I think it was very difficult to condense my entire essay into a two minute podcast. The biggest challenge for me was determining what I wanted to include and what I didn’t want to include in the podcast. Even with the finished result, I still feel as if my podcast is incomplete, because I know that so much more is said in the actual essay. As for getting to know the program, I didn’t struggle much with it. I’d consider…
“Waving Goodbye: Remembering a Mom Who Was Strong in Everything” This podcast starts with a narrator explaining the background information to the story, then goes strictly to the daughter of the mother reminiscing over moments she shared with her mother that she remembers most. After she finishes talking for several minutes, sad music is played as an ending piece. https://storycorps.org/stories/waving-goodbye-remembering-a-mom-who-was-strong-in-everything/ “Loving but Leaving the Military” This podcast begins again with a narrator explaining the background information about the main focus…
I tried using Audacity for my recording, but since I do not have a microphone, it was difficult to get a good quality recording on my laptop. When I tried recording there was a lot of static and background noises to the point where it was difficult to hear what I was saying. Instead, I tried using the Voice Memos app on my phone, since I could hold my phone’s microphone closer than my laptop’s. I got a better recording…
