Podcasting is proving to be quite a fun activity because it really shows a person how he/she speaks. I've been working on my script, and I've found that the best method is to get a solid paragraph or two down, record it, listen to what I said when I recorded it, and go back and add in all the extra little words that make my speech my speech. I'm not sure if this is the best method as far a getting a "professional" podcast out, though. The original written script is formal but not uptight, but when I read it, I never fail to add in little extras like "okay, enough with that; let's get moving." I'm not sure if these little tidbits will enhance the podcast by making me more of a real human being or if they will negate the seriousness with which it is received. I'm hoping for the former. Feel free to reassure me. :)
What is less fun about podcasting is having to listen to myself. I'm finding little accents and nuances to my speech that I had no idea about and that I wish I still didn't know about. I mean, no matter how many times I try to say "okay" in a way that sounds "normal" to me (I use scare quotes so as not to imply that there is an actual right or wrong way to pronounce some things), I inevitably end up sounding like I'm from MinnesOta. And nothing against Minnesotans, but I don't like the way I sound. So, yes-- that aspect of podcasting has been somewhat problematic.
On the whole, though, I'm enjoying it. I'm hoping the podcast itself will prove useful to others. That is yet to be seen.
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