcasts from the book Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma

Starting last month Nick Morgan did another series of podcasts about public speaking based on his 2009 book Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma. In it he talks about being open, being connected, being passionate, and listening. Here are the links:

July 20th: How to use the power of your unconscious mind (3 minutes)

July 21st: Why you need authenticity and charisma (3 minutes)

July 25th: How to communicate powerfully (5 minutes)

July 27th: Why the debt limit talks are doomed - a rhetorical analysis (6 minutes)

August 1st: Why you need to be open - and how to do it (5 minutes)

August 3rd: How to connect better with the people around you (4 minutes)

August 10th: How to use body language to connect powerfully with other people (7 minutes)

August 15th: Becoming a passionate communicator (5 minutes)

August 17th: Finding passion in your voice and gestures (4 minutes)

August 22nd: In praise of listening (5 minutes)

Listening to the whole series will take less than fifty minutes, and is time well spent. You can look here to find an image of the four spaces discussed in his August 10th podcast.

The image of Jimmy Carter campaigning came from the Library of Congress.

Great brief podcast series by Nick Morgan based on his book Give Your Speech, Change the World

Back in May on his blog Nick Morgan did a series of nine excellent podcasts about public speaking based on his book Give Your Speech, Change the World. In case you missed them, here are the links:

May 2nd: The Only Reason to Give a Speech is to Change the World (4 minutes)

May 5th: Why Is Most Public Speaking So Awful (4 minutes)

May 10th: 10 Quick Tips to Make Your Next Presentation Wildly Successful (7 minutes)

May 12th: The One Thing You Must Do Before Preparing A Speech (3 minutes)

May 17th: The First Two Steps to Crafting a Great Presentation (5 minutes)

May 19th: The Secret of Good Storytelling (7 minutes)

May 23rd: How to Get a Standing Ovation (8 minutes)

May 25th: Your Secret Speaking Weapon - Involving the Audience (8 minutes)

May 31st: Rehearse Away Your Fear (7 minutes)

You can listen to them all in less than an hour. If you’d rather read than listen, take a look at his similar ChangeThis manifesto - Before You Open Your Mouth: The Keys to Great Public Speaking. Of course, you could also read the whole book.

On July 20th Nick started posting another series of podcasts from his more recent book, Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma. That reminded me I’d meant to post about his earlier series. Enjoy!

Alejandro Anastasio: Life with One Hand

Alejandro Anastasio was the guest speaker at our Capitol Club Toastmasters meeting in Boise on April 6th. He talked for thirty minutes about his life, emphasizing clarity, courage, and compassion.

Alejandro was born without a left hand, but that hasn’t slowed him down much. He is a motivational speaker, an illustrator for the Bureau of Reclamation, a martial artist, a storyteller, etc.   

Back in high school he wasn’t expected to excel at anything. Then his pottery teacher told him that he could make it as an artist. Boise Weekly has published two articles about Alejandro: One Man’s One-Hand Show and Just Tying My Shoes for Kids can Change Their Lives.

There is a podcast of his July 19, 2010 Story, Story Night tale about bicycling from Seattle to Chicago. 

The image shows Alfred Tibor’s sculpture of Hope outside of the James Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio. She is releasing three birds that represent freedom, flight, and happiness, or man, woman, and child.

Podcast on How to Create a Great Speech

Alan Weiss just recently presented a wonderful 7-minute podcast on "Creating a great speech". You can find it and others in his series at: http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/category/podcast-series-the-way-i-see-it/

What is a podcast? It’s just an audio file you can play on your computer. You also can download it, save it, and listen to it later on. Then you can move it over to a portable MP3 player (iPod, etc.) and listen while you jog or drive.

UCLA has an introduction called "What is Podcasting?" that you can either read one chunk at a time or download as a big .pdf file to read later. See http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/tec/tectutorials/casting/whatispodcasting01