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Aug 2023
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Minipods - Audio storytelling episode on...

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Want to bring stardust to your audio storytelling?

In this minipod BBC Academy trainer Sam Upton shares some insider tricks and tips that'll help enhance your radio package, montage or podcast.

In this first episode Sam explains how planning your piece can give extra depth to your story.

With examples from some of the best in the business she digs deep into the elements which, if used carefully, can make your story stand out from the crowd.

It’s not just who you talk to but where you talk to them. And sound really matters.

Dur 9’35”

Produced and presented by Sam Upton.

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