Comments:Wikinews:Briefs/ May 30, 2010

Comments from feedback form - "I just happened to get up (in ..."
I just happened to get up (in the middle of the night lol) to get a glass of water and looked for your brief so I quickly converted it to mp3 and put it on the iTunes feed on PodBean. I'll add the rest of the post info tomorrow when I get off work. Turtlestack (talk) 05:28, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Maybe prempting you a bit - but I've noted a few errors myself. Missing one story for example. The stroy was recorded but I some how lost it in amoung my other recordings (damn itunes/iphone sync). I probably stuffed a few quotes.
 * That said, the Stanley Cup mention at the end is something I wanted to test out and get feedback on. --RockerballAustralia c 07:17, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "I really like the plug at the ..."
I really like the plug at the end for the Stanly Cup game! That's a fantastic idea for big stories that would be tedious to record in the brief. This idea will be integrated into the workspace for plugging wikinews content such as big sports games, political coverage and other bigger stories that just would be to difficult to do in a brief or should really require the listener to visit the site.

As for the overall show, you seemed more comfortable and relaxed this time and it showed in the recording. The only comment I have is to keep working at making things sound a bit more conversational in your speech cadence (as if you are talking to a friend and not reading) and you made a brief sigh near the beginning - other than that, I can see you put a lot of work and time into the show and (including the housekeeping with uploading files, editing templates, etc ...) so please keep it up and thank you!

One other thing, since you are producing complete shows as well, feel free to change anything you want format wise. If you want to use different music, add different features or whatever, go for it. I have my own routine that I stick with, but that's just for the shows I produce and I think it would be nice if each producer put their own spin on their shows. Since you are a sports person, maybe at the top of the show in the promo, you could ask a sports trivia related question that somehow relates to any of the news stories of the day (even if just barely) and then at the end of the show, you answer the trivia question? BBC The World does something similar with their geo-quiz where they ask a geographical question at the top of the show that relates in a way to a story then at the end they talk about the location, so if you've heard that show then that's kind of what I was thinking. Just an idea anyway, but having your own "stamp" on a show helps make it fun for you and the listener. Turtlestack (talk) 20:13, 31 May 2010 (UTC)