Podcast Designs

My design specifications – The podcast…

• It Must be published
• The topic should be related to adolescence
• The podcast should have a picture that describes the topic
• Should have background music – quiet and smooth
• The length of podcast should be between 5 to 10 minutes
• I should speak clearly so the audiences will understand my podcast well
• Audio format
• No offensive words
• Tone of my voice – calm and relaxed, but sometimes strong to emphasize some points

Design 1
“Teenage Suicide”

1. Greet people in a formal way with relaxing music (sort of classical type)
2. Play the recorded interviews of teenagers how they think of teenage suicide – it will give audiences to get some ideas for the topic
3. Give some examples of the ways teens commit suicide – I can research online for this information
4. Question the audience about teenage suicide (ex. “Do you think it is a right way to end up your life?”)
5. State my opinion of the topic, and give some supporting reasons
6. Provide some preventions – for further information, I need to research on this topic as well.
7. Pause after talking about preventing suicides (music volume a little bit louder) Then sum up my ideas on teenage suicide and finish podcasting.
8. The music is playing for a few more seconds afterward

Design 2
“Being Wild and Dangerous”

1. Start playing the background music and greet people (the music would be better if it has a fast tempo to foreshadow the topic)
2. Question audience in a casual tone about the wild habits of teens (ex. “Have you ever tried smoking or drinking?”) – caution: be careful not to be offensive
3. Examples of dangerous activities that teens undergo. Give brief explanations of them
4. List the consequences of doing such things, such as teen pregnancy, alcoholic, types of chronic diseases…
5. Suggest my point of view on teenagers going wild and provide reasons
6. Interview some teenagers and adults about the topic to show different views on this subject
7. Summarize my topic and make a final comment
8. Background music plays a few more seconds after the podcast is over

Design 3
“Stereotypes”

1. Start the background music and greet people in “nerdy” way – using professional vocabularies, etc.
2. Ask audiences about how they felt about the way I greeted them
3. Response to the question and state that stereotypes are wrong and biased
4. List some common teen stereotypes
5. To give information of those stereotypes, make a short improvising theater scene of them – I will need to ask for other classmate to help me with it
6. State my opinion on stereotypes and try to persuade audiences
7. Play voice records of some teenagers talking about stereotypes – 2~3 students
8. Make a final comment on the topic and finish the podcast
9. Background music plays a few more seconds after the podcast is over

My Final Design

I’m going to choose my first design to create a podcast because the topic “teenage suicide” seems a very interesting topic to me. I think teenagers should be aware of committing suicides by encouraging them to think positively and being happy and satisfied. I also want to give an advice for those who tried to finish their lives that it is wrong, and not a proper time to end up their precious lives. I think I will be able to work hard on researching some causes and preventions of teen suicide.
Even though all these three designs tend to be related much to the design specifications, I think the first design fit to them the most. For this design, I will be able to change the tone of my voice very effectively when I’m recording the podcast because there are parts that I should give audiences some warm words as well as a bit harsh and rational thoughts with strong voice.

Audience

Since my topic is based on adolescence, teenagers will be my general audiences. It does not mean that teenagers only in Mongolia, but teenagers all around the world. This is because I think teenagers have similar feelings and thoughts that can be shared by other teens. Therefore, I do not think that many teens will have difficulties to understand my topics. Even though it is mostly for adolescents, any grownups can listen to my podcast as well.