Trafcom News Podcast

Show #12, Nov. 28, 2005: Can the iPod replace the big black binder? Podcasting for learning...

In this 20-minute podcast, Donna Papacosta talks to Kathleen Gilroy about how the Otter Group is using podcasting for learning projects. Download the show here or subscribe to the RSS feed on this page to receive the Trafcom News Podcasts automatically.

Here are the shownotes:

00:01 Intro and welcome
01:13 How the Otter Group started podcasting
02:00 Interactive aspect of the Negotiating Tip of the Week
03:33 Variety of learning services include interactivity; podcasting is newer, better way to deliver material
04:22 Benefits of podcasting: distribution; portability; easier and less costly
05:00 How they are integrating podcasting into learning; Merrill Lynch project will give people video iPods instead of big black binders
07:15 Screen resolution of iPod is good for learning
08:00 Information is searchable
14:00 Otter Group has been using RSS for years; Kathleen was inspired by the Dean campaign
15:44 Aggregators are a powerful tool
19:45 Where to send comments; outro


Links mentioned:
The Otter Group
The Path to Learning 2.0
Negotiating Tip of the Week
Innovation Tip of the Week
Podcasting for Learning White Paper
RSS Networks for Learning White Paper

Show #11, Nov. 21, 2005: What I wish I'd known before I started blogging and podcasting

In this nine-minute podcast, I answer a question from listener Sarah Kelley, who is seeking advice before she begins her own blog or podcast. Here are the shownotes:

00:01 Intro and welcome
01:35 Sarah Kelley asks: What is the one thing you wish you'd known before starting to blog and podcast
02:40 Donna's appeal to fellow bloggers and podcasters; let's answer Sarah's question
03:00 Main advice: Be yourself
03:25 Read blogs first; start small
03:48 Don't be afraid of trackbacks
05:00 Podcasting: Don't try to be perfect
05:28 How voiceover training is a plus and a minus
07:20 Content is king
08:33 Where to send comments; outro

Link mentioned in the show:
Trafcom News Podcast 08, the interview with Audrey Reed-Granger of Whirlpool

Show #10, Nov. 14, 2005: How Sprint is putting spark into its podcasts

In this 22-minute podcast you can find out how Sprint is putting spark into its podcasts. Yes, this is an interview with David Spark, host of the Sprint Communications Insider podcast. Here are the shownotes:
00:01 Intro and welcome
02:25 How the Sprint Communications Insider podcast started
03:35 David Spark was talking about podcasts in June 2004
04:00 Sprint can showcase their knowledge base in their podcasts
05:09 People's confidence in a company increases when they hear from the
insiders
05:50 Building the brand and building relationships with podcasts
07:20 Podcasts reach people when they normally can't access media
08:45 In his podcasting proposals, David Spark shows people how to download
a podcast
10:30 Good feedback from Sprint; how David decides on subject matter; which
stories to tell
12:0 Goal of custom publishing: make people more attached to a brand, beyond
ads
12:40 How David Spark gets such great audio quality; how he produces the
shows
14:30 How David picks topics for podcasts
15:55 Video on demand is about to explode through the roof
16:35 David's eclectic background; how being entertaining helps
18:44 Thanks to David; kudos to Donna
19:17 Where to send comments
19:42 Bryan Person asks: How did Donna record the Whirlpool podcast?
20:35 Dave Williams comments on blogs at work
22:35 Outro

Links mentioned:

David Spark
Publicis Dialog
Sprint Communications Insider
Polarity
Around Town Sports
TelecomAudio
Edirol R-1
VLinkLive

Show #9, Nov. 7, 2005: Can blogging benefit your career?

In this 10-minute podcast, I argue that blogs should be part of your "information-processing network" (thanks to a suggestion from Phil Gomes). I also describe how writing a blog can help establish you as an expert and further your career.
Here are the shownotes:
00:01 Intro and welcome
01:10 Reading blogs can be good for your career, despite what Forbes magazine says
02:50 How to explain to your boss why you read blogs
03:20 Comment from Phil Gomes: trusted bloggers as his "information-processing network"
05:16 Blogging as a tool for the job hunter
06:00 Blogging tips for job seekers
07:40 Comment from Lee Hopkins about Donna's Whirlpool podcast last week
08:55 I am looking for corporate podcasters
09:00 Where to send comments; outro

Links mentioned:
Forbes article
Phil's Blogservations
Phil's Podservations
For Immediate Release (Neville
Hobson and Shel Holtz)
Lee Hopkins
BL Ochman
Seth Godin
Charlene Li
Steve Rubel
Podcast #8 about the Whirlpool podcast
Lee's Malaysia interview
Podcast #4 about podcasting myths