Digital media

Podcast production from scratch

Plan, record, edit and publish your own podcast from scratch — online lessons plus hands-on studio sessions.

Halil Bekar · Beginner · 20 lessons

Online + in-person workshops

What you'll learn

Choose a podcast format, topic and audience
Plan and script episodes
Record clean audio at home or in a studio
Interview guests, in person and remotely
Edit, mix and add music
Publish on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube
Join the Pahana Media community after the course: a shared chat group with journalists and creators in Sri Lanka and around the world

This course includes

13 video lessons
2 articles
4 quizzes and practice assignments
Hands-on in-person sessions
Watch online on phone or computer, at your own pace
Certificate from Pahana Media on completion

Course content

7 sections • 20 lectures • --h --m total length

01 Getting started 3 lectures
- Video Welcome: what you will make in this course Preview --:--
- Video What makes a good podcast Preview --:--
- Article Basic kit: microphones, headphones and apps
02 Planning your podcast 4 lectures
- Video Choosing a format, topic and audience --:--
- Video Naming and branding your show --:--
- Video Planning and scripting an episode --:--
- Quiz Quiz: plan your show
03 Recording 3 lectures
- Video Setting up a quiet recording space --:--
- Video Recording solo episodes --:--
- Assignment Practice: record a 3-minute intro
04 Interviews 2 lectures
- Video Preparing questions for guests --:--
- Video Recording guests in person and remotely --:--
05 Editing and sound 3 lectures
- Video Editing an episode step by step --:--
- Video Music, intros and sound levels --:--
- Assignment Practice: edit your first episode
06 Publishing and growing 3 lectures
- Video Publishing on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube --:--
- Video Promoting your podcast on social media --:--
- Quiz Final quiz
07 Studio session and certificate 2 lectures
- In-person Hands-on studio session (date and location by email)
- Article Your certificate and joining the Pahana Media community

Requirements

A computer or smartphone and headphones
No previous audio experience needed
Ability to attend the in-person studio session

Description

Anyone with a story and a microphone can start a podcast — but making one that people want to keep listening to takes skill. In this beginner course, you will learn the whole process: choosing a format and topic, planning episodes, recording clean audio, interviewing guests, editing, adding music and publishing your show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

The course combines online video lessons, which you can watch at your own pace, with hands-on studio sessions where you record and edit with your instructor. Session dates and locations are shared with enrolled students by email.

You do not need expensive equipment to start. When you complete the course, you receive a certificate from Pahana Media.

Location and dates of the in-person sessions are shared with enrolled students by email before each session.

Who this course is for

Beginners who want to start their own podcast
Journalists and content creators adding audio to their work
Brands, NGOs and organisations that want to share their stories in audio

Instructor

Halil Bekar