The 2024 podcasting season is gearing up to be an exciting one, with lots of changes on the horizon. New ventures like YouTube integration have raised this huge existential question—what is a podcast? And while this fresh take brings up questions of video components, RSS feeds, and more—at the end of the day, the road forward for podcasting is still paved with audio-first emotional connection.

In this episode, Mary ties her year-end 2023 values into the exciting future of this innovative medium, underscoring the power and necessity of remaining authentic and captivating as we use our voices to share our unique stories with the world.

Discover practical tips and the nuances of creating a captivating podcast:

• How video integration continues to blur the lines around podcasting
• The importance of uncovering the full potential of your heart voice
• Why you should embrace (and not edit out) the filler words you speak aloud

Links worth mentioning from the episode:

• Research: Sound You Can See: Podcasting’s Video Dilemma - https://soundsprofitable.com/research/sound-you-can-see/
• Build your own Agendio agenda - http://www.visiblevoicepodcast.com/offers
• YouTube integration: read step-by-step instructions to submit your RSS feed - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/13973017
• YouTube integration: follow this video to submit your RSS feed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrb327agiDE&t=106s
• Mary’s Sound Sorceresses article: Unleashing Your Authentic Voice in Podcasting - https://soundsorceresses.substack.com/p/magazine-414
• The Sound Sorceress substack - https://soundsorceresses.substack.com/
• Creators of standard voices and accents, “General American English” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English#History_and_modern_definition
• Permission to Speak by Samara Bay - https://bookshop.org/p/books/permission-to-speak-how-to-change-what-power-sounds-like-starting-with-you-samara-bay/18485502
• Episode 63, Permission to Speak to Redefine the Sound of Power with Samara Bay - https://www.organizedsound.ca/permission-to-speak-to-redefine-the-sound-of-power-with-samara-bay-episode-63/
• Episode 18, Why Filler Words Like "Like" Are Powerful with Alexandra D'Arcy - https://www.organizedsound.ca/why-filler-words-like-like-are-powerful-with-alexandra-darcy-episode-18/

Connect with Mary!

• Leave a voicemail with your feedback at https://www.speakpipe.com/VisibleVoice or email [email protected]
• Link up on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marychan-organizedsound/
• Engage on Instagram @OrganizedSoundProductions https://www.instagram.com/organizedsoundproductions
• Learn more secrets with the Visible Voice Insights Newsletter https://www.organizedsound.ca/newsletter
• Learn more secrets and the full transcript of the episode at http://www.visiblevoicepodcast.com
• To learn more or work with Mary, check out https://www.organizedsound.ca

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