Digital Voices

I understand now that podcasting is a way to express yourself more deeply than in writing. The technology is great and unbelievable how you can hear sounds that kind of help take you to the the place the speaker is trying to take you to. I like podcasts because you can hear the passion and sincerity in the persons voice more than you could in writing. I listened to “wilderness” and “A reference for all life”. I choose those because I like things about nature and the natural world. At one point I stayed with a tribe of Mojave Indians and I really love and respect all that they represent, and those speeches seemed to represent some of their morals.

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.

1. I understand now how you use podcast. I understand that people use podcast to get more informational feedback from people all over the country. I noticed that the technology is more advanced for the podcast, and the sounds people use to make the speech more interesting for you to listen to.

1. I listened to one of the This I Believe essays. It was “A Feeling of Wildness”. I chose this essay because it sounded fun and crazy and very interesting. What really stood out to me about the speech is that it sounded free and just made you think that you could let out for a little bit and relax.

1. What i noticed about the introduction speech is that it was a different form of speaking from the NPR speeches.

THIS I BELIEVE RESPONSE

1. I understand now how you use podcast. I get that people can respond to what you have said. I noticed that the technology on the second website, http://thisibelieve.org/index.php had sound clips along with the written speech. I noticed that the people who recorded their speeches changed their tone to get us interested in what they were saying.

1. I listened to two This I Believe essays. They were “The Time to Help Is Now” and “A Feeling of Wildness”. I selected these essays because they sounded interesting to me. What really stood out to me about the “The Time to Help Is Now” speech is that there are set up simulations for people to see how the people in Tribal Villages live. From her speech you understand how poor and helpless they were. What was effective about her speech was she explained how the people in Tribal Villages live, and how poor they really are.

1. I noticed that the introduction speech caught your attention in both of the speeches that I heard and read. The introductions were interesting because both of the speeches caught your attention, but in different ways.

I understand the reasoning behind the pod casting now. It adds more heart to some of the speeches, or it adds another element to the speeches. The technology is obviously advanced to be able to record something on the internet that is being read to you while you are reading it. The sounds and the voices add much more to the speech.

I read a speech called It is time to help, by a girl from Miami, FL. I read it because it was the first one I found. The essay was so much better because you could feel the way she felt about the hungry people. What was memorable about this piece was the first time hearing and reading the essay at the same time.

-Mitch