As I am typing the show notes for this episode, NMX 2013 is now in the rear view mirror. I am absolutely thrilled with how the podcasting track turned out this year. I actually had some folks tell me that they had attended the conference because they wanted to learn how to get started with blogging and actually left the conference with a desire to start with an audio podcast instead.

In this episode, Megan and I were joined by Rick Calvert, CEO and co-founder of New Media Expo. I think you will be able to tell, by the excitement in our voices, that we were all thrilled with how well things had gone for the show this year.

If you did not make it to NMX this year, I hope that you’ll start planning, now, to attend the NMX 2014 event that will be hosted back in in Vegas next year.

This episode will wrap it up for this season of The Podcast Report. It is my intention to fire up The Podcast Report just a few months before the next event, to give you a behind the scenes look into what is going on with the Podcasting Track for our next event.

I am so thankful for all the members of the podcasting community that showed up for this year’s event. You all rock!

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Farnoosh Brock Is Warming Up Vegas For Us!

This is the last Podcast Report episode before the show starts this Sunday in Las Vegas. Our guest on the show this week, Farnoosh Brock, is already there, waiting for us, in Vegas.

Farnoosh has a strong connection to the conference. It was when she attended the 2010 show in Vegas that she had made the decision that she would leave her career and go out on her own. She has done that and has already achieved so much through her blogging, podcasting, and various other online efforts.

You can follow what Farnoosh is up to on her site. Of course we hope that you’ll consider attending the panel session that she’ll be participating in called “How To Effectively Communicate To A Global Audience.”

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Leslie Samuel’s Online Content Paves Way For Dream Job!

In this episode of The Podcast Report, Megan and I talk with Leslie Samuel from LearningWithLeslie.com and Interactive-Biology.com. Leslie’s story is full of so much valuable insight and inspiration.

Leslie is going to be doing a session titled “How To Podcast Like A Pro And Never Edit – Say Goodbye To Post Production.” His session will be on Tuesday, January 8th, at 10:30am. I highly encourage you to find Leslie in the conference halls to ask him for more insights about how he’s generating income from his online efforts.

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In this episode, we talk with Rob Greenlee from Microsoft. Rob Greenlee manages the content catalog, feature programming and content provider relations for the Podcasts on Windows Phone, Zune and Windows Media Center. Prior, he was a Sr. Marketing Manager for Melodeo Mobilcast that offered a paid subscription, audio podcast app to wireless carriers like Cingular, Altel and Rogers back in 2005. From 1999 to 2006, he hosted the WebTalk World Radio Show. WebTalk Radio was nationally syndicated terrestrial broadcast radio show, webcast and podcast. WebTalk was the first broadcast radio program in the world to begin podcasting in 2004.

Rob shares his experience with the NMX conference up to this point and gives us an idea about what we can expect to learn from his session at NMX.

The session is titled “Learn About The Largest And Fastest Growing ‘Must Be On’ Distribution Platforms In 2013” and it will cover the growing trend and opportunity around contextual podcast discovery that is a combination of social media and genre or topic based related media. The session will also cover platform specific distribution trends from some of the biggest podcasting hosting and networks. The panelists will discuss the largest and fastest growing platforms to enable growth over the next year.

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In this episode we bring you a double dose of the the goodness that is coming to NMX in just a few short weeks. We are joined by Lou Mongello of WDW Radio and Rob Walch of Libysn Media.

Lou Mongello is a widely recognized Disney World author, expert, host and speaker. He is the host/producer of WDWRadio.com, (named Best Travel Podcast for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 with more than 1,000,000 downloads per month), author of the Disney World Trivia Books and the author/narrator of Audio Tours of Walt Disney World. He is the founder of the Dream Team Project, which sends children with life-threatening illnesses to Disney World. Lou also makes regular TV appearances and is a featured speaker who shares the magic of Disney and/or the power of social media.

Lou will be leading a session in our Commerce Track titled “7 Ways to Find, Sign and Profit from Sponsors for your Brand.” The description of the session states… One of the most profitable, yet difficult ways to monetize your podcast is through paid advertising. Learn practical lessons about how to find and negotiate with sponsors and what you can offer that seals the deal. Discover essential elements the best media kits have and how to tell your story to ad buyers. Lou Mongello left his career as a lawyer to podcast full time through sponsorships. Come hear his insider tips and learn from his early mistakes.

Rob Walch is the Vice President of Podcaster Relations for Libsyn Media. Prior to joining Libsyn in 2007, he was President and founder of podCast411, Inc. Rob is Co-Author of the book Tricks of the Podcasting Masters (Que 2006), which was an editor’s pick as a Top 10 Reference book for 2006 by Amazon.com.

Rob will be leading a session on our Podcasting Track titled “Audio Podcasting – Doing it all from your iPad.” This session will cover everything you need to know on how to create an audio podcast from the ground up with an iPad with ZERO need for a computer. This includes recording & editing the episodes, getting it exported as MP3 format, setting up hosting for the MP3 file, and the creation and management of your RSS feed. It will even cover which apps to use to create the artwork for your show and the best way to bring in listener feedback. Finally it will cover how to submit your podcast to the various directories. All done via your iPad.

We look forward to seeing you in Vegas!

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In this episode, we talk with Scott Sigler. Scott is one of the early pioneers in the world of podcasting. In 2005, as an aspiring author, he saw an opportunity with podcasting to share the stories that he wrote and to build an online following around those stories.

Determined to prove himself to publishing companies, he put every word of his novel into podcast form, giving it away for free, before ever printing a single copy. In this episode, we talk with Scott about how he first discovered podcasting, how that led to the ability to become an author as his full-time career, and what he will be speaking about at NMX in just over four weeks from today.

We encourage you to check out ScottSigler.com and make plans to come to NMX and attend Scott’s session titled “The Art of Podcast Storytelling.”

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First, I want to admit that I am completely to blame for the total lovefest that opened this show. It’s just that I am so thrilled with how much the NMX team has invested into the podcasting community. There is no doubt that NMX 2013 is going to be an event that every single podcaster should attend.

I’m happy to have Rick Calvert back on the show and to give us some insight into why they made the decision to go back to a single event each year and we ask him if the future events will continue to be held in January.

In this episode, we also talk with Renee Chambliss. Renee is an author who started out by podcasting her works of fiction as an audio podcast. One thing led to another and, today, Renee is a much sought after voice over talent.

Renee will be leading a session for our Podcasting Track titled “Tone and Emotion: The Keys to Compelling Podcast Fiction Narration” I’m thrilled to have another member of the fiction podcast community coming to the show and sharing her experience. Have you ever thought of getting into voice over work? If so, this may be one of those sessions that you don’t want to miss.

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In this episode we talk with Cesar Abeid from the Construction Industry Podcast. Cesar has an interesting story, in that he was the person to launch a podcast related to the construction industry. He will be leading a session at our next NMX event titled “The Benefits of Being The First To Podcast Within Your Niche!” We highly encourage you to attend this session to learn about the creative ways that Cesar has found to build his target audience who are not typically familiar with what a podcast is.

Also, in our conversation with Cesar, we share some tips for those who will be attending NMX for the first time. Some folks may be interested in checking out the New Attendee Orientation that will be held at the opening of the NMX event in January.

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In this episode Meagan and I talk with Dustin Hartzler from YourWebsiteEngineer.com. Dustin will be a panelist in a session titled “The Top Ten Reasons Why Bloggers Should Launch A Podcast!”

Dustin attended his first NMX event earlier this year, in New York City. He shares a few of the things that stood out to him from that event and what he’s most excited about when thinking about the upcoming event in January.

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In this episode we share the news that there will only be one, single, New Media Expo event in 2013. You can read the full blog post with the announcement here. This excited me, personally, because I know many folks from my own community that can only afford to attend one event like this each year. I am thrilled to know that all my content creator friends will have one event where we are guaranteed to meet up face to face each year.

Also in this episode, Megan and I talk with John Mierau from ServingWorlds.com. John is an author and podcaster and will be speaking at NMX as a part of a panel session, with other creatives, titled “Using Comedy to Humanize Characters and Hook Listeners in Audio Fiction.” Listen to this interview with John to learn why he is excited about attending NMX and why you should consider attending his session, even if you are not a fiction author.

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