Van - First of all, I’m going to state the obvious in saying that presenting the author’s biography in first person was very creative and enhanced the presentation. This unique intro captured the viewers interest immediately.
The use of visuals in this podcast was also effective. The visuals supported what was being said, making it easy for the audience to follow. However, I felt that the clips from the movies were at times distracting (albeit not nearly as distracting as the video shown in the sample podcast) – but this is largely due to how I did not know where these clips were coming from. Its an easy assumption that they are from Charles Dickens movie adaptations, but having not read all of his novels, I did not know the relevance of the videos being shown. It would have been more effective to include visuals that supported what was being said directly. Other than the videos, the visuals were effective in supporting the facts presented.
The only other thing that was of concern for me, was the fact that the music – although it was good music – was too loud. (But this may have just been for my headphones - if its fine for everyone else then disregard this comment :S )There were many times when it overpowered your voice and I could scarcely hear what was being said. It is possible that this low audio is what made me feel distracted by the videos. When I couldn’t hear what was being said, I would start paying more attention to the videos, in hopes of grasping what was being said. Thus, when the visual did not enhance what was being said, certain facts were lost in the music.
Nonetheless, I really enjoyed this podcast. You definitely used technology to your advantage.
PS Sorry if i contradicted myself, I hope you understand what I'm saying ;P
Good work.
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