The Podcaster's Audio Handbook: A Technical Guide for Creative People

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8. Editing

Corey Marie Green¹  

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Brunswick West, Australia

 

I once worked with a woman who would constantly tell me stories about her cat. Generally, I find stories about people’s pets quite tedious, but these stories had me in stitches. I’d come into the office anticipating the next instalment of the banal adventures of this unfortunate creature.

Of course there was nothing special about the cat; it was my co-worker who was the master storyteller. Timing, pacing, even sound effects – these stories were a work of genius.

Figure 8-1

The unfortunate cat

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