Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams
Engaging conversations with Authors, Narrators, Post-production audio engineers, Marketing teams as well as audio book listeners and fans. Go behind the scenes with audiobook creators as host Becky Parker Geist guides the conversation to discover the surprises, victories and challenges in publishing and producing audiobooks. Ideal for indie authors, small publishers, audiobook fans, and anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes peek into the audiobook world - as well as authors and publishers looking for tips from the pros on production and marketing. Behind-the-scenes interviews with audiobook creators as well as audiobook production and marketing tips - with episodes weekly. #C-Suite Radio.
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Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
In a real world filled with all kinds of technological threats, Breakfield & Burkey’s killer thriller series The Enigma Series spins out some of the hairiest scariest scenarios. Narrated by Derek Shoales, The Enigma Series is a must-listen! In this episode you’ll not only hear about the authors, the series, and the audiobooks, you’ll also get valuable cyber-security tips. Lots of other tips for authors throughout the episode.https://www.enigmabookseries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Rebekah L Fraser, author, educator, and multi-media artist is an award-winning social entrepreneur and former journalist. She has published one nonfiction book about climate change, A Farmer’s Guide to Climate Disruption that she recorded herself, and four novels under her pen name Tara L. Roí. Join us to learn more about the challenges and highlights of this author-narrated project, her writing journey, and climate politics. To learn more about our guest: http://linktr.ee/RebekahLFraser and http://linktr.ee/TaraLRoi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
What does it mean to have a professional audiobook? And why does it matter so much? Why do audiobooks cost so much to produce? What are you paying for? Answers to these questions and more are included in this episode. Join Becky Parker Geist as she walks us through what it takes to make a professional quality audiobook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Guest Tamara Shiloh is the author of the series for children: Just Imagine . . . What if there were no black people in the world. The first two in the series: Jaxon's Magical Adventure with Black Inventors and Scientists and Book Two: Jaxon and Kevin’s Black History Trip Downtown are available in innovative versions of audiobook. Tamara also founded and is owner of the Multicultural Bookstore in Richmond, CA, and host of the “Once Upon a Time in Black History” podcast. Educator, author, and business leader, one of Tamara’s objectives is to desegregate the teaching of American history away from the white history narrative and Black history into an inclusive teaching of history. Her audiobooks will be (or maybe already are) available on AMPlify Audiobooks.AMPlify Audiobooks: https://proaudiovoices.com/audiobooks/https://www.multiculturalbookstore.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
What is our relationship to story and how does AI (Artificial Intelligence) fit into the picture? How do we connect with the stories we write as authors and narrate as actors and audiobook narrators? Dive down the philosophical (and practical) rabbit hole of who we are as humans and the stories we tell ourselves and the world around us. Let’s get philosophical within the frame of artificial intelligence and humanity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Matt Strain recently left Adobe, where over the course of 17 years he led teams across marketing, strategy, new business, and research. He is now focused on helping “real people” prepare for the opportunities with AI. Matt and Becky converse about the intersection of AI and creativity, when and how AI might find a place in the audiobook realm, and whether AI will ever replace human narrators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Hall of Fame podcaster and teacher Dave Jackson shares tips on creating your own podcast, what mistakes to avoid, and how to grow your audience and monetize your podcast. If you are even considering starting your own podcast, this episode is for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Need to know and understand tips and a deeper dive into audiobook royalties. Ever wondered how they are calculated or why yours are not what you thought they would be? Becky will explain how they work behind the scenes and also how you can come out ahead and set yourself up to win with higher royalties and more control.Learn more about AMPlify Audiobooks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
What is that ineffable quality that makes an audiobook ok vs great? Should authors narrate their own audiobooks? If not, why not? Host Becky Parker Geist provides some examples and discusses what skills are needed for anyone narrating an audiobook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Into the weeds with words and how they are pronounced! Join Becky for a deep dive for both authors and narrators into how to prepare your project regarding pronunciations, as well as how to determine what’s the best choice when there is more than one option. From fiction and fantasy created words to nonfiction names and places, get the low down on how to approach your pronunciation research and decision making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices