1 00:00:01,610 --> 00:00:02,700 Jennifer Navarrete: NaPodPo... 2 00:00:02,940 --> 00:00:03,450 What? 3 00:00:05,420 --> 00:00:09,799 Hello, my name is Jennifer Navarrete, @epodcaster online, and I'm the founder 4 00:00:09,799 --> 00:00:13,670 of National Podcast Post Month, or NaPodPoMo, as we like to call it. 5 00:00:14,090 --> 00:00:15,479 What is NaPodPoMo? 6 00:00:15,740 --> 00:00:20,180 It's a 30-day podcasting challenge held every November, which began with a crazy 7 00:00:20,390 --> 00:00:24,890 idea back in 2007 when I heard about National Novel Writing Month, also known 8 00:00:24,890 --> 00:00:29,030 as NaNoWriMo and other 30-day challenges around blogging and video that were 9 00:00:29,030 --> 00:00:30,500 happening during the month of November. 10 00:00:30,994 --> 00:00:33,595 When I couldn't find a month-long challenge for podcasting, 11 00:00:33,805 --> 00:00:34,974 I decided to create it. 12 00:00:35,485 --> 00:00:37,015 So how does NaPodPoMo work? 13 00:00:37,515 --> 00:00:38,875 The challenge is pretty simple. 14 00:00:39,165 --> 00:00:43,095 Post 30 podcast episodes during November to successfully complete the challenge. 15 00:00:43,325 --> 00:00:43,894 That's it. 16 00:00:44,485 --> 00:00:47,665 Your NaPodPoMo specific podcast can be a micro podcast, which 17 00:00:47,665 --> 00:00:49,054 is like 1-3 minutes long. 18 00:00:49,340 --> 00:00:52,560 It can be a nugget podcast, which is around 5-15 minutes long. 19 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:57,000 Heck, it could be a commuter podcast, 25-30 minutes long, or even a long 20 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,009 form podcast, which is 45 minutes plus. 21 00:00:59,370 --> 00:01:00,180 It can be live. 22 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:01,060 It can be recorded. 23 00:01:01,070 --> 00:01:02,540 It can be released daily. 24 00:01:02,540 --> 00:01:05,419 It can be batch recorded and released when you have episodes available. 25 00:01:05,649 --> 00:01:09,130 You can start strong, stall out, because life or work gets in the way, and then 26 00:01:09,130 --> 00:01:10,680 make up episodes later on in the month. 27 00:01:11,075 --> 00:01:14,554 You can even join the challenge on the very last day. 28 00:01:14,585 --> 00:01:18,705 Record all 30 episodes on November 30th, and you will still have 29 00:01:18,705 --> 00:01:20,335 successfully completed the challenge. 30 00:01:20,705 --> 00:01:22,814 How you do it is entirely up to you. 31 00:01:23,084 --> 00:01:26,365 Now that's not to say that 30 episodes in 30 days is a walk in the park. 32 00:01:26,610 --> 00:01:28,559 I mean, this is a challenge after all. 33 00:01:29,039 --> 00:01:30,850 So who is NaPodPoMo for? 34 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,480 It's for aspiring new podcasters who want to dip their toes into the 35 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,929 podcasting stream to see if this whole podcasting thing is for them. 36 00:01:38,229 --> 00:01:41,879 It's also for seasoned podcasters to experiment with new tools, tech, show 37 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,429 ideas, all in a safe community space. 38 00:01:44,660 --> 00:01:47,250 And since everyone is experimenting, there's a real 39 00:01:47,250 --> 00:01:48,650 fun energy to the challenge. 40 00:01:49,060 --> 00:01:51,984 So what can you expect from the official NaPodPoMo podcast? 41 00:01:52,304 --> 00:01:55,545 Tried and true tips and best practices, along with some words of wisdom 42 00:01:55,545 --> 00:01:59,445 from myself and podcasters who have taken the plunge into NaPodPoMo 43 00:01:59,655 --> 00:02:01,584 and have lived to tell the tales. 44 00:02:02,795 --> 00:02:07,015 And in case you're wondering, I'm not just the founder of NaPodPoMo, I'm also 45 00:02:07,015 --> 00:02:10,845 participating in the challenge with a robust group of global podcasters. 46 00:02:12,494 --> 00:02:13,364 Have questions? 47 00:02:13,614 --> 00:02:14,475 My DMs are open. 48 00:02:14,614 --> 00:02:15,385 Want to learn more? 49 00:02:15,795 --> 00:02:18,905 Join the Facebook group or the community on Hive or use the 50 00:02:18,905 --> 00:02:22,475 #NaPodPoMo hashtag on any of your favorite social media platforms. 51 00:02:22,515 --> 00:02:25,224 And of course, visit www.napodpomo.org. 52 00:02:25,395 --> 00:02:29,205 That's N A P O D P O M O dot O R G. 53 00:02:29,644 --> 00:02:33,385 The 30 day podcasting marathon runs from November 1st to November 30th. 54 00:02:33,385 --> 00:02:35,005 So join the podcasting fun.