My Reflection of the Interview and Editing Process of a Podcast

Overview

This week I got to create, host, and edit my very first podcast. I chose to interview my former boss, Jackie Soladay, from my Paris Mountain Marketing internship. It was neat to learn more about Jackie’s story of creating her own business, as well as her take on the Greenville community’s influence on businesses and female entrepreneurship.

Jackie and The Team

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Editing Process

Creating and editing a podcast is much more in-depth than I initially thought it would be, but I learned:

• How to ask open-ended, intentional questions

• How to properly upload and describe my content on SoundCloud

• Make the interviewee comfortable

• Space out my timing

• Logically flow my ideas to connect to comments from the interviewee

I think that I learned the most about creating a podcast through the editing process. I spent hours going back and trimming unnecessary words like “um,” “and,” and “yeah.” Also, I learned the importance of giving enough of a pause between the speaker and me so that the podcast flows well. I also learned to layer music within the background to my voice, move the clips to different tracks, and ensure high-quality audio.

Working Hard to Help Our Clients Grow

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How to use this in the future

Considering how I want to pursue a career in marketing, I think the editing skills I learned throughout this process will serve me well. I have become a better communicator and know how to ask the appropriate questions logically. This will help me to listen to the client and their feedback and keep up the conversation.

Also, I will most likely be creating visuals and hosting interviews within my marketing career. I was able to sharpen my editing skills through these techniques:

• Trimming

• Creating novel content

• Overlapping sounds

• Integrating music

• Forming smooth transitions

These skills will make my content sharp and influential among my clients. They will also demonstrate my credibility and professionalism.

Check out my podcast here