Tabletop Mentorship Stories

This was originally an update post, but with my crazy schedule, it has turned into a wrapup post instead! So where am I on my goals that I set at the beginning of the program? Editing Time:   A full episode is at about 3-4 hours of editing time now (roughly) as opposed to my original 8-10 hours when I first started.  I'm getting much better at identifying visual opportunities to edit instead of having to listen directly to the audio. Organic Reach:   I've spent much more time trying to improve my organic reach through interacting with other accounts on Twitter and Instagram,.  Not only have I been increasing visibility for my channel, but I've also learned about some other great games and creators!  In addition, I've connected with designers, publishers, and artists that I've been able to talk to on the show. Improving Content:   My focus has shifted towards providing updates on my shelf of shame count which was the entire reason I started doing the podcast...

I had my first meeting with my mentor Aaron (from Boards Alive ) and as I mentioned in my last blog post, I really wanted to focus on three things: Improving the sound and content of my podcast, improving my reach, and reducing my editing time.  With Aaron's help, I've already started to work on all three of these!   Let's start with reducing my editing time, which has become my #1 priority.  This was taking up much of my free time, as I was averaging between 8-12 hours to do as single hour long episode.  With a full time job, this was cutting into my time to do other things (not to mention playing games to generate content for the channel).  Aaron gave me the advice to "let it go".  I was deleting every single "um", "but yeah", and other crutch words that I frequently use.  Part of the process is trying to not say them so much, but the other part is to let a couple slide occasionally, which actually helps the podcast sound more organic and not...

Hi everyone!  Arwen from the Cardboard Time Podcast here. A bit of background: The Cardboard Time Podcast is about my journey to reduce my shelf of shame (unplayed games) from what was a massive 330+ games down to 0.  I release it every two weeks.  Honestly at this point, it's as much about being a driving force that gives me a structured excuse to play my games as it is providing content for people to consume and give another data point as they look to make informed purchasing decisions.   I've always been involved in media production in some small shape or form ever since I was young.  I grew up operating cameras, editing videos, and operating live production equipment at my local Public Access station (I remember using Amiga computers for graphics and Betamax tapes for recording, so that might date me a bit).  I was involved with making videos with friends and ultimately made a full length movie that I might talk about...eventually.  I was a Tw...