NMEU 31 – Christine Garrington – Podcasts for Research

Christine Garrington is the Director of Research Podcasts and Maltstore Communications. She specialises in the creation of podcasts and other digital resources for the university research sector. A former BBC Radio journalist, Christine is also part owner and director of a regional communications agency.

[bctt tweet=”The world is your oyster with #podcasting. – @cagarrington”]

Top Quotes from Christine Garrington:

• “I could really use my radio background here to help communicate these important research findings using audio.” [on how she came up with the idea for Research Podcasts]
• “When I first started hearing about podcasts, I thought, Yeah, this is the way to go.”
• “I feel we’re on the cusp of an exciting move here in the UK.”
• “I think there’ll be a real explosion of podcasting in the next few years.”
• “I can’t do without Twitter or TweetDeck… for me, it’s all about the building of communities.”
• “You’ve got to really think about what’s gonna grab people’s attention and tweet about those things.”
• “Don’t think just because you recorded it and posted it a year ago that it’s not usable.” [on resharing archived content]
• “I’m so excited by podcasting and its future here in the UK.”
• “It’s always important to learn from others.”
• “I’m not the most important person in the podcast; the other person is.”
• “The world is your oyster with podcasting.”

Resources:

• Child of our Time
• Society Central
• WordPress
• Twitter
• TweetDeck
• Skype

Key Timestamps:

• [spp-timestamp time=”00:30″] – Host Mike Russell introduces and welcomes the episode’s guest, Christine Garrington
• [spp-timestamp time=”01:05″] – Christine talks about Research Podcasts
• [spp-timestamp time=”01:55″] – How Christine is promoting Research Podcasts
• [spp-timestamp time=”03:20″] – Christine talks about the diversity of topics that she encounters with Research Podcasts
• [spp-timestamp time=”05:39″] – On encountering people in the academe that are unfamiliar with podcasts
• [spp-timestamp time=”07:36″] – Top three blogs or podcasts that Christine regularly follows
• [spp-timestamp time=”08:32″] – Christine talks about Society Central
• [spp-timestamp time=”10:28″] – New media tools that Christine cannot live without
• [spp-timestamp time=”11:30″] – On recording interviews on Skype
• [spp-timestamp time=”13:26″] – Christine shares how she uses TweetDeck
• [spp-timestamp time=”15:36″] – What made Christine attend New Media Europe
• [spp-timestamp time=”16:18″] – People at the New Media Europe conference that Christine is looking forward to seeing or meeting
• [spp-timestamp time=”17:53″] – Christine’s take on whether podcasting requires certain skills or it is something anyone can do
• [spp-timestamp time=”20:01″] – Where to find Christine and her work online
• [spp-timestamp time=”20:24″] – Mike thanks Christine and wraps up the show

Connect with Chris!

• Website – Research Podcasts
• Twitter – @cagarrington
• Facebook – Research Podcasts

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Jonathan Tilley joins Mike and talks about embracing failure. Don’t miss the New Media Europe conference this September! Listen to the end of the show for an exclusive coupon that will give you a discounted registration.