Start and Launch your Podcast

Don’t just learn how to make a podcast, start creating yours! This training is designed as a practical workshop built around your own podcast project. Whether you already have a well-defined concept or simply an intention, you will have the opportunity to develop your idea throughout the workshop, clarify what you want to achieve, and turn it into a concrete podcast project.

Throughout the day, the strategic, editorial and technical aspects will be covered. You will get hands-on experience with the different tools and platforms needed to record, edit, host and publish your podcast. By the end of the day, you will have a concrete podcast project to build on, as well as the confidence needed to record and launch your first episode.

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Develop a podcast idea: define the topic, target audience, format, publishing frequency and objectives.

• Develop a good understanding of the technical aspects of podcasting, including the essential equipment needed and how to record a first episode using Riverside and its basic features.

• Create and structure a podcast episode to facilitate recording, editing and publishing.

• Host and publish their podcast on the main listening platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, etc.).

• Manage the podcast project effectively: plan recordings, manage guests, publish and promote episodes, and explore monetisation opportunities.

Module 1: Discovering and developing a podcast idea

• Choose a relevant and engaging topic and identify the target audience.

• Define the format, publishing frequency and clear objectives.

• Find a name and identify differentiating elements to develop a distinctive style.

Module 2: Designing and preparing episodes

• Structure and script an episode.

• Find and prepare for guests.

• Prepare the recording environment and choose the appropriate equipment.

Module 3: Technical skills, recording and editing

•  Introduction to podcast equipment: microphones, recorders, audio interfaces and accessories.

• Hands-on introduction to Riverside for recording, editing and producing podcast episodes.

Module 4: Publishing and promotion

• Understand the podcast hosting and distribution ecosystem.

•  Promote a podcast on social media.

• Explore different approaches to podcast monetisation.

To finish

• Review of the key takeaways.

• Practical advice and recommendations for launching.

• Sharing of useful resources and real-world tips.

• Anyone looking to develop a side project or business by launching a podcast related to their interests or passions.

• Freelancers and business owners who want to use podcasting to build visibility and communicate their expertise or offers.

• Communication professionals who want to launch a podcast as an internal or external communication tool.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop so they can directly use the tools and platforms required to create, record, and publish a podcast.

The Audacity software must be downloaded before the training session.

Audacity is free and available for all operating systems.

A practical, workshop-based approach. Participants work directly on their own podcast idea throughout the day and learn by doing. If they do not yet have a suitable idea, the trainer can provide a concrete example project so that they can still put the concepts and tools into practice.

The training combines strategic, editorial and technical guidance with hands-on work on the tools and platforms used to create, record, edit and publish a podcast. The trainer also shares practical good practices, common pitfalls and lessons learned from real-world podcast projects.

At the end of the training, participants will be able to download a certificate of attendance issued by the House of Training from the learner portal.