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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By creating a script with pronunciation as well as a pre-recorded audio file, you’ll have a better chance of your PSA airing since you provided a variety of options. You’ll need to have the spot produced professionally if you don’t have someone on your team who can edit videos and provide at least a.mov or.mp4 file.

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A Quick Guide to Creating a Nonprofit Podcast: 5 Steps

Achieve

Ensure that your podcast's audio sounds crisp and clean by purchasing a high-quality microphone. You’ll want comfortable headphones to monitor your audio quality throughout podcast recording sessions. You’ll want comfortable headphones to monitor your audio quality throughout podcast recording sessions. Audio interface.

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The Making of "Product Demo - Mobile Beacon" Video

Tech Soup

While not every nonprofit needs to invest the resources to make scripted videos, we wanted to try the new format to better serve our audience, particularly the different learners coming to our site. As for the sound, I had an Audio-Technica AT899 lavalier microphone attached to record my voice. Processing and Production.

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Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

NTEN

From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. Podcasting is formally defined as the act of distributing syndicated audio content online via RSS to listeners who use software or a hardware device to receive updates.

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Using Web Conferencing Software To Create A Screencast

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But wait a minute, what if I could create a screencast out of a screensharing session or using a web conference system like Ready/Talk that offers video/audio recording? I'd love to know: How much scripting does he do prior to the interview? Ready/Talk outputs the file into.swf format which can't be brought into Camtasia for editing.

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NTEN and SalesForce Screencast: Learnings About the Interview/Documentary Approach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you're making a screencast, and you end up having a vertical monopoly on the process (you write the script, do the filming, operate the mouse, do the editing, and produce it), you need to become a super learner. However, the idea of editing a long file in Camtasia does not sound appealing to me.). I used a hybrid of his approach.

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Podcasting 101 Live Blogging from Boston Podcamp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Gather your ideas Create a script - don't go free form or you might end up with a lot of ums and ahs. Record Two families of mics Dynamic mic - $80 SHURE SM57 or 58is top of the line- any $20 USB mic Castblaster - can que up your audio files and sound effects - DJ tool. Adjust the audio signal and keeps the quality high.

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