This week is our Podcast Pitch and let me tell you, I am nervous. Thanks to this week’s blog prompt and assignment, I have done some research on pitching ideas and how to pitch. Here are some sources that gave some good advice:

1)      San Francisco Book Review How to Pitch a Podcast—this seems to be a newer publication and claims to receive over 300 books for review every month. That kind of seems reliable to me. I liked the advice given about listing five things the podcast will reveal to the audience because it makes you focus on why you are even making the podcast in the first place. For a pitch, I think it’s important to get your audience’s attention and if you’re giving small insights, I think that’s one way to intrigue someone.

2)      BBC The Killer Pitch—this is definitely reliable. It’s BBC. We all know who and what BBC is. I think they know what they’re talking about because they have to listen to countless pitches on a daily basis and are known globally. They’re selective and professional. The advice I took from BBC for pitching is to have a passion for what you’re talking about. You can’t make someone else interested in something that you aren’t interested in. You also have to be clear and concise. Your audience only cares about the main idea, so stick to it. Finally, know your audience. Make sure you have done your research and know who you’re talking to.

3)      CBC Radio Pitch—of course this is a reliable source. CBC is a professional and national broadcaster and is reviewed as a reliable source for many. I found the advice given in “The Idea” section was useful because it asks roughly the same questions we must answer for our own podcasts and presentations.

4)      SPARK Freelance Pitch Guide—another CBC source. I looked at this source because this is the podcast I am trying to emulate so I thought I’d look at what SPARK would want. Although it didn’t give me many answers, I did take something away from it. They want a topic that can be opposed, start discussion, or something that makes someone think in a new way. That helps me gear my research question towards a more specific audience.

I’ll need to take all these factors into account to make a good pitch for this week. I’ll need to make sure I’m passionate, know what I’m talking about, not be a boring monotone presenter, and really narrow my topic to the finest point I can.

I’m nervous but here we go.

Good luck everyone!

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Works Cited:

Barko, Stephanie. "How to Pitch a Podcast." San Francisco Book Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2014. <http://sanfranciscobookreview.com/2013/02/how-to-pitch-a-podcast/>.

"CBC Radio Pitch - Index." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. <http://www.cbc.ca/pitch/radiopitchguide.html>.

"Spark with Nora Young | CBC Radio." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. <http://www.cbc.ca/spark/freelance.html>.

"The Killer Pitch- Pitching Tips." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/article/art20130702112135673>.