Hot Docs Podcast Festival: See your favourite podcasts live on stage. Panel: Podcasting Essentials: The Skills You Need to Make and Market Your Show Podcasting experts relay the practical nitty-gritty on recording, editing and distributing your show. Bring your notepad and hear about: the best equipment and software; studio rental options; contracting out editing and other post-recording tasks; setting realistic expectations for listenership numbers; and how to monetize once you’ve hit the ground running. http://ow.ly/2xZA30ewj2c

The panel includes: JP Davidson Independent podcast producer, instructor of Camp Tech's Intro to Podcasting workshop and creator of Ottawa's PopUp Podcasting Studio. Suzanne Hancock  Host of Sunday Night Dinner. Nana aba Duncan  Host of Fresh Air and the independent Media Girlfriends. Sebastian Major  Host of Our Fake History. Moderator: Avery Swartz, founder and CEO of Camp Tech. Swartz is the resident tech expert on CTV’s Your Morning and hosts the Camp Tech podcast. Half-hour networking session to follow. All-Access Pass: $199  Member price: $169  Conference Pass (one ticket to each panel): $64  Member price: $44 

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