Better Microphones for Podcasting

In my post on Pointers for Successful Webcasting, I mentioned buying a better microphone, and also going one step further and setting up a podcasting studio as ways to improve your podcast and webcast sound quality. This post goes into a little more detail on microphones.
To do a podcast, you need a way to record [...]

Pointers for Successful Webcasting

As of now, I have given two online webcasts, where I spoke into a phone or a microphone plugged into a PC, and clicked through a web version of a Powerpoint presentation. I’ve also listened to quite a few webcasts, either live or after-the-fact via podcasting.
Here are some pointers to think about when preparing for [...]

David’s First Webcast Presentation

I just finished my first webcast - it was a blast! The webcast was for the Education Institute, and was on creating library website subject guides. 
For those of you who might venture into doing a webcast sometime, a few pointers:

If possible, have a backup phone. See the nice Polycom conference phone in the photo? I [...]

Tech Tuesday Teleconferences

I’m pretty psyched to be taking part in the Education Institute Tech Tuesday teleconferences that have been created by “the Partnership” - an organization made up of the the Executive Directors of the British Columbia Library Association, the Library Association of Alberta, the Ontario Library Association and the Saskatchewan Library Association.
Here’s a list of some [...]