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ICYMI — Check out 'Sound Advice,' your one stop shop for student podcasting

View this email online Saying goodbye to Student Podcast Challenge 2023 Hello hello! It’s Janet from the education desk, and… it’s official! We closed the fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge — with more than 2,900 entries !!! Once again, we heard from middle and high school students from all over the country, we got some incredible podcasts! Our team at NPR Ed has a lot of homework to do: to listen to them all to screen them for our judges. Most of us started listening this week, and we’re having a lot of fun! We’ve gotten entries that made us smile, like this one about the student’s love for their home state Michigan or another one where the students share a recipe for a romance novel – in cookbook style! Others have helped us reflect and see the world through a young person’s lens, like this podcast with high schoolers discussing what they think about white lies among their family members. And not to forget, with our new thematic prize, we've also been listening to a range of entries on mental health. And even if you missed this year’s contest, we’re still here to help you make your dream podcast. Or, if you loved participating in our contest, keep going: you can make more podcasts and keep sharpening your audio storytelling skills! Newsletter continues after sponsor message So today, I wanted to share something that I’m also personally proud of – an elaborate resources page for student podcasting that our team published earlier this year. My big boss Steve Drummond named it “Sound Advice: The NPR guide to student podcasting.” And, again, this isn’t just for Student Podcast Challenge participants. We have guides from NPR and more for anyone interested in starting a podcast! Of course, I strongly encourage everyone to read and click through the page! So here’s a sampler of some of my favorite resources: 🎙️ Using sound: Teachers, here’s a lovely video you can play for your class! Or for any visual learners, here's a fun watch. In this video, a veteran NPR correspondent walks you through how to build your own recording studio – a pillow fort. (And yes, this is an actual trick we use at NPR.) 🗣️ Voice coaching: Speaking into a microphone is hard, even for podcasting veterans. In this video, NPR’s voice coach and our training team share a few vocal exercises that will help you sound more natural. I personally watched this video before recording my first NPR podcast, so would highly recommend for everyone! 🎧 Life Kit on podcasting: In this episode from NPR’s Life Kit, Lauren Migaki, our very own NPR Ed senior producer, brings us tips from podcast producers across NPR, working on all your favorite shows, including Code Switch, Planet Money and more. It’s an awesome listen for yourself or for a class! Click here for more Sound Advice! Did you use our Sound Advice page for making your student podcast? Please let know what’s most helpful, or if there’s anything else you’d like help with. And please email your feedback to studentpodcastchallenge@npr.org. Thanks again to everyone who participated this year. I truly cannot wait to listen to all your stories and travel to meet this year’s grand prize winner. Until then... here's goodbye for now! Take care, Janet W. Lee   💙💙💙 Shoutouts 💙💙💙   Many thanks to Michelle Carn from Springfield, Ohio for sharing these photos! Did you participate in this year's contest? Have any cool photos, videos with your class? Please share them with us at studentpodcastchallenge@npr.org !   Listen to your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to hear live radio from WBEZ (edit station). What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: studentpodcastchallenge@npr.org Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Education, Health, Code Switch and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Student Podcast Challenge emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy