Podcast Formats – How Many Different Kinds
Like radio or TV programs, podcasting can take many forms. In fact, as it is still been experimented with, a podcaster can get away with formats which would be considered unacceptable in radio or T.V. Some of these forms are:
The interview, where you can interview a single, or several person(s) who are expert in the subject your podcast involves.
The call-in show, where people phone in and the host talks to them. This is good for themed shows. For example, callers can ask for help with studies or medicine or cars, and, though the host is answering their questions, the information given out is likely to interest those who are interested in the subject.
The monologue works well if you are a good speaker with interesting things to say, because this format allows you to basically speak about any topic. However, in a lecture hall, your audience has the option of simply not listening. So, though the monologue is possible only in podcasting, it can also quickly wane.
The dialogue, which is a more enjoyable form of the monologue, is also popular. Though a monologue can convey the same information a dialogue does, the dialogue, with two or more people, and several opinions involved, can break up the monotony and make debates and question/answer formats possible.
The conversation differs from the dialogue as it is more informal and free-flowing. While there are some great samples available on the Internet, it should be remembered that as conversation-style shows are unscripted, it is harder to maintain high-quality.
In podcast versions of seminars/conferences, when the speaker talks into the microphone, it is transferred into MP3 format and made available for downloading. If the seminar requires a lot of images, the audio is not much help, and, in fact, this format is pretty hard to listen to, but they help if one has not attended the real thing.
The quiz show is an interesting format. Some podcasts tell you the question, play music while you think of the answer, and then reveal it.
News magazine format is interesting, with channels like CNN putting their headlines in podcast format. Like TV and radio news broadcasts, the podcast reel off the headlines and have one or two feature stories followed by smaller stories.
There are, of course, many more types of podcasts. But a combination of these is likely to guarantee a good show.
Thomas Shay
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