Issues I faced in 2017:
1. Time Management - Even though I found myself getting work done on time I still panicked consistently that I wouldn't get things finished on time and up to a good standard. I worried too much about how long it would take to complete things and forgot to enjoy myself and relax a bit more.
2. My Attitude - I still worry that my attitude wasn't good enough for being a good director for unit 45. I feel like I could've been more strict and not feel like a push over, I should've shared my feelings towards certain parts of work more and expressed my opinions more with my group.
3. Not to be so Critical on Myself - While I'm always open and appreciative of critic from others, I find myself thinking what I produce isn't of good quality to my liking even if it's liked from others, I should take a step back and view my work from another angle and occasionally congratulate myself to make me feel confident rather than uninspired.
Resolution
My resolution for 2018 will be to enjoy myself and take a calmer approach to these upcoming units and to still reach a high quality standard. Also to keep a strong communication between my pupils to help one another if group work is handed again.
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
Friday, 8 September 2017
What makes a good podcast great?
A way to create a great podcast can depend on what topic is chosen and also how you present and depend on that topic to move you forward to continue the conversation. If a chosen topic which has certain relevance to recent news, people are going to want to hear opinions based of current events. But what can make you stand out from the rest? What can draw in the reader more than the average podcast host? That's just a matter of the personality you bring towards your show.
If you create this kind and welcoming style and tone, this will create comfort towards the listener as if they were having the conversation themselves. Making the podcast seem warmhearted and as if the listener was there can really bring more listeners towards the show based on how 'real' it feels to hear throughout your opinion. Perhaps even audience participation such as listeners calling in to show their opinion can also bring a listener to seem as if they were there.
Another thing which helps other stand out from the rest can be the use of an intro or a jingle helped used to introduce the show, some form of a catchy jingle or memorable introduction will help stick more to a listeners head and will be easier to remember the podcast better from standing out.
Something that will defiantly improve podcasts is by having multiple people within the show, such as a co-host, guests or even a round table discussion can help bring much more conversation to the podcast. It even allows more opinions to be shown and comparison between one another's thoughts and personal feelings. This once again brings back to allowing the listener to feel as if they were talking to a group of friends, creating that warm and friendly atmosphere which helps bring in listeners.
Creating the feeling that the listener is there can be helpful to increase the podcast popularity, more ways on improving that feeling can be the input of comedy. The use of comedy can help bring more lighthearted and cheery vibes set of from the podcast, again making the listener feel as if their talking to friends. This can also be made successful through the use of informal language.
Using some form of conclusion or rating system depending on choice of podcast can help bring a podcast to a sweeter ending rather than just saying 'goodbye'. The use of a conclusion can stop the outro from feeling sudden and ending on a quick note, it will be able to give the listener time to process and understand the podcast is coming to it's end.
The use of music can help continue a conversation by always having the listener being able to hear something rather than just white noise. Without the use of this, this might give the impression to the listener than the podcast is boring and unprofessional. By having background music playing the listener can always hear something, possibly making the listener not notice if theirs any sort of silence which occurs.
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