Colin Gray is a podcaster and online educator, and has been teaching podcasting skills for over 6 years.

Colin's passion is helping other podcasters as “The Podcast Host“. His background in online education underpins a range of online podcasting courses, all designed to help podcasters get up and running, and then enhance their shows as they develop. He also offers one-to-one support and regular mentoring for those looking for a long-term podcasting partner.

These days, Colin produces two podcasts: one on podcasting and the other on mountain biking (his release outside of the office). PodCraft is the former, a season-based show that tackles podcasting topics head-on over a series of shows, looking to create a definitive guide each time.

Colin is an experienced speaker, both in podcasting and in the academic world. Most recently, he was 1 of 6 main-track speakers at the UK Podcasters' Conference and 1 of 2 podcasting experts at the Content Marketing Academy in Fife, Scotland. He is also a speaker at the New Media Europe conference, and will present Time to Get Series-ous? How to Revitalise and Sell Your Podcast.

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Top Quotes from Colin Gray:

* “It's a really exciting time for podcasters.”

* “It connects you with your audience and your audience with you in such a more deep way.”

* “At the very start, it doesn't matter what your quality is, because nobody's going to be listening at the very beginning.”

* “Podcasting is definitely the best way or the most engaging way that you can connect with a customer.”

* “While audio is great for that transparency and the trust and the personality and the audience building, I do think that sometimes there's a place for just having some writing.”

Resources:

* Sennheiser PC 8

* Colin's The Ultimate Podcasting Resource List

* Twitter

* Hootsuite

Key Timestamps:

* [spp-timestamp time=”00:28″] – Host Izabela Russell introduces and welcomes the episode's guest and New Media Europe speaker, Colin Gray

* [spp-timestamp time=”01:12″] – Colin shares what he thinks of the future of podcasting

* [spp-timestamp time=”02:22″] – How Colin got started with podcasting

* [spp-timestamp time=”03:56″] – Colin's favourite thing about podcasting

* [spp-timestamp time=”04:51″] – Colin's number one tip for those planning to start a podcast for business

* [spp-timestamp time=”06:20″] – Colin shares his absolute minimum for recording a podcast

* [spp-timestamp time=”08:34″] – On podcasting as a way for businesses to connect with their audience

* [spp-timestamp time=”10:48″] – What to expect from Colin's speech at New Media Europe

* [spp-timestamp time=”13:43″] – How Colin is using new media for his personal brand and business

* [spp-timestamp time=”16:28″] – New media tools that Colin cannot live without