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Siobhan giving a talk to journalists and academics at CEU San Pablo University Madrid, 2023

Learn podcasting

HIP associates have provided bespoke training for non-profits and media organisations including the Community Voices project at the Judith Neilson Institute of Journalism and Ideas, the Australian War Memorial and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Contact us for more information about the types of courses we can run for you, your team or your organisation.

TWO- DAY INTENSIVE POWER OF PODCASTING COURSE with SIOBHAN MCHUGH

DAY ONE: 09.00 – 11.00: Theory of Narrative Podcasts: Overview

Critique of internationally acclaimed podcasts, analysing common characteristics and distinguishing aspects to see how they achieve impact

11.00- 13.00: Adapting Stories to the AUDIO medium

This session focuses on scripting, delivery, optimising pace and achieving storytelling-through-sound.

14.00- 17.00: MASTERCLASS –  MAKING THE GREATEST MENACE

Rare insider session, in which Siobhan will reveal how this multi-awardwinning investigative podcast was made: using before and after examples of script and audio, she will show how 126 hours of recorded interviews and actuality were sculpted into eight compelling episodes.

DAY TWO: 09.00 – 13.00: MAKING THE LAST VOYAGE of the PONG SU and other investigative journalism podcast hits.

The Last Voyage of the Pong Su is a ten-part podcast that investigates how and why a North Korean cargo ship dropped 150 kilos of heroin on an isolated Australian beach in 2003. Using actual script iterations, this session will break down how ‘Pong Su’ and other hit journalism podcasts move from conception to execution.

14.00- 17.00. BRAINSTORMING YOUR PROJECTS: IDEA to DELIVERY

This session is dedicated to workshopping YOUR podcast story ideas. This can include working on rough scripts to polish and finesse, and/or listening to sample podcast drafts. It will also discuss marketing, publication and cultivating an audience

A Certificate of Completion will be provided.

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PHOTO: Broadcasters from the Voice of Vietnam at a podcasting workshop with trainer Siobhan McHugh.