The pitch exercise helped in solidifying my decision on what my podcast topic should be in the following three ways.
Firstly, it allowed my research selections to be focused on reliant sources that would support the claims and assertions that I made in my pitch and subsequently what I would eventually make in my podcast.
Secondly, as I progressed, I found myself being more purposefully critical by narrowing my focus down to 2 to 3 key areas (associated with my topic) that I can reasonable discuss in fifteen minutes.
And finally, the pitch development also gave me the opportunity to search the archived podcasts of the show that I will be emulating. From this process I gained insight into the storytelling style, the pace and other topical questions that the show's audience might want answered.
The pitch preparing exercise was fun and I appreciated the possibility it gave me to creatively 'think outside of the box'. I found myself much more conscious of the audience in which I was writing for than I typically would be. I asked questions such as, "what would the audience find very interesting about the topic?" Or, "what would they find dull and uninteresting?" The topic that I have chosen is, "flash mobs" for the CBC podcast entitled, Under The Influence.
In the end after much thinking, questioning, and rethinking; I wrote what I had thought and pitched what I hoped would be engaging for my classmates, my Teaching Assistant and the professor. Regardless of the final outcome, I had fun and gained valuable insights throughout this process.
Firstly, it allowed my research selections to be focused on reliant sources that would support the claims and assertions that I made in my pitch and subsequently what I would eventually make in my podcast.
Secondly, as I progressed, I found myself being more purposefully critical by narrowing my focus down to 2 to 3 key areas (associated with my topic) that I can reasonable discuss in fifteen minutes.
And finally, the pitch development also gave me the opportunity to search the archived podcasts of the show that I will be emulating. From this process I gained insight into the storytelling style, the pace and other topical questions that the show's audience might want answered.
The pitch preparing exercise was fun and I appreciated the possibility it gave me to creatively 'think outside of the box'. I found myself much more conscious of the audience in which I was writing for than I typically would be. I asked questions such as, "what would the audience find very interesting about the topic?" Or, "what would they find dull and uninteresting?" The topic that I have chosen is, "flash mobs" for the CBC podcast entitled, Under The Influence.
In the end after much thinking, questioning, and rethinking; I wrote what I had thought and pitched what I hoped would be engaging for my classmates, my Teaching Assistant and the professor. Regardless of the final outcome, I had fun and gained valuable insights throughout this process.
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