So cloning your voice to sound like you without you actually doing anything is a thing now.
I was dubious as to whether AI could do a decent job trying to be me.
It was a fun experiment.
How do you think it did?
At this stage the lack of enthusiasm, dynamic range, pauses and other natural voice inflections means that it’s not a tool I’d be recommending.
To me podcasting is about connection, education, getting to know the host in a deeper way and being entertained.
There are use cases for it which I outline in the YouTube video we produced in the topic, but I’m eager to hear your thoughts on AI voices?
If you're a beginner to mid-level podcaster, the Shure MV7 is a great choice to keep within a budget, but will also grow with you as your needs or recording setup improve.
Even though we all see the SM7B used by all the fancy podcasters, I personally don't rate it highly on my list of "go-to" microphones for podcasters.
Might be an unpopular opinion, but I think the "status" of that mic often leads podcasters to believe that they need the SM7B, and it's a lot of money to be spending when there are certainly cheaper alternatives that will give you what you need.
I've got another microphone battle coming at you, and today it's two Shure mics!
Very different price points and both have pros and cons.
One of the most frustrating things about the MV7 (otherwise a great mic) is the pop foam that's included.
That doesn't mean I don't recommend this microphone - I just recommend a different pop foam to negate the issue.
Podcasting helps you grow as a human.
It's not necessarily something you think about when you first start, but the more you explore the medium, the more this rings true.
One of the metrics that we track for our PodCoach clients is the average consumption rate per episode.
You can access that via the backend of Apple Podcasts connect, and it's a great way to establish how engaging an episode is.
If you're hovering around 50%, this normally tells us that something needs to shift.
I can say with 100% certainty that the Apple Watch changed my life.
I'm not one to normally speak in absolute terms, but this has been so significant that I felt it was necessary to share the impact it's had on my mental health.
I'm not a distractable person at my core. I can focus for long periods of time, no problem.
But I did find that too many of my waking hours were becoming reliant on what my phone was dictating.
So I ditched the phone and my brain suddenly had space again. The creative juices returned. I allowed myself to be "bored" again and pick up a book instead of my phone.
I started engaging more with the world around me again.
6 months in and I'm loving the changes I've seen.
