About The Chicago Area Podcasters Network

About The Chicago Area Podcasters' Network:

We'll be meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at a new location. We'll let you know as soon as we finalize things.

Meetings will feature guest speakers -- professional podcasting hosts, producers, and audio engineers -- speaking on a variety of intermediate to advanced topics such as recommendations for podcasting gear, DAW software, and hosting services, techniques for field recording and ENG (electronic news gathering), interview techniques, proper journalistic practice, how to achieve a professional sound, professional audio engineering, digital editing and mastering, podcast promotion and building an audience, how to plan show formats and release schedules, how to avoid legal problems and protect one's intellectual property, how to avoid burnout and podfading, how to produce subject-specific programming (sports shows, music shows, interview programs, comedy shows, etc.), among others.

Presentations will run between 30-60 minutes, followed by a reception to meet and greet your fellow podcasters. Beginners welcome!