Listening Response to Podcasts
I understand that it is an audio or MP3 recording which people from all over the world can listen to via the internet. The sound quality was much better than I expected. Everything was clear and articulate, with no feedback like old recordings used to do.
I listened first to “It is Time to Help”, which written by a high school senior passionate about solving world hunger. She went to a camp that allowed her to experience life like the underprivelaged in foreign countries, an experience that opened her eyes to the heartaches of the world. I chose to listen to this podcast because I am interested in humanitarian works. The aspect of her podcast that was most memorable would be her description of life as a tribal woman, cooking over an open fire, pumping and hauling water, etc. Her imagery was very effective.
I also listened to a podcast by Elie Weisel. I chose to listen to this podcast because I have read a lot about him, and I think that it is very important to listen to the survivors of Nazi camps and learn from them, so that we may prevent a repetition of history. His stories were memorable, and his lessons were wise and authoritative.
I thought that the introductions were interesting, because they gave the speaker more authority over their topic, and let the audience start to know them a little bit better. The most effective introductions gave information about the speaker that pertained to their topic, were intriguing, and brief.
