Narrative podcasting courses: full module descriptions

❏ Life gets colorful with creativity ❏

❏ LEARN IN 16 WEEKS WHAT TOOK US 2 YEARS ❏

Course modules

1. Why create?

This is where it all begins. We’ll dig into this deceptively simple question that guides everything we do, from episodes to coaching, training, and mentorship.

2. Great story

You’ll get tools to move from idea to first draft to final episode script, and a larger framework that centers your listener as the hero for any story or episode type.

3. Great sound

You’ll articulate your audio editing ethos, learn which parts you can speed up and which to slow down, and create an audio editing manifesto.

4. Great structure

You’ll be introduced to structures and provided with the templates and tools to implement them—and experiment with and refine your own writing processes.

5. Your creative personality

You’ll use leadership development tools to understand your creator frame of reference, and use that framework to find your creative superpower.

6. The hot seat

You’ll develop a personal guide that identifies what’s most important as you interview guests—and be prepared to be your best when you are interviewed yourself.

7. Finding your voice(over)

You’ll learn how to get high-quality audio no matter where you’re recording, and how to sound natural when you’re hosting, even when reading a script.

8. Getting unstuck

You’ll learn tools to help you find new excitement and fresh ideas to get through writer’s block, the endless middle, draining activities, and procrastinated projects.

9. Putting yourself out there

You’ll learn the secret to pitching yourself and your ideas well so that you can increase your odds, from episode pitches to magazine submissions to job interviews.

10. Starting from scratch

You’ll get a big-picture view of podcast producerion, from idea to published episode, with customizable templates for production and planning.

11. What can I do for you?

You’ll learn how to approach networking not as self-promotion, but as making genuine friendships that can lead to partnerships, sponsorships, and collaboration.

12. Befriending the beast

Go deeper into podcast production both for individuals and teams, and develop a personal guide for making project management and production sustainable.

13. Let’s get personal

You’ll learn how to see creative blocks and resistance in your writing as windows to the heart of the story, and how to discern what to share, and what to leave out.

14. Sonic storytelling

You’ll learn how to use music, sound, and dynamics to create vivid cinematic soundscapes that surprise, delight, and highlight your story’s ideas and voices.

15. Building a creative life

You’ll develop satisfying creative habits, and identify which creative work you need to feel fulfilled—and how to find a place for that even if it’s not your job.

16. Why keep creating?

You’ll take an audit of your current commitments, develop a strategy to avoid (or recover from) burnout, and map out steps to stay true to your creative vision.

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