Adapting
my personal essay in a podcast was a great challenge for me. Basically, my
biggest issue is the language. Speaking English in the everyday life is easy
even if it’s not my native language, but writing an essay and speaking over
podcast is a challenge.
Picking
vivid facts to build a script was very interesting, but I had to change some
words or rebuild some sentences to fit better with an audio version of my
story. I like to make my essay more vivid on my podcast; it was my main focus
while I built my script. I realized that when I wrote my essay I should have
been more focused on description and emphasis than on telling my story.
My
accent also made me struggle while podcasting my essay. I really tried to make
intonations and voice effects, but it was harder than I expected because of my
French accent and my use of intonations is really different from English
language. In a casual conversation, this is not really a problem, while in a
podcast my voice has to be as clear as possible and to share emotions.
I
discovered a new tool using Garage Band, and I met some difficulties coordinating
my different vocal volume, but it was a great experience because it was the
first time that I put into podcast something from my writing; even in French I
have never done it before.
wouldn't really think that an accent would affect the podcast, interesting process you had.
ReplyDeleteIt's really interesting that you mentioned the language barrier, that's an issue not many of the other people in the class dealt with and it gives you a unique perspective. I also realize that I should have made my essay more descriptive through making it into a podcast haha
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