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Olly Mann is our guest at Sept’s MIC’s Podcast…

August 16, 2021October 7, 2021
by MIC Media

We are thrilled to announce we will be joined by Olly Mann at our September MIC’s Podcast Club virtual meetup!

This September we return for our 28th MIC’s Podcast Club and will be joined by podcasting legend Olly Mann. This is your chance to ask him any podcast questions that you have been dying to know the answer to.

Sounds good right?

About Olly

Olly Mann has been a podcaster for over 15 years and currently hosts 6 different podcasts. Including the monthly magazine show ‘The Modern Mann’, current affairs show ‘The Week Unwrapped‘, and daily popular history series ‘The Retrospectors’.

Olly is most well known for his partnership with Helen Zaltzman on the award-winning comedy podcast ‘Answer Me This!‘

During his career, Olly has also worked in radio for the BBC, LBC, Magic, and more.

a screen grab from a zoom call. a 5x5 grid - in each grid is a different face smiling and waving at our virtual MIC's podcast club — Some of our fab podcasters at one of our virtual meetups!

WHAT IS MIC’S PODCAST CLUB?

MIC’s (virtual) Podcast Club is a space for podcasters to get advice from each other, chew the fat and be amongst your tribe for a couple of hours a month.

The virtual aspect means that YOU CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE!

MIC’s Podcast Club is a free-for-all QnA asked and answered by the community on the night. All designed to help you make awesome podcasts, including the odd special guest!

We’ve covered loads of useful stuff like sponsorship, media coverage, mailing lists, trailers, social media, remote recording, audiograms, microphones, growing your audience, “shortcasts” and rating and reviews. We sometimes have guests in to talk podcasts too, just this year we’ve had Brown Girls Do It Too, Obsessed with…Line of Duty and BBC Sounds.

Podcast Club is a proper helpful and a top place to come as someone that makes podcasts.

In April Leah and Nic from the British Podcast Award nominated podcast the VO Social talked about how small-scale podcasts can get sponsored.

As a result of the goodness that was shared, 4 of our MIC community secured sponsorship for their podcast, how bloody brilliant is that?

WHO’S IT FOR?

Our community is for podcast makers and includes professional podcast producers, hobbyists, and DIY creators, BBC journalists, PR specialists, and radio professionals – it really is for anyone who’s crazy about podcasting.

⏲ HOW IT ROLLS

5:50pm – Doors Open

6 pm – Podcast Club kicks off

6:10 pm – Olly Mann

7.00pm – Break

7.10 pm – Podcasting Q&A (ask us anything!)

8pm – Podcast Club Closes

There is no pressure for you to get involved, you’re more than welcome to simply observe and soak up the advice/awesomeness.

Bring your own drinks 😉

RSVP to MIC’s Podcast Club here:

👉👉 https://www.meetup.com/Micpod/events/278774061/

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Learn how to podcast in lockdown

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021
by Vic

We have our signature Learn How To Podcast webinar coming up this March. Read on to get all the deets.

Just when we thought 2021 might offer some relief from the global pandemic, BoJo pops England back into lockdown. Being plunged back into heavy restrictions may have got you thinking about how you can communicate in different ways to your clients, followers, community, stakeholders or tribe!

With over 1million podcasts out there, this intimate and creative way of connecting you and your story, shows no sign of slowing down.

So, our online learn how to podcast workshop equips you with everything you need to know to start your own podcast. Including how you can record a podcast remotely / over the internet. Especially important when we can’t be too sure when we’ll be able to meet face to face safely again.

It’s delivered live by our founder and British Podcast Award nominated producer Vic Elizabeth Turnbull.

We’ve had some lovely feedback from our recent online workshops!

When is the workshop?

It’s on Tuesday 3rd March 2021 at 9am.

What will I learn?

In this 3-hour podcast webinar, we cover all of the basics of starting a podcast. It’s delivered in our no-nonsense and easy to understand style. We’ll look at your ideas, what tech equipment you need, engaging content and format, best practice, how to get it out there, what it takes to get listeners and lots more!

There’s also plenty of breaks as we know bums get numb on zoom!

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I have no idea what I’m doing, will I get it?

Our webinars are technophobe friendly! Our previous workshops have had load of different people in them, including interns, marketing assistants, PR managers and CEO’s. Our Learn How To Podcast webinar is delivered in our signature, no-nonsense, no jargon style and there’s plenty of time for questions too.

How can I book a place?

Book onto our learn how to podcast webinar here

If you can’t make these dates but are keen to learn more about podcasts, MIC can deliver bespoke podcast training, 1:1 (online) coaching, and also make your podcast for you – our recent clients include Plan International, The Children’s University, Manchester City Council and The Pankhurst Trust, Stockport Council, Co-op, Salford University, Empowering Conversations, Flourish CIC, Cheadle Hulme School, The People’s Powerhouse, and Ageing for Ambition & Yellow Jigsaw.

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Events

Why we can’t wait for Pods Up North

October 26, 2019October 7, 2021
by Vic

It was about this time last year when we came up with the idea to do a podcast event dedicated to supporting and celebrating the incredible podcaster community in the North of England.

Fast forward twelve months and our founder Vic Turnbull, alongside Audio Industry expert Kate Cocker and pro Podcast Producer Ant McGinley are booking speakers and getting bums on seats for ‘Pods Up North’, the North’s first event dedicated to bringing together and bigging up the skills of the region’s podcasting community! We’ve also got the lovely Charles Commins on the team (who some of you may know from MIC meetups), the delightful Fran Rooke and MayKingTea from FOMO – who’s going to be reporting on our day in glorious, full colour social media.

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So, this utter madness is called Pods Up North and it’s is a one day event to celebrate and support podcast makers.

It’s in Manchester on 23rd November at the awesome Federation.

The first event of it’s kind upp North, Pods Up North brings together the super talented and diverse podcast community for a day packed-full of panel discussions, workshops and talks with top speakers from across the audio world, including BBC, Spotify, Social Chain and Audio Boom and international, award-winning podcasts like the Two Shot Pod and The Naked Podcast.

Honestly we’re so chuffed to bits with the speakers that we’ve got for you.

From getting listeners to making money, you’ll learn the latest techniques, get insider-industry advice, learn some killer new skills and meet other awesome, podcasters. All with the aim helping you to create and continue to produce great podcasts.

Who’s it for?

You don’t even have to have a podcast to come to Pods Up North. We’ve designed the day to be for podcasters of all levels. So whether you’re just starting out, or you want to discover how to take your podcast to the next level, Pods Up North is the event for podcasters you don’t want to miss.

Sessions include

building your audience
starting a podcast from scratch
making the most out of your content
personal branding
how to put on a live show
understanding listener statistics
booking guests
putting on a live show
how to be a great presenter
and much, much more…

Speakers confirmed include
(look, just look at these lot 😍)

Jonathan Wall – Controller of BBC Sounds
Craig Parkinson – Two Shot Pod
Katy Leeson – Managing Director of Social Chain
Colin Gray – The Podcast Host
James Barr – Gay and a Non Gay Podcast
Natalie Silverman – The Fertility Podcast
Amy Woods – Content 10x
Hywel Evans – The Box Set Pod
Matt Deegan – Folder Media, UK Podcast Awards
Mike Newman – Head of UK Content Partnerships, Audioboom
Kieran McKeefery – Co-founder & CTO, Rebel Base Media
Kat Harbourne & Jenny Eella – The Naked Podcast
Jim Salveson – On The Left Side Podcast & XS Manchester
Councillor Luthfur Rahman – Executive Member for Skills, Culture & Leisure for Manchester City Council
Clare Freeman – ASFB Productions
Mike Cunsolo – Podcast.co
More to be confirmed soon!

Tell me how to get a ticket then, I’ve read this far!

Ok! Read more about all of our speakers AND book your ticket here

We’re seriously so looking forward to seeing you in Manchester on the 23rd November.

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