Have you ever thought about creating a podcasting program to recognize members and help facilitate connections? Join this session to learn the fundamentals of podcast programs—what it takes to get started, how you can use it as an engagement tool for your members and most importantly, why you should consider starting a program that showcases members. Watch this entire webinar and others by Highroad U on our YouTube channel: http://shout.lt/rMNF
4. Business Case
• Not just two guys in the spare
bedroom.
• Representing your brand.
• Understand your metrics
before you begin.
• Openness and honesty is the
new black.
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5. Know Thy Audience
• What content would interest
them the most?
• How much time do they have?
• What would make this
compelling for them?
• Why would a prospective
member listen?
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6. Recruiting Guests
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More difficult then you think.
Encourage and build them up.
Shyness can be well masked.
Host must have the “chopps.”
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7. Preparing Guests
• Share a “Guest Prep
Document”
• Give guest a list of questions
to stimulate topic ideas
• Let guest indicate must-cover
topics and must-avoid topics.
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8. Example Questions
• Tell us about an important
project that had a big impact on
your organization. How did it
come about? Who was
involved? How did you measure
success?
• Do you involve third parties in
your projects? What is the
process for doing that?
• What's the magic formula for a
projects success?
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9. Example Questions
• Does your board understand
digital communications? What
are you doing to solve that?
• How are you staffing/handling
social media? How do you know
you’re successful? What
kpi/metrics are you using?
• What are you doing with mobile
and how are you explaining buyin?
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10. Example Questions
• How long have you been
doing this?
• What advice do you have to
younger people in the
association business?
• How are you staying up to
date? What are your must
reads? How do you stay
fresh?
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11. Show Structure
• Be consistent.
• Set expectations for your
listeners.
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15. Recording
• Quick pre-recording call.
• Schedule time double your
expected recording time.
• Headphones.
• Be natural and relaxed. Have
a paper of window with high
level bullet points.
• NEVER read from a script.
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16. Post-Production
• Audio Geeks Unite!!
• Remove Noise
– iZotope RX - $300
• Production Software
– Logic Pro - $200
– Garage Band - Free
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20. Questions for Kevin?
Kevin Hoffman
Director, Sales Engineering
HighRoad Solution
Email:
kevin@highroadsolution.com
LinkedIn: /kevindhoffman
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22. Upcoming HighRoad U
Webinars:
Where Did Our Love Go? Winning Back Members, Buyers &
Attendees When: Friday, October 25th, 11 am EDT Content Leader: John
Brandt, Sales Director
User-Centric Messaging: How the Society for Neuroscience is
Optimizing Member Self-Service When: Thursday, October 31st, 11 am
EDT Content Leader: Suzanne Carawan, Chief Marketing Officer
Member Holiday Inbox Basics
When: Thursday, November 21st, 12 pm EST Content Leader: Ronald
McGrath, Chief Technology Officer
Jenny Lassi, Professional Services
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HighRoad U is a comprehensive educational initiative that packages today’s trends, topics, tips & techniques into a variety of different distribution channels so that you get the content you want in a format that works for your lifestyle.HighRoad U includes our own version of webinars which we call “blUeinars” to stay true blue to our HighRoad brand, as well as a variety of other options such as google+ hangouts and our talkblue podcast program that we are rolling out over the next few weeks.
Thank U for attending today. Please be on the lookout for a 3 question survey to help guide our future programming. I’m Jeff Baker and on behalf of our entire HighRoad crew, take care & do good work.