The Podcast Teaser (PT) requires you to record an introductory teaser to your podcast series. The PT is challenging because you must distill the core content, idea, and appeal of your podcast series into a brief audio moment.
This project requires one submission, although that submission may include multiple files. All files are submitted to a Podcast Teaser folder in your shared course space on Dropbox.com. The submission requires the following files.
Document type: memo; podcast teaser (see below)
Document length: 150 words (memo); 90 seconds to 180 seconds (teaser[s]), see below)
Project value: 100 points
Evaluation rubric: _RPW205_Eval_PodcastTeaser.pdf
The PT project results in 1 or more brief podcast promotions that you can record new, assemble from previously recorded material, or create through a combination of these strategies. The total time of your promotional recordings should fall within the 90 second to 3 minute timeframe.
Consider a range of strategies for promoting your podcast series. For example, you might record a single segment that introduces the series and offers examples of the topics explored. You might include outtakes from the episodes you have already recorded. However, an equally suitable alternative would be to record a 30 second spot for each episode that promotes the series and then teases the content of the specific episode.
Although you get to decide how to use previously recorded content, the promotional segments I have heard that I think of as most effective typically use a combination of newly recorded content that sets up the "ad" with one or more brief segments drawn from an episode.
Keep in mind that you might also bring on listeners to promote your series for you. Many podcasts do that as well.
Whether you produce 1 teaser or multiple teasers, all of them should incorporate the following content/design elements.
Thematic Elements from the Series. If possible, work in thematic elements from your series. That could mean just about anything, but likely includes theme song, sound patterns, key phrases, and so on.
Professional Editing. Whatever content you include, work on threading it as seamlessly as possible.
Export as a MP3 File. Export your file(s) in MP3 format.
A memo of transmittal introduces the accompanying document to its audience(s). You will craft such a memo with each submission for the project. Your memos should be addressed from you to me, and should introduce the accompanying project. Your memos should incorporate the following content elements.
Read and attend carefully to these submission guidelines. Failure to do so may result in delays in receiving feedback on the draft of your project, or in points lost on the final evaluation of your project.
Create a project folder inside your shared class folder on Dropbox.com. Remember, I can only view files that you place inside the shared folder. Until you place files in that space, you have not in practice submitted them.
Name the folder Podcast Teaser.
Make sure the files listed below are available to me in the project folder by the final deadline. Model your filenames on the listed examples:
Note. Do not share the individual files with me. By placing them in your project folder, you have already shared them by default.
This section describes the standards by which your draft and final submissions will be evaluated.
There are 200 possible points for this project. The first draft is the final submission. You will earn points according to the standard described on the policies page (40% content development, 40% design execution & delivery of the podcast, and 20% professionalism & attention to detail; see Policies). The specific areas of emphasis for this project are drawn from the description and discussion of the project, and are detailed in the evaluation rubric (_RPW205_Eval_PodcastTeaser.pdf).
Remember that I will only post the point values for projects on the Grades page in SVSU Canvas. I will post the details relevant to that evaluation in your class folder in a project-specific file.
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