Make Noise - by Eric Nuzum (Paperback)

About the Book

The ultimate guide to podcasting, the fastest growing media platform in the world. A step beyond practial how-to information on podcast production or building a business, Make Noise addresses the art of podcasting, what works and doesn't for successful storytelling on audio, from a true expert in the medium.

Book Synopsis

"An interestingly idiosyncratic and personal vision of how to make podcasts."--Ira Glass

Veteran podcast creator and strategist Eric Nuzum distills a career's worth of wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking to help podcasters "make noise"--to stand out in this fastest of fastest-growing media universes.

Nuzum identifies core principles, including what he considers the key to successful audio storytelling: learning to think the way your audience listens. He delivers essential how-tos, from conducting an effective interview to marketing your podcast, developing your audience, and managing a creative team. He also taps into his deep network to offer advice from audio stars like Ira Glass, Terry Gross, and Anna Sale.

The book's insights and guidance will help readers successfully express themselves as effective audio storytellers, whether for business or pleasure, or a mixture of both.

Review Quotes

"Where should you begin your podcast career? With this no-nonsense book. Deep advice boiled down to clear ideas." -- Esther Perel, host and co-executive producer of Where Should We Begin? and How's Work?

"...a big-picture view and the nitty-gritty of creating good audio." -- Booklist"

An interestingly idiosyncratic and personal vision of how to make podcasts." -- Ira Glass