WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:04.160 I'm back from Podfest 20 26 in Orlando, and this is now my 00:00:04.160 --> 00:00:06.080 favorite podcasting conference. 00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:08.400 I'm going to share with you some of the highlights from it. 00:00:14.480 --> 00:00:17.295 Thank you for joining me for The Audacity to Podcast. 00:00:17.295 --> 00:00:18.654 I'm Daniel J. Lewis. 00:00:18.734 --> 00:00:22.894 Podfest Multimedia Expo, or as we commonly call it, just simply 00:00:22.894 --> 00:00:28.894 Podfest, is a really family oriented kind of podcasting event. 00:00:28.894 --> 00:00:31.294 I don't mean family like bring your kids, although some people 00:00:31.294 --> 00:00:36.640 do, but I mean we are a family there at Podfest, and it has a 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:39.439 really special dynamic because of this. 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:43.039 And many people will remember the early days of podcasting 00:00:43.039 --> 00:00:46.574 conferences like podcasts and such where everything really felt 00:00:46.574 --> 00:00:49.534 like we were a family getting together, hanging out, talking 00:00:49.534 --> 00:00:52.174 about our favorite hobbies of podcasting. 00:00:52.414 --> 00:00:56.335 And that's what Podfest feels like. I love Podfest. 00:00:56.335 --> 00:00:59.450 I've attended several. They just finished their twelfth year. 00:00:59.450 --> 00:01:02.329 I wish I could have gone to every single Podfest in the past. 00:01:02.570 --> 00:01:05.849 That just wasn't possible for me, but I do hope to attend every 00:01:05.849 --> 00:01:07.209 Podfest in the future. 00:01:07.290 --> 00:01:10.650 And in fact, if you can make it to Podfest 20 27, I highly 00:01:10.650 --> 00:01:11.370 recommend you do. 00:01:11.844 --> 00:01:14.965 And I'm hoping to have a booth there for Podgagement, 00:01:14.965 --> 00:01:18.244 PodChapters, maybe some other product that I might launch by 00:01:18.244 --> 00:01:18.724 then. 00:01:18.805 --> 00:01:22.084 I'd love for you to come, say hi if I have a booth, come see my 00:01:22.084 --> 00:01:23.524 presentation if I'm speaking there. 00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:28.599 But now I want to share some specific highlights from Podfest 20 00:01:28.599 --> 00:01:29.239 26. 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:31.719 And if you want to learn more about Podfest, go to 00:01:31.719 --> 00:01:40.185 podfestexpo.com. That's podfestexpo.com. Podfestexpo.com. 00:01:40.424 --> 00:01:43.064 There might be an affiliate link that I might have at some point 00:01:43.064 --> 00:01:44.744 in the future at something like the 00:01:44.744 --> 00:01:47.384 audacitytopodcast.com/podcast. 00:01:47.545 --> 00:01:50.344 But for now, I don't have any affiliate relationship. 00:01:50.344 --> 00:01:53.384 Maybe someday in the future I will, but I recommend it 00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:54.640 nonetheless. So here we go. 00:01:54.640 --> 00:01:57.600 Number 1, community is still priority. 00:01:58.079 --> 00:02:01.760 This is what I think makes Podfest stand out from so many other 00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:04.799 podcasting conferences, especially the big ones that is. 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:09.064 While there's podcast movement, which has really turned a lot 00:02:09.064 --> 00:02:10.905 more commercial, it feels. 00:02:10.905 --> 00:02:14.504 You see a lot more suits at Podcast Movement, and that's not a 00:02:14.504 --> 00:02:16.665 bad thing for Podcast Movement. 00:02:16.824 --> 00:02:22.430 I think for us indie content creators, that is kind of a a 00:02:22.430 --> 00:02:25.789 deterrent a little bit because we might feel like this space 00:02:25.789 --> 00:02:27.469 isn't quite for us. 00:02:28.030 --> 00:02:30.909 Although even at Podcast Movement, there's lots of energy and 00:02:30.909 --> 00:02:35.310 lots of networking going on, but you're also very likely to meet 00:02:35.310 --> 00:02:39.314 someone who's some top executive managing ad sales for a large 00:02:39.314 --> 00:02:42.435 podcast network in New York City or Los Angeles. 00:02:42.754 --> 00:02:46.915 Whereas at Podfest, you ask someone what their podcast is, and 00:02:46.915 --> 00:02:50.509 they'll probably be more likely to tell you 2 of their podcast 00:02:50.509 --> 00:02:53.550 that they have about the things that they're passionate about. 00:02:53.790 --> 00:02:57.710 And Podfest is really good at fostering this community. 00:02:57.949 --> 00:03:00.509 In fact, they have this thing where they talk about we're pod 00:03:00.509 --> 00:03:03.395 family or pod fam, and they celebrate that. 00:03:03.395 --> 00:03:07.395 They make that part of it to really emphasize that all of us 00:03:07.395 --> 00:03:08.914 together are family. 00:03:08.914 --> 00:03:12.034 And they do this through several ways through the event with the 00:03:12.034 --> 00:03:15.560 way that they arrange the networking, the keynotes, and many of 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:16.199 the other things. 00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:19.879 In fact, on the last day, after the conference is over, their 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:23.960 last session, they call it a gratitude ceremony where they invite 00:03:23.960 --> 00:03:27.319 anyone from the audience to come up and share something they're 00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:29.560 thankful for or someone they're thankful for. 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:31.455 Really, it should be about the the people. 00:03:31.615 --> 00:03:35.455 And so anyone who wants to can get up and for 30 seconds say 00:03:35.455 --> 00:03:38.175 someone they're thankful for or opportunities they're thankful 00:03:38.175 --> 00:03:38.655 for. 00:03:38.895 --> 00:03:42.655 And it's always so encouraging because you hear some amazing, 00:03:42.655 --> 00:03:44.175 albeit short, stories. 00:03:44.689 --> 00:03:47.969 People sometimes start choking up from tears because of how 00:03:47.969 --> 00:03:52.050 grateful they are for others in the pod family, and it's a 00:03:52.050 --> 00:03:53.090 beautiful event. 00:03:53.330 --> 00:03:56.849 Also, Podfest is the kind of place where they celebrate those 00:03:56.849 --> 00:04:01.784 we've lost, like Lee Silverstein, Neil Guilarte, and Todd 00:04:01.784 --> 00:04:02.305 Cochrane. 00:04:02.625 --> 00:04:06.544 Friends in the Podcasting family, friends of mine, and they were 00:04:06.544 --> 00:04:09.185 honored and celebrated at Podfest. 00:04:10.250 --> 00:04:14.009 And I think that's part of what makes it feel so much like a 00:04:14.009 --> 00:04:18.089 family, that we realize we've lost someone from our family. 00:04:19.529 --> 00:04:23.529 So we mourn together, and we also celebrate together the life 00:04:23.529 --> 00:04:25.689 that they lived and the contributions that they made. 00:04:26.194 --> 00:04:31.555 So community is definitely a top priority at Podfest. 00:04:31.714 --> 00:04:34.675 Even if you don't go to the parties or go to all the sessions or 00:04:34.675 --> 00:04:37.154 the keynotes or anything like that, there are lots of people in 00:04:37.154 --> 00:04:40.860 the hallways, in the Expo Hall talking, networking. 00:04:41.180 --> 00:04:45.180 The community is definitely a priority, and they have made it 00:04:45.180 --> 00:04:49.420 very clear they want that to remain a priority at Podfest going 00:04:49.420 --> 00:04:53.019 forward, and it has been in all of the Podfests in the past. 00:04:53.175 --> 00:04:57.654 And I think that's what sets it apart from many of the other 00:04:57.654 --> 00:05:00.294 really big podcast conferences. 00:05:00.534 --> 00:05:04.134 At small podcast conferences or social media events, you might 00:05:04.134 --> 00:05:07.654 still get that community feel, but I'm talking about the size 00:05:07.654 --> 00:05:11.899 that Podfest is that's up there with Podcast Movement and Pod 00:05:11.899 --> 00:05:13.900 Show London and others like that. 00:05:14.459 --> 00:05:18.620 At this size, they still maintain the community feel, and I love 00:05:18.620 --> 00:05:22.860 that. Number 2, the Podcast Hall of Fame is a highlight. 00:05:23.555 --> 00:05:26.914 It's now at Podfest. That's its home. 00:05:26.914 --> 00:05:29.714 It is an additional ticket, but I highly recommend you go. 00:05:29.714 --> 00:05:34.595 And this latest Podcast Hall of Fame ceremony was done very well. 00:05:34.675 --> 00:05:36.354 It ran very smoothly. 00:05:36.354 --> 00:05:39.040 If you've seen the past couple of years, you know that is 00:05:39.040 --> 00:05:41.199 something that a lot of us have been asking for. 00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:44.879 And the stories that came out from this hall of fame were 00:05:44.879 --> 00:05:45.680 wonderful. 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:49.759 I won't get to name all of the inductees, but we heard stories 00:05:49.759 --> 00:05:53.855 from James Cridland, from the woman who saved podcasting. 00:05:53.855 --> 00:05:57.375 We heard stories about Dan Miller who was inducted, and he was 00:05:57.375 --> 00:06:00.175 introduced by Dave Ramsey. 00:06:00.175 --> 00:06:03.855 Dave Ramsey's message was really great, and even Dan Miller's 00:06:03.855 --> 00:06:05.535 wife got to say some things too. 00:06:05.850 --> 00:06:09.850 And it was all very beautiful celebrating Todd Cochrane and the 00:06:09.850 --> 00:06:13.050 contributions he made to podcasting over the years. 00:06:13.529 --> 00:06:17.930 So the Podcast Hall of Fame, if you can go, if you're at Podfest, 00:06:18.194 --> 00:06:20.595 definitely make it to the Podcast Hall of Fame. 00:06:20.595 --> 00:06:23.875 It is a definite highlight because you get to meet some legends 00:06:23.875 --> 00:06:27.714 in podcasting and hear really cool stories too, things you might 00:06:27.714 --> 00:06:31.314 not have ever expected because many of us have such interesting 00:06:31.314 --> 00:06:34.880 stories to share of how we got into podcasting. 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:38.160 And here I am saying this, and I was inducted a couple of years 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:40.960 ago, and I still haven't shared my speech with you. Shame on me. 00:06:40.960 --> 00:06:43.040 I will share that speech with you very soon. 00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:47.535 Sometimes, to be honest, I sometimes just struggle with thinking, 00:06:47.535 --> 00:06:50.014 oh, I don't want to make this all about me. 00:06:50.095 --> 00:06:54.735 But even in my speech, I went on and on with a big list of names 00:06:54.735 --> 00:06:57.694 of people that I was thankful for, and it was neat to see other 00:06:57.694 --> 00:07:00.919 people too, thanking people that had helped them get to their 00:07:00.919 --> 00:07:03.399 place or had inspired them in some way. 00:07:03.639 --> 00:07:09.160 So go to podcasthall.com to watch the full Podcast Hall of Fame 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:13.240 ceremony from 2026, and you can view past ceremonies as well. 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:16.155 And you're listening to this far into the future, you'll be able 00:07:16.155 --> 00:07:18.475 to view the current hall of fame as well. 00:07:18.795 --> 00:07:25.514 Number 3, at Podfest, there was lots of quality teaching from 00:07:25.514 --> 00:07:30.889 people that you wouldn't normally expect to hear lessons from. 00:07:32.490 --> 00:07:36.169 What's really neat about this is that highlights the individual 00:07:36.169 --> 00:07:40.169 expertise and experience of many members of the community. 00:07:41.014 --> 00:07:45.175 You might think of legends in the space like Rob Walsh, the late 00:07:45.175 --> 00:07:49.654 Todd Cochrane, Elsie Escobar, Jessica Cufferman, Mark Asquith, 00:07:49.654 --> 00:07:54.454 Dave Jackson, Paul Colligan, Ray Ortega, a lot of these men and 00:07:54.454 --> 00:07:57.490 women who have been so influential in this space, and I am so 00:07:57.490 --> 00:08:03.410 honored to be among them, to get to hear them teach and speak 00:08:03.569 --> 00:08:05.410 exciting as it is. 00:08:05.810 --> 00:08:09.330 But also, there were plenty of people that you don't normally 00:08:09.330 --> 00:08:13.745 think of as being speakers at a podcasting event who presented 00:08:13.745 --> 00:08:15.504 fantastic sessions. 00:08:15.665 --> 00:08:18.545 I looked over the list of sessions, and it was hard to just pick 00:08:18.545 --> 00:08:18.944 1. 00:08:18.944 --> 00:08:23.105 So what I like to do is I bounce from session to session, also 00:08:23.105 --> 00:08:24.865 while I talk to a lot of people in the hallways. 00:08:25.259 --> 00:08:28.939 I'll go in and listen for a few minutes, hear some great value 00:08:28.939 --> 00:08:29.500 from them. 00:08:29.500 --> 00:08:31.819 And as I'm leaving, I give them a double thumbs up to let them 00:08:31.819 --> 00:08:33.179 know you're doing a great job. 00:08:33.179 --> 00:08:36.779 And afterward, I also let them know too that I had to move around 00:08:36.779 --> 00:08:37.179 a little bit. 00:08:37.215 --> 00:08:39.215 I couldn't stay in there for the whole time, but you were doing a 00:08:39.215 --> 00:08:40.894 great job. Love the content that you shared. 00:08:40.894 --> 00:08:46.575 And there was so much really good content from people who you 00:08:46.575 --> 00:08:50.095 wouldn't normally expect to be speaking at a podcasting 00:08:50.095 --> 00:08:52.419 conference. But they have their skills. 00:08:52.419 --> 00:08:55.299 They have their talents and abilities and experience. 00:08:55.299 --> 00:08:59.779 And what's great is they have a great ability to communicate. 00:08:59.940 --> 00:09:03.139 Like, some of these people, I just thought, wow. 00:09:03.834 --> 00:09:06.154 They're a really good public speaker. 00:09:06.154 --> 00:09:07.914 I know they're good podcasters. 00:09:07.914 --> 00:09:11.274 I didn't expect them to do that well in front of an audience, and 00:09:11.274 --> 00:09:13.274 that was really exciting to see too. 00:09:13.355 --> 00:09:15.434 And that's all part of this community feel. 00:09:15.434 --> 00:09:18.490 And I think that some of us were kind of cheering on other 00:09:18.490 --> 00:09:18.809 people. 00:09:18.809 --> 00:09:22.090 And I got to present about Podcasting 2, and it was very well 00:09:22.090 --> 00:09:23.210 received as well. 00:09:23.210 --> 00:09:25.769 And some people were getting really excited about that, the 00:09:25.769 --> 00:09:27.610 potential in Podcasting 2. 00:09:28.074 --> 00:09:32.235 And I really enjoy getting people excited about Podcasting 2, so 00:09:32.235 --> 00:09:34.315 you'll see more teaching from me on that. 00:09:34.794 --> 00:09:39.914 But Podfest is definitely a home of great quality teaching, and 00:09:40.009 --> 00:09:44.409 it's a lot of stuff that appeals to the independent creators like 00:09:44.409 --> 00:09:46.250 you and me. Yes. 00:09:46.250 --> 00:09:50.570 There's stuff about AI and video and business and monetization. 00:09:50.889 --> 00:09:52.009 Yeah. Of course. 00:09:52.250 --> 00:09:56.085 But there's also stuff about community, growing your podcast, 00:09:56.085 --> 00:10:00.485 overcoming struggles, and much more on personal level. 00:10:00.485 --> 00:10:03.845 So you have to really look thoroughly at the schedule to see what 00:10:03.845 --> 00:10:06.644 sessions are available whenever you go to these kinds of things. 00:10:06.884 --> 00:10:10.480 And sometimes, you might see that there are 2 great sessions or 00:10:10.480 --> 00:10:12.159 more than that at a single time. 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:15.279 Definitely get the virtual pass if you can, so you can listen to 00:10:15.279 --> 00:10:16.240 the sessions later. 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:19.360 Or if you're there at the event, you could go from 1 to the 00:10:19.360 --> 00:10:21.774 other. But just I like my little trick. 00:10:21.774 --> 00:10:24.495 I don't know if I'm the first person to do this, probably not. 00:10:24.495 --> 00:10:27.294 But giving the double thumbs up as I'm leaving, try to make eye 00:10:27.294 --> 00:10:29.934 contact or make sure that the person sees as I'm giving a double 00:10:29.934 --> 00:10:33.214 thumbs up so they know, I'm liking this. I just got to go. 00:10:33.294 --> 00:10:35.480 But this is good stuff. Keep it up. 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:38.840 So cheering on the community like that with all of the quality 00:10:38.840 --> 00:10:40.360 teaching that there has been. 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:45.559 Number 4, this one's a negative, and I think many independent 00:10:45.559 --> 00:10:50.684 podcasters especially feel this. The location is still expensive. 00:10:50.924 --> 00:10:54.044 We were at the Renaissance at SeaWorld right across the street 00:10:54.044 --> 00:10:59.004 from SeaWorld, and that's not a very affordable hotel. 00:10:59.004 --> 00:10:59.965 It is a resort. 00:10:59.965 --> 00:11:03.325 It has resort fees like many of these places have. 00:11:03.779 --> 00:11:06.100 It's very expensive every night. 00:11:06.339 --> 00:11:09.940 The food there is very expensive, and it's not very close to 00:11:09.940 --> 00:11:11.059 other options. 00:11:11.299 --> 00:11:16.659 At some past Podfests, we've been right across the street from a 00:11:15.945 --> 00:11:18.985 shopping strip of some sort where there were plenty of 00:11:18.985 --> 00:11:22.184 restaurants where people could go for much more affordable meals 00:11:22.184 --> 00:11:25.545 if they wanted to, or even walk to a local grocery store. 00:11:26.024 --> 00:11:29.384 And that's not quite so possible at this location because it was 00:11:29.384 --> 00:11:32.779 on a resort that right there, it's a really big property. 00:11:33.019 --> 00:11:36.139 And I understand that they need to be somewhere where there's the 00:11:36.139 --> 00:11:41.740 space, and there are certain ideas and preconceptions of what 00:11:41.740 --> 00:11:45.500 they think they might be supporting by being in a big space like 00:11:45.500 --> 00:11:48.995 that. I don't think all of those are necessarily true. 00:11:49.394 --> 00:11:50.754 But here's my recommendation. 00:11:50.754 --> 00:11:54.914 If you go to 1 of these, be involved in the community beforehand 00:11:55.154 --> 00:11:57.954 and look for a roommate because that makes it so much more 00:11:57.954 --> 00:12:01.074 affordable if you can split the cost of your room with someone 00:12:01.074 --> 00:12:01.315 else. 00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:05.080 Or sometimes there are options to stay off-site, and then you can 00:12:05.080 --> 00:12:09.320 either get an Uber or Lyft or rent a car or something like that 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:11.799 to be able to go back and forth, but then you've got the parking 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:14.279 expenses because it's a resort and all that stuff. 00:12:15.394 --> 00:12:18.754 So, yeah, it's expensive to go to these kinds of things. 00:12:18.835 --> 00:12:21.154 Some people can swing that and afford it. 00:12:21.154 --> 00:12:22.674 I can understand if you can't. 00:12:22.674 --> 00:12:27.315 It is still an unfortunate thing, but this also gives opportunity 00:12:27.315 --> 00:12:30.595 for, I think, smaller regional podcasting events. 00:12:30.595 --> 00:12:35.070 And I keep thinking about hosting something in my area in the 00:12:35.070 --> 00:12:38.589 coming years because I've done a conference before and it went 00:12:38.589 --> 00:12:43.070 really well and I enjoyed it. I might do it again in the future. 00:12:43.070 --> 00:12:47.054 So definitely, if you have a podcasting event near you, a smaller 00:12:47.054 --> 00:12:49.695 1, go there. Learn the community. 00:12:49.695 --> 00:12:53.455 Meet the other people in your area because that might be a lot 00:12:53.455 --> 00:12:56.975 more affordable for you than going to something like Podfest. 00:12:57.455 --> 00:13:02.850 And number 5, Podfest had fantastic networking. 00:13:03.330 --> 00:13:06.210 I love talking to people in the hallways. 00:13:06.450 --> 00:13:09.730 I heard 1 person call it the lobby con because it's the 00:13:09.730 --> 00:13:12.610 conference happening in the lobbies in the hallways. 00:13:12.995 --> 00:13:15.394 That's where the relationships are formed. 00:13:15.394 --> 00:13:20.274 That's where you discover amazing talent and these really 00:13:20.274 --> 00:13:23.954 creative ideas of things that people have for their shows that 00:13:23.954 --> 00:13:27.720 they are currently hosting or that they want to host. 00:13:28.039 --> 00:13:30.679 I love asking people, what's your podcast about? 00:13:30.679 --> 00:13:32.600 Oh, why'd you do a podcast about that? 00:13:32.600 --> 00:13:36.519 Or sometimes they tell me, I want to start a podcast about this. 00:13:36.759 --> 00:13:39.799 Then I ask them some questions like, so what's holding you back? 00:13:41.534 --> 00:13:43.294 And just let them answer. 00:13:44.014 --> 00:13:47.855 And sometimes I find ways to inspire them, to point them to 00:13:47.855 --> 00:13:50.894 certain relationships, to connect them with other people. 00:13:50.894 --> 00:13:53.774 Maybe there's an opportunity for me to promote some of my own 00:13:53.774 --> 00:13:57.129 stuff, my own podcast, or my own products like Podgagement or 00:13:57.129 --> 00:14:00.250 PodChapters, which certainly, I did lots of that too. 00:14:00.330 --> 00:14:03.370 I had little cards that talk about Podgagement and PodChapters, 00:14:03.370 --> 00:14:05.289 and I would show those to some people, give them out. 00:14:05.289 --> 00:14:07.924 They have QR codes and things on them, and I'd talk about the 00:14:07.924 --> 00:14:08.485 features. 00:14:08.485 --> 00:14:11.125 And for a few people, I even pulled out my laptop and 00:14:11.125 --> 00:14:13.605 demonstrated some of these features to them, and that's a lot of 00:14:13.605 --> 00:14:14.164 fun. 00:14:14.245 --> 00:14:18.565 I also even had some theological conversations with a few people, 00:14:18.565 --> 00:14:20.404 and that was a lot of fun too. 00:14:20.804 --> 00:14:25.320 Because at places like Podfest, we are a community. 00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:26.759 We are a family. 00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:30.759 And it feels like a family reunion getting back together again. 00:14:30.840 --> 00:14:37.415 Lots of hugs, lots of stories, lots of late nights talking over a 00:14:37.415 --> 00:14:41.335 table, and all kinds of great hanging out, great networking, 00:14:41.335 --> 00:14:45.415 great friendship building, and relationship building, not just 00:14:45.415 --> 00:14:46.855 from the business perspective. 00:14:46.855 --> 00:14:51.254 So I was a little hesitant to call it networking, but that's 00:14:50.269 --> 00:14:51.389 basically what it is. 00:14:51.389 --> 00:14:53.149 We're networking, but for different reasons. 00:14:53.149 --> 00:14:56.110 Sometimes for personal reasons, sometimes professional reasons. 00:14:56.350 --> 00:14:58.990 But it doesn't all have to be about the business stuff. 00:14:59.470 --> 00:15:03.725 I've seen cohost relationships start from events like this. 00:15:03.725 --> 00:15:07.725 I've seen cross guesting opportunities like, oh, man, you would 00:15:07.725 --> 00:15:09.884 be a great guest for my podcast. You know what? 00:15:09.884 --> 00:15:12.365 You would be a great guest for my podcast too, and that kind of 00:15:12.365 --> 00:15:12.845 thing. 00:15:12.924 --> 00:15:16.605 That's what's so fun about these events, meeting these people. 00:15:16.605 --> 00:15:19.980 And I know it can be a challenge for the introverts where they 00:15:19.980 --> 00:15:22.379 don't get energized being around so many people. 00:15:22.379 --> 00:15:25.740 And that's where sometimes it takes an extrovert to say, hey. 00:15:25.820 --> 00:15:28.539 Come over here. Join our little circle of conversation. 00:15:28.539 --> 00:15:29.659 We wanna hear about you. 00:15:30.294 --> 00:15:34.134 I'm an ambivert, so I'm both introvert and extrovert. 00:15:34.294 --> 00:15:38.294 When I'm feeling lazy, I fall over to the introvert side, but I 00:15:38.294 --> 00:15:40.294 get energized being around people. 00:15:40.294 --> 00:15:42.215 I also get energized being by myself. 00:15:42.215 --> 00:15:45.610 So it's not like after a conference, have to then decompress and 00:15:45.610 --> 00:15:46.809 reenergize after that. 00:15:46.809 --> 00:15:51.690 I'm still energized from it, and I can maintain energy without 00:15:51.690 --> 00:15:52.970 being around a lot of people. 00:15:52.970 --> 00:15:55.529 So that's why I'm an ambivert, and I'm right in the middle, and I 00:15:55.529 --> 00:15:56.730 can go kind of back and forth. 00:15:57.014 --> 00:16:00.535 But whenever I see those people, sometimes I notice someone 00:16:00.535 --> 00:16:03.894 sitting off or standing off by themselves, and I'll try to flip 00:16:03.894 --> 00:16:05.975 over to my extrovert side and go over toward them. 00:16:05.975 --> 00:16:09.415 There was even a person who I went up to them. 00:16:09.415 --> 00:16:12.134 I said, you look like you're all alone. I wanna meet you. 00:16:12.379 --> 00:16:15.419 And we had a great conversation discovering things about their 00:16:15.419 --> 00:16:17.659 podcast and what they're doing. 00:16:17.980 --> 00:16:22.059 That's the kind of great networking that can happen at Podfest. 00:16:22.059 --> 00:16:25.259 And many of these podcasting events have opportunities like that 00:16:25.259 --> 00:16:28.284 too. I just really like Podfest. 00:16:29.164 --> 00:16:35.644 Now, I was having so much fun though that I completely forgot to 00:16:35.644 --> 00:16:41.360 do what I said I was going to do, and that was take my recorder 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:44.799 and record some people answering my question of what are some 00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:47.840 unexpected upgrades that you've made in your podcasting 00:16:47.840 --> 00:16:50.559 production and workflow practices that's really helped you with 00:16:50.559 --> 00:16:51.519 your podcasting. 00:16:52.160 --> 00:16:58.995 I didn't record a single 1 because the networking was so great. 00:16:58.995 --> 00:17:02.355 It was so nice to talk to people, to connect with them, to see 00:17:02.355 --> 00:17:05.714 them, to get the hugs and give hugs and meet new people. 00:17:05.954 --> 00:17:08.914 I completely forgot about what I wanted to record. 00:17:08.914 --> 00:17:12.490 They were 1 of my purposes. So I didn't record anything for that. 00:17:12.490 --> 00:17:16.329 So there is great opportunity for you if you'd like to send your 00:17:16.329 --> 00:17:18.250 feedback to answer that question. 00:17:18.250 --> 00:17:21.529 What's an unexpected upgrade you discovered that really helped 00:17:21.529 --> 00:17:22.569 you in podcasting? 00:17:22.650 --> 00:17:25.769 Don't think about your microphone, your mixer, your audio editing 00:17:25.769 --> 00:17:30.164 software. Nothing that we typically call a podcasting tool. 00:17:30.804 --> 00:17:32.724 Something outside of that. 00:17:32.724 --> 00:17:35.764 I did a whole episode about some of my unexpected upgrades that I 00:17:35.764 --> 00:17:38.884 recommend in the previous episode, number 416. 00:17:38.884 --> 00:17:40.724 Go check that out if you haven't heard it already. 00:17:40.890 --> 00:17:43.849 But I want to hear from you what are some of your unexpected 00:17:43.849 --> 00:17:44.649 upgrades. 00:17:44.730 --> 00:17:47.930 I'd also like to hear from you the answers to the 3 questions 00:17:47.930 --> 00:17:50.569 I've been asking for a few episodes now. 00:17:50.730 --> 00:17:53.835 And those 3 questions are, what would you like more of from me 00:17:53.835 --> 00:17:55.434 and The Audacity to Podcast? 00:17:55.434 --> 00:17:58.874 What would you like less of from me and The Audacity to Podcast? 00:17:59.115 --> 00:18:02.874 And what else is on your mind that you'd like to share with me 00:18:02.954 --> 00:18:06.394 that is related to The Audacity to Podcast or Podcasting? 00:18:06.789 --> 00:18:10.309 I would love to hear from you your answer to those 3 questions 00:18:10.950 --> 00:18:16.470 and or your answer to the question of what are some unexpected 00:18:16.470 --> 00:18:19.029 podcasting upgrades that you've discovered? 00:18:19.714 --> 00:18:24.515 Share those over at podcastfeedback.com/audacity. 00:18:24.515 --> 00:18:27.234 You can write a message there, or you can record a message 00:18:27.234 --> 00:18:31.234 through that. That's podcastfeedback.com/audacity. 00:18:31.234 --> 00:18:34.769 Or if you want to record on your own with your own software and 00:18:34.769 --> 00:18:38.609 send that recording to me, you can do that by sending that to 00:18:38.609 --> 00:18:42.210 feedback at The Audacity to Podcast dot com. 00:18:42.450 --> 00:18:45.009 Now that I've given you some of the guts and taught you some of 00:18:45.009 --> 00:18:47.964 the tools, it's time for you to go start and grow your own 00:18:47.964 --> 00:18:52.765 podcast for passion and profit and make it to a Podfest someday. 00:18:53.085 --> 00:18:56.365 I'm Daniel J. Lewis from theaudacitytopodcast.com. 00:18:56.365 --> 00:18:58.525 Check out my products to help you podcast better at 00:18:58.525 --> 00:19:02.980 podgagement.com and podchapters.com. And thanks for listening.