Trafcom News Podcast

Show #19: A sneak peek at the IABC International Conference in Vancouver

In this nine-minute podcast, I discuss the upcoming IABC International Conference with chair Jane Sparrow. Find out what Survivor,
the Vancouver Aquarium and 1,500 communicators have in common! Here are the shownotes:
00:01 Intro and welcome
01:31 A little about Jane Sparrow
02:15 Interview with Jane: What's new and exciting for 2006
08:37 Where to send comments; outro

Links mentioned:
IABC
IABC International Conference
Beautiful British Columbia

Show #18: Ego, emotion and email – a dangerous mix; plus much more

In this 13-minute podcast, you’ll hear how email and emotion can be a risky combination. Plus, we welcome the debut of PodcastUser magazine and Ron Shewchuk’s employee-communications blog, and talk about the phenomenon of podfading. Last but not least, you’ll be introduced to Sallie Goetsch’s amazing podcasting resources. Comments from David Jones of Thornley Fallis and PhD student Keith Corso (about podcasting in distance education) round out the show.

You can download the show here or subscribe to the RSS feed on this page so you’ll never miss an episode! ;-)

Here are the shownotes:

00:01 Intro and welcome
01:04 Ego, emotion and email: a dangerous mix
03:30 Tips to avoid email dangers
04:10 For Your Approval: a new blog about employee communications from Ron Shewchuk
04:43 The podfading phenomenon
06:42 PodcastUser magazine
07:44 Sallie Goetsch's amazing podcast resource
08:45 Comments from David Jones and Keith Corso
12:28 Where to send comments
13:49 Outro

Links mentioned:
American Psychological Association report on University of Chicago study re: ego, emotion and email
For Your Approval blog
Wired News article on podfading
PodcastUser magazine
Sallie Goetsch's podcast page 1
Sallie Goetsch's podcast page 2
PR Works blog by David Jones at Thornley Fallis

Show #17: Everything I know about podcasting I learned in kindergarten

In this 11-minute podcast, I discuss how the basics of podcasting can be compared to the stuff we learn when we're five years old. Plus, a look at a real-life podcast for a non-profit organization (GROW).

Here are the shownotes:
00:01 Intro and welcome
01:04 Everything I know about podcasting I learned in kindergarten
01:36 Don't grab all the toys at once
02:00 Play nice with others
02:17 Remember what you learned in pre-school (Comms 101)
02:52 Use your indoor voice
03:40 Learn your ABCs
04:00 Ask the teacher for help if you need it
05:50 Be yourself and have fun
05:54 Where to send comments
06:42 Podcasts for non-profits; Erika Huber of GROW
08:08 A clip from GROW
10:07 Podziner added to to Trafcom News Podcast page
10:49 Outro

Links mentioned:
Lee Hopkins
Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson
Adam Curry
Heidi Miller
Tod Maffin
Penny Haynes
Todd Cochrane, Podcasting: The Do it Yourself Guide
Transom.org
Podcastrigs.com Forum
GROW
GROW podcast
Podzinger on the Trafcom News Podcast page