August 11
2014
Newscast Guests?
Thew Newcast show is interested in you as a guest! We may have asked you to do a spot with us or you may just be reading this!
Guests have two roles they will play on the show during a session or as a separate interview only recording session.
If the guest is on both the news show then the format is that of someone who will help discuss recent news followed by being interviewed. Lord Baldrith and Asclepius are like a talk show team. They will bring up various news topics informing the listeners of the facts. They then discuss each topic with their opinions and thoughts. The guest gets to participate by doing the same. This allows for other view points and maybe stirring things up a bit! After the news topics are covered they will ask some interview questions of you. This is adds a bit of fun for everyone and it lets them get to know you better as well as the listening audience.
If someone is willing to do an interview with us but due to limited time or scheduling, they wish to instead do a separate recording session for just an interview, we can and do, do that! What we do is we then attach the interview to the 2nd half of a news-cast as a second segment. We much prefer it if you can join us on the news show itself but wed rather have a chance to talk with you then not at all!
Is this live? Video?
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No to both. These are audio only podcasts. One advantage of this is that dead spots or moments of silence can be edited out afterwards.
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Why Teamspeak? How does that work?
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The news team is most comfortable with it as software and so it is what they decided to use. It is quick and easy for you to install and connect to our private server.
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No one knows who I am? Why me?
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We do not look for JUST well known individual’s to be guests. Yes, we want the “Famous” people to do guest spots! However these podcast are a community project for the community. Even those that no one has ever heard of, have a place as a guest. In fact those are just as important to us due to the different viewpoint and input they can add to the show!
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I am not familiar with the recent news?
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Great! Even better! This show is to convey news to the community! The format is Lord Baldrith and Asclepius will take turns bringing up and explaining recent news. You do not have any need to have heard about it before as they present it! Your job is to help then provide thoughts and opinions on each topic. Having just heard it does not invalidate that. Its a TALK show, discuss it!
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I have some news I want to bring to the show?
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Excellent! Guests are welcome to bring a few news topics with them. This is not required but if they have some things they want to bring up, shout-outs, projects, or anything else that is relevant they are able to do so.
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I’m not important, why ask me interview questions after the news?
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Interview questions will be customized based on the guest. This is to give the listeners an opportunity to learn a little about them. If you are well known then questions may be about things you have done or are working on. If you are not well known then questions may be basic things like your gaming history or why you are interested in SotA. Everyone is important!
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I have some interview questions I specifically would like to be asked or that I don’t want brought up?
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That is not a problem either (within reason). As long as you let us know ahead of time we can avoid or add a few specific questions. Everyone has topics they may want to avoid or you may have something your really wanting to share.
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Stile your not on the show but your asking me on?
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Im the PR and Marketing guy (among other things) for this program. I talk to people and let them know what we are doing, answer questions, and so forth. I may occasionally join on a show but typically I am not part of it. If you have a reason you would like me to be we can try to make that happen though.
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Scheduling seems rough? 8pm Eastern? Friday’s?
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8PM eastern is a rough time. We CAN do the show session later then that if you need us to (within limits). The news team is on vastly different time-zones. finding a time and day that works for them both was not easy and there is not a lot of lee-way for that unfortunately. Additionally it works out that they can do the show shortly after the weekly Official Portalarium update comes out. If its not possible though we can record with you at another time and just attach your interview to the newscast instead.
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Where all is this going to be played at?
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Podcasts can be downloaded, played on website, they go to itunes, soundcloud, tumblr, and Avatars radio downloads and airs them. See our about page for more details on this and our legal disclaimers.
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I feel like I should say yes because your asking me to but really don’t want to?
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Say no! A No thank you is all I need. I do not believe we will ever have a shortage of options. We may have a week in which something fell through and things are to last minute to line someone up so we do not have someone. In general though it will not be hard to find people to do this (It’s VERY fun!). I ask a LOT of people to be a guest. I wouldn’t ask anyone if I wouldn’t like them to do it. However I do not want anyone to do it that really can’t make the time or does not have the interest. There is no pressure and no hurt feelings from a no thank you! If I know you I would probably feel bad if I do not eventually ask you – that doesn’t mean ill be upset if you can’t do it!
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Id like to do it but I don’t have the time right now?
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That’s fine! First of all we may be scheduling people months out! So if you want to give me a date for weeks or months from now, as long as you feel confident about it (I understand things come up), that is not a problem! If you want to say you can’t right now, your interested, but you do not know when? That is ok also – in that sort of situation I may check with you again in a few weeks or a couple months AND/OR keep it in mind and if at at some point you have the time drop me a note to see if we have an open spot we can get you in on!!
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How long does this take?
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Typically about an hour. Less or longer just depending on how much content there is for that week and how long you want to chit chat afterwards.
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