Podcasting 101

A weekend intensive covering podcast fundamentals with producer and creative audio maker Jess Fairfax.

Whether you want to tell an enthralling story, market your brand, interview your favourite artist or investigate an injustice, this workshop will cover the basics you will need to piece together your podcast or audio story.

Each workshop has a max of 10 participants, allowing plenty of practise and one-on-one time!

Two more workshops for 2025 - choose from either our August or October dates:

• Saturday Aug 23 - Sunday Aug 24

• Saturday Oct 18 - Sunday Oct 19

What You’ll Learn:

• Storytelling & Interview Technique
  Clarify your concept, find your voice, and define your audience.

• ​Equipment
  Learn what equipment you really need — and how to use it.​

• Recording In Person & Online
  Tips for clean audio, mic technique, and interviewing skills.

• Editing
  Shape your story with music, pacing, and sound design.​

• Marketing & Monetising
  How to publish, promote, and grow your podcast audience.

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What to bring:

• A laptop for editing with enough space

• Headphones for your laptop

• Something you can record on (a phone or recording device) with enough space.

• Please download audacity onto your laptop before attending the workshop: https://www.audacityteam.org/

• Ensure you can get audio files from your recording device onto your laptop

Details:

I am only running 2 more weekend workshops in 2025!

August dates: Saturday Aug 23 - Sunday Aug 24

October dates: Saturday Oct 18 - Sunday Oct 19
Time: 9am-5pm on both Saturday and Sunday
Where: Cowork + Create - Level 1, Suite 2&3/283 Old Geelong Rd, Hoppers Crossing VIC 3029*
Cost: $325 + bf inclusive of:

• Morning tea, afternoon tea, and lunch on both days.

• 30% discount on future bookings of Cowork + Create’s podcast studio.

• Workshop notes and handouts

  * Please note access is via stairs, please get in touch if access will be an issue.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

• Refunds: Cancellations made 14 days or more before the workshop are eligible for a full refund.

• Less than 14 days: No refunds will be given.

• Medical reasons: No refunds, but with a valid medical certificate, you can receive a credit for a future workshop within 12 months.

• No-shows: Not eligible for refunds or credits.

• Workshop changes: If the organiser cancels or reschedules, you’ll be offered a full refund or transfer.

By registering, you agree to these terms.

Your Host:

Jess Fairfax is a creative producer who harnesses the power of sound and story to craft immersive experiences and audio that spotlight the wonders of the world.

From 2011 to early 2020, Jess co-presented and produced All Our Stories on PBS 106.7FM, a program dedicated to amplifying local voices often overlooked by mainstream media. Over nearly nine years, she interviewed more than 800 guests—musicians, visual artists, poets, academics, historians, activists, and community leaders—sharing their stories with depth and care.

Driven by her love of radio and storytelling, Jess now works as a freelance audio producer, creating podcasts and radio documentaries for the ABC, Monash University, Arts Centre Melbourne, and Climactic. In 2022, she produced a feature on Werribee South’s Market Gardens for ABC Radio. In 2024, she completed an episodic series with All The Queen’s Men and Arts Centre Melbourne, celebrating the vital contributions of Australian LGBTIQA+ artists and performers.

Jess also runs podcasting workshops for emerging storytellers and is currently developing a new podcast series titled Something Greater. She has worked for Multicultural Arts Victoria and the Werribee River Association, curating events and projects that encourage learning and community connection through the arts and nature immersion.

Alongside her audio work, Jess curates Café Philosophique with The Little Theatre Company—a monthly gathering that explores the unseen forces shaping our lives through poetry, music, magic, and conversation.

Portfolio: https://www.jessfairfax.com/audio-production​