Based on the EdCamp, BarCamp and TeachMeet "unconference" models, PodCampCLT is a 1 day conference event focused on PODCASTING in Charlotte, North Carolina. Collaborative, participant-led sessions will focus on topics including:

1. Sharing favorite podcasts

2. Options for podcatcher software (podcast listening / consumption)

3. Tips for starting your own podcast

4. Mobile podcasting with Spotify for Podcasters

5. Techniques for Audio Editing and Normalizing Audio

6. Techniques for using AI in your podcasting workflow

7. Options for Podcast Publishing

8. Amplifying podcasts with social media

9. Outsourcing podcast production

10. and more!

PodCampCLT is a full day (8 hour) conference experience with an hour and a half break for lunch on your own. Morning start time is 8:30am. Our conference ends at 4:30pm.

Morning sessions focus on FINDING, LISTENING, REFLECTING on and SHARING podcasts.

Afternoon sessions focus on CREATING: RECORDING, EDITING, PUBLISHING and AMPLIFYING podcasts.

8:00 - 8:30am Registration / Coffee Networking

8:30 - 9:30 Session 1 - Podcast Discovery and Listening Tools

• Welcome and introductory icebreaker activity

• Invitation to document table talk / links on your "table Google Doc"

• Invitation to share a tool for our 1 pm "Software Smackdown"

• Activity: Share and discuss YOUR favorite podcasts and podcasting software tools

9:30 - 9:45 Morning break

9:45 - 10:45 Session 2 - EdCamp / BarCamp Conversations

• In the style of EdCamp / BarCamp share a podcasting topic you want to share about and/or learn about.

• Join a table conversation about this topic.

• "Vote with your feet" (Be empowered to move / relocate / select a different table if a conversation is not meeting your needs. Find a conversation that interests you!

11:30 - 1 pm Lunch (on your own)

1 - 1:30 Podcasting Software Smackdown

• What software programs, apps, and websites do you use for podcasting?

• What AI tools are powerful (and worth the subscription cost) for podcasting?

• Submit the name, link, and a short description of your tool and share a 2 - 3 minute "pitch" about the tool with our attendees

1:30 - 2:30 Session 3 - Podcast Creation Jigsaw

• Learn about software / apps for podcast recording, editing and publishing.

• Join a table conversation facilitated by a podcast creator

2:30 - 2:45 Afternoon Break

2:45 to 3:45 Session 4 - Panel Discussion: Amplifying Marginalized Voices via Podcasting

• Learn from a diverse and experienced panel of Charlotte-area podcast creators.

• What lessons can we learn as we share our personal journeys as podcasters?

• What stories can we share about the power and potential of podcasting to amplify historically marginalized voices within our wider culture?

3:45 - 4:30 Closing Session and Share Out

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