Podcasting: Your ‘personal graduate school’

03 Apr

Posted by: BryanPerson in: Podcasting

Christopher Penn hits the nail on the head when describing the educational value of podcasting:

With as much content as we have available to us - TED Talks, Google Talks, Google Employee Discussions, NY 2012, PodCamps, etc. - if you own the gear and don’t arrive at your destination smarter than you left, you’re not taking advantage of the technology.

If you have an iPod capable of video (and yes, I recognize many don’t, but for those who do…) load up your personal graduate school of life and arrive smarter.

Now Chris is focusing primarily on video in his post, but I feel the very same way about the 8-10 hours of audio podcasts I listen to during my commutes to and from work each week. Quite simply, podcasts are one of the very best flavors of brain food out there!

So, if you have an iPod or other mp3 device, use it to take in content that will inform, inspire, and supercharge your own thinking.

(Flickr photo by stublog)

One Response

Francis Wooby
08|Apr|2008 1

Great point by you and Chris Penn.

I’m sure I’ve added at least another year or two worth of reading, if not actual training, to my knowledge of communications just by listening to audio podcasts.

I was especially lucky in that I happened upon podcasts just as my circumstances (i.e.; living in the Canadian arctic) were such that I had no option but to start my career solo, running my own business.

This meant I had only my PR diploma, past work experience and my books to work with. No guidance from managers, bosses or coworkers. Scant few peers to talk to. No water cooler comradery. Etc.

Well, at least that’s what I thought at the outset.

Soon enough, I found myself learning countess gems of information directly from some of the best thinkers in the profession through my mp3 player. In addition, I was making connections, and even friends, everyday around the virtual water cooler of social media.

So I’m with you. Podcasting is an incredible educational tool, on a variety of levels.