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    13Jun, 2025
    Podcasting from a beginner’s perspective

    I think of myself as pretty tech savvy. I can design documents in InDesign or Canva. I am using ChatGPT or Google Gemini like as virtual assistant and I regularly use Apply Pay on my phone.

    I must admit that my millennial daughter taught me something the other day: I don’t have to open my iPhone to pay for something at the register, I can double-click the right button and Apple Pay automatically opens. How did I not know this?

    But I’m not that old. I have discovered that while my kids know their way around their phones and can tell me all about Discord and Steam Deck, they can get lost trying to find the tabs in an Excel document (true story).

    As technology changes, it becomes more accessible and accessibility means reaching people with ideas in ways never seen before. From TikTok to YouTube, people with all kinds of backgrounds have become influencers impacting buying decisions, health and research, politics, cooking– you name it and it’s covered in some way.

    I’ve decided to try my hand at podcasting. I tried it years ago when it was starting out and more akin to hosting your own radio program. Podcasting in its current form didn’t exist in 2008 but I’m ready to hop on the bandwagon and give it a try. ChatGPT has been helpful– giving me a summary of equipment to buy, hosting services, suggested podcast names and even offering to write scripts for the first five episodes. (Nah, that’s okay. If I have a broad enough topic, I can probably talk my way through it.😅)

     

    5Jun, 2025
    The Intersection of AI and Human Creativity

    As writers and PR professionals, how much do we rely on AI? Where do we draw the line between what is research and what is supplementing our work. If AI learns our voice, language, and nuances– at what point is it “just” AI? Is it possible for AI to anticipate what we would think–and write like we would?

    This week, I was in a time crunch and was asked to do three things at the same time. I’m only one person with two hands and, on occasion, it can seem like I work miracles but even I have my limits. I’m still experimenting with AI and its uses in my job but, for this project, I thought talking points would help me with one of the three projects.

    I uploaded a document and asked ChatGPT to provide some talking points that I could use to craft a press release. Shockingly, ChatGPT used several phrases I’ve used in the past though the document I uploaded came from a completely separate source and writer. It felt like ChatGPT was in my head. I’m not sure if I should be alarmed or impressed.

    What do you think about AI and its uses for writers and professionals?

    27May, 2025
    Podcasting?

    I’ve been a guest on podcasts several times now but I think it’s time I start one. I want to cover more topics than the than the right to life–I would like to address disability rights and parenting children with disabilities as well as broader topics.

    The idea of talking to people more in the know about crucial issues of the day is fascinating.

    Today, I listened to a instructional video on podcasting–how to start one, what equipment to buy, etc. While interesting, I realized I already knew a lot. There were some programs and sites the host mentioned that I had not heard of before and others I was familiar with because I was on podcasts, for example, that used a site like Riverside.fm.

    I’m still at least a few weeks away from starting but I think it’s worth pursuing.

    I would be interested in hearing what you would like to hear on a podcast. Family issues? Parenting? Love and marriage, Life issues? Let me know what you would like to hear!