Here we are at the end! As I write this I feel a twinge of sadness - it's rare for a single project in an undergrad program to last this long, so a bit of emotional investment is inevitable. I'll miss reading everyone's blog entries - you guys set the standard for me, and reading your words every week served as incredible motivation.
As an incurable perfectionist, I have to confess that I'm not completely satisfied with my final product. My major insecurity is my narration - I did my best to slow down and enunciate, but I'm afraid my marble-mouth got the better of me a few times in the final recording. As this was my first podcasting experience, I decided to keep it simple in terms of technology, but as I began to put all the pieces together I was flooded with new ideas that I did not, unfortunately, have time to explore. The knowledge of what could have been will haunt me forever. I don't mean to be so self-deprecating. All in all, I'm proud of what I've produced - I'm thrilled with my music choices and I think I did an excellent job weaving everything together in a (relatively) seamless package.
If I had the chance, I would definitely go back and re-do parts of my narration so that my voice is more consistent throughout. It didn't help that I recorded most of my podcast with a cold, but listening back to the final podcast, I have a better understanding of what speed and quality of voice is most effective. I would also spend more time experimenting with Audacity's audio effects.
If you're a WRIT 2300 student reading this in the distant future, my advice for you is to always be ahead of schedule. I was more-or-less right on schedule for this entire journey, but here at the end I realize how much more I could have done, and my work would have been all the more impressive had I allotted extra time to get down to the nitty-gritties.
Good luck to anyone who is still working, and I can't wait to peruse your podcasts as they come flooding in.
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