Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams

AC-T-80 What’s an Audiobook Look Like?

Do you have questions about what your finished audiobook audio files look like? What the possible formats for your audio files are and which is best for you? Without requiring you to possess a lot of tech savvy, host Becky Parker Geist acts as a gentle guide through the often mystifying and intimidating tech world, giving enough information for you to make the correct decisions for your audiobook project.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-97 Getting Back to Goals: Looking Back & Looking Forward

It’s that time of year to look over our shoulders to review this past year and then to plan out what we’d like for this coming year. Host Becky Parker Geist offers some ways to consider both your view of what’s behind you as well as how to make a plan for what you’d like to experience in 2022.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-96 Building Your Tribe with Curiosity

At year end, looking forward to new opportunities to share your passion, learn ways to use your curiosity to include others in your “tribe” by making more new personal connections with those from whom you can partner and learn, turning competitors into allies, and increasing your target audience reach with some tips from Host Becky Parker Geist. Happy New Year!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-95 Holiday Storytelling Traditions

Join Host Becky Parker Geist during this holiday season  as she brings our attention to the importance of storytelling traditions, especially the ancient rites of oral tradition to impart wisdom, to teach children and all of us what went on before to help us find meaning in our lives, and to pass on to future generations the legacies we need to remember and cherish.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-94 Publishers in Audio: Top 5 Tips for Publishers Who Want to Get their Titles into Audio

Do you yearn to publish your book as an audiobook? If so, this episode is for you. If not, you may want to learn more about it! Host Becky Parker Geist alerts you to some of the pitfalls and challenges to anticipate and to prepare for, and offers some recommendations based on her years of experience in the audiobook industry. Learn how to get started, what to avoid and who to seek out for assistance with the multitude of tasks involved in the process.  Welcome to the World of Audio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-I-93 Websites for Authors & Others, Jeffrey Samarano: Interview

Have you looked at your website with the eyes of someone searching for something? How does it answer someone’s yearning for information, escape, advice, or entertainment?  If you want to know how to answer these and other questions to get your business running more smoothly, to increase your audience - entice them - pique their curiosity about you and their interest in what you offer, without having to break the bank, and to reclaim your leisure time, consider some of the points that Host Becky Parker Geist discusses with Jeffrey Samarano, “the tech guy you want in your back pocket” with regard to your website. An interesting interview, to be certain!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-92 Anatomy of a Full Cast Production

Have you ever wondered what it would take to record an audiobook from your theatre production, play, or book? If you have a story that’s demanding to come out, to be expressed to the world, help is available!  Host Becky Parker Geist enumerates the intricacies and technical requirements of such a complex project, services that her organization provides to clients. As Becky clears up the mysteries and confusion, she shows us that this is very doable and rewarding. ProAudioVoices.com has a dedicated team to help you navigate the myriad of choices and options to get the results you desire and enjoy the richness of a successful project accomplished!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-91 Gratitude

’Tis the season to remember what we have to be grateful for throughout the year! Host Becky Parker Geist expresses her appreciation for and thanks to all of her listeners and to everyone involved in the production of audiobooks through ProAudioVoices (ProAudioVoices.com). In this uplifting podcast episode, Becky lists and defines the various roles of each member of the multiple teams that are part of the greater Production Team. This is a marvelously enlightening education in itself of the production process and includes a detailed overview of the parts played by the entire Audiobook Production Crew. Fascinating! Enjoy listening to it and have a happy holiday season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-I-90 Get Your Game FACE On - Dawn Fuchs Coleman: Interview

Do you have questions about how to profitably run your own business? Increase your bottom line AND your top line? Avoid pitfalls and increase your highs while decreasing your lows?   Host Becky Parker Geist discusses with businesswoman Dawn Fuchs Coleman, author of “Get Your Game FACE On” and founder of We Guide You Grow, a CONSULTING FIRM, ? her passion to share with enterprising business people the wealth of information, tips, advice, etc. she has gleaned from her experiences in the business world.  If you have ever doubted the value of what you have to offer, take inspiration from our guest today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-I-89 Into the Weeds with Royalties - Interview with Darren Speers of Authors Republic

How  royalties work and what the different kinds of platforms are and the payment models can feel like getting lost in the forest. Audiobook digital distribution is a complex process involving preparing the files and metadata to suit a huge range of retailers, libraries, music channels, subscription services. The payment models vary as well. Darren Speers, Chief Operating Officer of Authors Republic, gets into the weeds with us to explain how this jungle. In the process, you’ll gain tips on marketing and how to figure out where your audience is hanging out—so you know where to put your efforts. This episode is a must-listen for anyone with questions about audiobook royalties! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices