2008 Presentations and Sessions

Who Can Speak at PodCamp Toronto?

You can. Yes, you. Everyone can. Unlike a regular conference where speaking slots are allotted only to the highest bidder, Unconferences are by you, for you. If you don't see a session here that you want, create one and present it! Share what you know and your fellow participants will do the same.

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Types of Sessions and Presentations

Presentation: 30-45 minutes in a room of your peers. Help us all learn something new... The intelligence is in the room... discuss a topic that interests you... get everyone involved...
Lightning Talk: 5-minute impromptu talk in a quiet corner on a gem you've discovered and want to share.

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List of Sessions Offered and Sessions Wanted

Sessions Offered

An Example of a Session Title - Jay Moonah - If you wish to lead a session, please format it like this below this example.
Open Source Podcast Production Tools - John Meadows and Sean McGaughey

Podcasting via P2P and other Alternative Forms of Distribution - Vergel Evans
Tools Music Podcasters Can Use Manage All That Music - Brent Morris
Mobile Podcasting Discussion - Brent Morris
Producing Audio Books for Fame, Fun and ...: Panel Discussion - Sean McGaughey:, Librivox volunteer, Reader: White Trash Land, Andrew Beatty: Author White Trash Land Podcast Novel; Steve "Snowball" Saylor: Black Shadow Podcast novel. This is an open panel. Other people involved in production and distribution of audiobooks are welcome to join us on the panel.
Showrunner: Planning and Writing a Video Podcast With an Ongoing Story Brian Hogg; dotBoom
Living On The Cloud - Tommy Vallier - Lessons from how I have (mostly) given up desktop applications, and begun working as exclusively as possible on the web, allowing me to access my data from any web connection.
Who's Listening? Self-production, like self-leadership, requires clear certainty of what you want to accomplish and who else is interested. Based on "Sharpen UP: How to Avoid Ten Common Mistakes Professionals and Advisors Repeat While Intent on Successfully Making Their Point With Clients & Themselves." Strategist, Futurist & Boomer Authority PJ Wade
Vocal Production (Stand Up and Breathe!) - JohnMeadows Before the sound of your voice is captured, EQ'd, compressed, digitized, edited and published, how you speak directly impacts how you sound! Breathing, posture and understanding how your body uses resonance can radically improve your sound, and best of all, you already have the gear (It's you)! Borrowing from years of singing lessons and choral experience, I'll go through some of the basics that can really make a difference.
Soundwalking and Intensive Listening -- A soundwalk is a conscious listening exercise to tune up your aural sensitivity. Learn how to hear the sounds you often block out ... and how this skill can be used for better podcasting. by Victoria Fenner of Magnetic Spirits Productions, a radio and podcast producer who soundwalks the world ...
"Z2P" -- Zero to Podcasting - A group of 'veteran' podcasters are collaborating to deliver a two day workshop called Zero to Podcasting (Z2P) this February as part the PodCamp Toronto program. The sessions will be a mix of campfire/circle discussions and technical presentations aimed at helping everyone, from newcomers to advanced podcasters, start from nothing and then learn and shake up the skills necessary to plan, prepare, produce, publish and promote their podcasts. For a detailed Z2P schedule please check out Podcamp Toronto 2008 - Zero to Podcasting Details
FREE STUFF! (How to receive review product for your show and other things) Mike "The Birdman" Dodd from http://www.thisweekingeek.net will lead a workshop on how to get review products for your podcast, vidcast and other new media and what you can to do become apart of the media scene in your area and so much more.
Twitter 101 - Twitter is becoming increasingly popular as a networking tool. It is simple yet deceptively flexible. Hear four different viewpoints on how this tool can: connect you with community, help you spread the news, tell you the latest news, connect you with the latest trends as they emerge, build a listenership, and so much more! With your Tweet Squad: Eden Spodek, Tommy Vallier, Dave Fleet, and Connie Crosby. Moderator: Adele McAlear
Chime In! How to tie TalkShoe into your existing communities. - Tommy Vallier - ''Got FaceBook? Maybe you're using Ning? What about a non-web-based community -like co-workers, or a shared interest group. Stop on by to learn how TalkShoe, and social conference calling, can help bring your community together - or help you start a new one - No download required!
Podcasting.biz - James Koole, Tucows How to go beyond plain text at your company and enhance your PR and corporate communications.
Marketing & New Media: A Discussion - moderated by Jay Moonah - Whether its banners on blogs, commercials on podcasts, or "beacons" on social networks, advertising and promotion within new media channels is growing and evolving every day. What is appropriate and even valuable to the audience, and what crosses the line? As both a marketing strategist and content creator, I'd like to invite folks from all sides of this issue to take part in an open discussion.
How to Get Mom and Dad to Listen - Jim Milles and Kristina Lively (The Shadow and James Show) - It often seems that most podcast listeners are also podcast producers. For most people, "podcast" is a scary word. How do you get the potential "blinking 12:00" audience to take the plunge and just start listening?
Introducing the Social Media Press Release - Collin Douma The rules around getting the word out have changed, as have the influencers. Now the tools have changed to keep up with the demands of the new influencers. What is a social media press release? What are the benifits over the traditional press release? What are the metrics? Let's spend some time together to find out.
Podcasting your Passion: How to be Creatively Motivated - We all have gone through this at one time or another when producing a podcast. The times where you don't feel like doing it that day, or you are just not "creatively energized" to do a show, or you may not have that creative push to put out an episode. Well in this session, the newly self dubbed "Podcaster's Motivational Speaker" Steve Saylor (Author of the Podcast Novel Black Shadow and Co-Host/Producer of This Week in Geek) will give you several tips and tricks on how to podcast your passion and stay creatively energized.
Being a Musician in the 21st Century: An open round table or circle discussion about using computers and social media tools to create and market your music, build an audience and bring out your inner Rock Star. Confirmed panelists: Sean McGaughey: Podsafe Folk Singer-Songwriter, Jay Moonah (Uncle Seth, The McFlies), Amaya Thompson (Uncle Seth), Vergel Evans (Lx7.ca). This is an open panel-- musicians: please feel free to add yourself to this list.
Everything You Need to Know About Second Life: Jenny Bullough and Eden Spodek will walk you through Second Life, review how they use it both personally and professionally, and discuss strategies for getting the most out of your virtual world experience, whether you're in it for profit, promotion, or just plain fun.
New media. Old ethics: Are bloggers journalists? Are podcasters news anchors? And should the rules and ethics of journalism apply to them? Join blogger/journalist Mathew Ingram and blogger/marketer/former journalist Keith McArthur as they explore these tricky issues.

Behind the scene of Status Competition: A presentation by Jerome Paradis and Kim Vallee about developing a Facebook application that is engaging, useful and fun. We will also discuss how the social community gives a life of its own to your creation.

Social Media & Networking Starter Guide: Chris Brogan offers you a fast tour of several tools you can use, and then goes deep into strategy and implementation for your business or organization. If you're new and kicking the tires on the larger implications of this, bring a notepad. We'll send you home loaded for bear.
From start to finish-Your own studio set up- Pierce "The Punk" Derks from http://www.thisweekingeek.net's GEEK GAMERS will host a workshop on setting up a home studio, and how to get sounding professional with your gear. Will also do a brief tutorial on compression and editing with GarageBand & Cool Edit Pro/ Adobe Audition
Facebook Marketing - Colin Smillie and Roy Pereira - Using Facebook and other social networking sites to enhance your marketing strategy and find new listeners.
Social Media in a Disaster - Using examples from the 2007 California wildfires, Dave Fleet will take you on a tour of how organizations can use common social media tools effectively to communicate in an emergency.
Podcasting on Budget - Russel Hale from Ramble With Russel Podcast How to produce a podcast without spending alot of money and making the most of modest resources while producing a weekly show. I will also cover some of the equipment and resources I use to make my show work for close to 2 years.
Making it Stick- make your ideas memorable to any audience- Whitney Hoffman
How the Alzheimer Society of Ontario fell in love with social media, podcasting and Web 2.0- A Corporate Social Media Case Study - Wayne MacPhail w8nc inc.
Starting Your First Blog with WordPress.com - This session covers information necessary to create your first blog. It is a step-by-step guide to creating a good looking, flexible and free, easy-to-use blogging software. Hosted by: Jason Cable, podcaster and blogger.
Video podcasting for beginners - Overcoming some of the barriers to recording simple video podcasts & examining the difference between video recording in environments like Facebook. vs Youtube.
GreenCasting- Session faciliated by Ryan Wiseman of Besuitable and Glenn McKnight of the Energy Conservation Society Of Ontario will discuss the next wave of Eco Educators using Social networking tools. Outreach effort for those sprouting Greencasters to join the movement . Discussion on how the environment message is shiting its approach
Capturing the Stats / Interpreting web stats - ex: Google Analytics, Feedburner stats. - informal examples and HowTo info around podcasts and the statistics Vergel Evans

The Schedule is Live! - If you are leading a session, please copy and paste the info from the session page into your preferred schedule slot!

Sessions Wanted

Integrating the telephone - microphones, headsets, connectors, and volume levels - how to connect a 1.5mm mono phone mic/speaker to a 2.5mm stereo mic/phones or line-in with stuff you can get at the Dollar Store - record voice mail! Host call-in-radio shows!

Using YouTube and the New Media - How to use YouTube, Facebook, myspace, and other new media websites to promote your podcast?

Blogs and feeds - A comparison between different blogs and ways to post RSS feeds. (e.g. Why use Wordpress over Blogger?)

Podcasting via wiki - how can we store MP3s in a wiki and use the related changes RSS as an automatic blog?

Podcast production - radio producers' tips and tricks Podcamp Toronto 2008 - Zero to Podcasting Details]

Public interest podcasting - sources, journalistic integrity, libel chill and more

Soundtracks and music - good idea or bad idea? Legal, technical and talent considerations - good instruments to buy - how to register a song or other music you have written as your property

Could this be a panel discussion? I could participate from the point of view of how music is used on my podcasts. I run into the issue of recorded performances of published music, and the issues of mechanical rights, vs. public domain music, so that could be one aspect.

Corporate Podcasting - how to engineer a culture shift in traditional companies
Corporate podcasting best practices -- Donna Papacosta would love to see a small-group roundtable discussion about best practices for corporate podcasting

Mobile Podcasting - suggested equipment and tips for getting good audio outside the studio

Podcasting 101 - for newbies Podcamp Toronto 2008 - Zero to Podcasting Details]
Marketing Your Podcast -- how to expand your audience. You've got a great podcast, what are tips and techniques to market your podcast to grow your audience?
Let's Geek Out -- Chris Brogan requests your presence to show him cool things like Quicksilver, like CSS, like things we all probably want to know more about, but are chicken to ask. Not a starter-level session, but you can't laugh when I ask dumb questions. : )

The Law of Two Feet

Simply put: your experience at PodCamp is what you want it to be. At any time, if you're not learning what you want to learn, if you're not getting what you need, you have every right to depart the session you're in and move to a different one, or none at all.

Session Recording

As much fun as attending PodCamp is, there are some who can't make it to the party for various reasons. As well, some people woud love to grab an audio of video file of a session they were in, or one that was going on at the same time as one they were a part of. Please feel free to record the sessions and post them to the wiki for public use!

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