The podcast tips from O’Reilly Network is widely adopted by many popular podcasters, which is no surprise because it plainly states the most important technique and concern to improve your podcasts.

They are:

• Get a Real Microphone
• Get Close, But Not Too Close
• Prepare, But Don’t Script
• Reduce The Noise
• Come Up with a Format
• Talk to Your Friends and Listeners
• Do It on a Schedule
• Slow Down and Relax
• Bring a Friend
• Detail, Detail, Detail

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A podcast is similar to a blog in that it enables your reader to read your posts via an aggregator, however the podcast goes one step further in that it also includes audio or video, a feature that a blog does not.

A podcatcher is a program that scans podcast feeds and automatically downloads new programs; iTunes, iPodder, iPodderX, Nimiq, Doppler, and BlogMatrix are just some of the popular podcatchers available today.

The term podcast derives its name from Apple’s iPod, but from creating, publishing to listening, you don’t need to own an iPod, or any portable music player for that matter. In a nutshell, Podcast is a new type of online media delivery. You publish selected audio/video files via the internet and allow your users to subscribe via an RSS feed to automatically receive new files. Podcast lets you create your own syndicated online radio program, with content of your choosing. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.