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To host a podcast based on Mental Health and sustainability for students across UAL.

We believe that mental health is something that can be overlooked upon especially with university life.
There are many situations that young people/adults may experience during their time at university, however, talking may not always be utilised as much by this generation.

We all are aware that students especially can be quite closed and private about their mental health, which is respectable and understandable. However, no young person should have to suffer in silence.

Nobody should have to go through something so dark and deep alone.

But how sustainable can we be when it comes to talking?

Where do we draw the line when sharing and advising?

How much is too much and how much is too less?

How much is enough?

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2/Nov/2021

This week, we had the opportunity to do practical work again with the use of Tascams.
We were tasked to go around the area of Elephant and Castle (and the LCC campus) to put our market and topic research to use through live interviews/vox popping around.

Remark:
It was ear-opening to hear the variety of responses and opinions towards youth mental health and being sustainable with it.

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Audience Market Research on podcast listening

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Audience Market Research on podcast listening

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PDF on research collected on podcasting listening habits and choices.

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As a group, we went around the local area to ask members of the public the simple question of 'How are you?'.
The recorded responses are attached below:

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After the winter break, we were tasked to start working on production for our recorded podcast shows.
We did face a few difficulties like long distance - with each of us in the group being based in different countries at the start of the year - and schedule clashes with guests that we intended on having on our show.

However, once we scripted plotted what we wanted as the key elements to our recording, we then worked on adding what other discussions we each planned on including once everyone was back in time for our scheduled recording time.
While Asta was away on her Christmas break back home in Denmark, she worked on writing a little monologue to include as part of the podcast episode. In addition, I decided to add in my personal experience acting as the third person for the episode, due to complications with booking a professional/experienced guest speaker to give advice on mental health for our listeners.

Both elements of the personal monologue and personal account heightened the the structure and content of the episode. Despite the complications that we encountered, we felt that the improvisations and add-ons we made were successful in terms of creating and maintaining a good listening experience/bond with our audience members.

This experience has been a really fun one and I am excited to keep working in the recording studio environment along with voicing out and discussing issues of today's world in a relaxed setting.

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500 Words.
What can they get from you: ideas, creativity, contacts, mobility

Mental Health Sustainability: You need to help yourself before you help others

500-Word pitch:

You need to help yourself before you help someone else, having stable mental health before making the world a sustainable place. It is a battle between you and your mental health in order to make the world a better place.

With our podcast, we intend on having a simple conversation with our beloved students at UAL, specifically London College of Communication to bring students together and uniting them through the power of speaking, tackling the hard topic on mental health while being a student. We are aware and know that there are people in the medical field who we can approach for help however, it may not always be the most beneficial as mental health is an internal issue, making it difficult for us to talk to individuals who are doing their job. Having that small conversation with someone who can relate from both being the same age and potentially experiencing similar mental health issues can make students feel a lot more comfortable and securely open about their own stories – making them know that they are not alone knowing that there are other perspectives and experiences out there with the same issues they’re facing.

The podcast should be produced as it's something that we hear around the campus daily (not every word per say) but is something intriguing to think and talk about. We can link the idea of seeking guidance, light and advice through the concept of sustainability because we share the hope of helping another mind out.

We believe that the topic of mental health has been highlighted and broken down into something statistical – which is something real and heavy for anybody so young to take upon. It is always warming and useful to hear others go through something similar, hearing what kind of coping mechanisms they use and eventually taking this on as a coping mechanism for our own selves, helping the world go round – making it a better place.

(Written with Asta and Tanvi)

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Guest Speaker (W/K 7): Writing for a listening audience

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Guest Speaker (W/K 7): Writing for a listening audience

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Guest Speaker: Joseph Adelakun

We were given the privilege to have an speech class with actor Joseph Adelakun and have the opportunity to practice voice and sound - learning the importance to present our voice in a way to attract our podcasting audience.

Essential things taken from the session/day:
-Projection is always key.
-Don't alternate the tones in your voice too much but don't overdo it. Be appealing towards your audience - be animated and energetic.
-Do not consume dairy the day before.
-Keep it clear and concise, straight to the point.
-Rhetorical questions to keep them thinking.
-Know the difference between colloquial and non-colloquial language (but keep your script colloquial as you are casually talking with your audience).
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Listening Diary/What podcasts I listen to weekly: Growing with The Flow

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Listening Diary/What podcasts I listen to weekly: Growing with The Flow

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'Growing with The Flow' by young YouTuber, Nayna Florence is something that I've always listened to since she started her series.

Because of Nayna's strong following and platform on YouTube and Instagram, I feel that it has encouraged her viewers to become regular listeners too (myself included).

It honestly feels like you're having a weekly catch up with Nayna - especially with everything being relatable due to her being a young adult/student and bringing us in on how it feels to be balancing so much onto one plate as a young social media influencer.

Topics covered:

Mental Health

Academia/Studies

Holidays

Health Problems

Friendships

Relationships

Discussions on anything!

Words of Wisdom

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Navigating the brink of adulthood, life transitions and building a life you love. With some life experience under her belt, Nayna will be revealing everything she's learnt so far as well as navigating this new chapter and taking a step into the unknown, sharing experiences and tips along the way. From jobs, student life and graduating to health, relationships and activism, this podcast was created to be a safe place to figure out who we are and who we want to be. Instead of fearing the future we're going to be mastering the art of growing with the flow.

Navigating the brink of adulthood, life transitions and building a life you love. With some life experience under her belt, Nayna will be revealing everything she's learnt so far as well as navigating this new chapter and taking a step into the unknown, sharing experiences and tips along the way. From jobs, student life and graduating to health, relationships and activism, this podcast was created to be a safe place to figure out who we are and who we want to be. Instead of fearing the future we're going to be mastering the art of growing with the flow.

oh my goodness so insanely relatable

listening to the latest episode (37) and it was one of the greatest podcast episodes I've listened to. so much comfort in knowing the niche things im feeling are shared. great advice and a cosy listen!!! :))

lovely

lovely podcast to listen too! very peaceful and insightful.

This podcast is like sunshine

One of my favorite podcast. You always make my day nayna. I love your opinions and beliefs which have to do with veganism, racism etc. Also your voice make me happy. Love you so much❤️‍🩹

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‎Growing With The Flow on Apple Podcasts

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‎Navigating the brink of adulthood, life transitions and building a life you love. With some life experience under her belt, Nayna will be revealing everything she's learnt so far as well as navigating this new chapter and taking a step into the unknown, sharing experiences and tips along the way.

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Formative Presentation: Intro on 'Checking in on You' 16/Nov/2021

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Formative Presentation: Intro on 'Checking in on You' 16/Nov/2021

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Mental health. Yes, we are jumping into the deep end first – only because you and your mind matter the most!

Hello and welcome to our podcast 'Checking in on YOU’, where we talk about mental health as students and how we can be more sustainable with it all.

We believe that mental health as a topic has gradually been coming out to be something less taboo and more discussed than ever before – especially amongst young people and young adults.

You may question: what does sustainability have to do with mental health talk?

Well, our fellow listeners, sustainability can be broken down into a variety of sub-topics like accessibility, guidance, research, diversity and professionalism, relatability and frequency. All these things can be classified as mental health sustainability or in short: good ways to help reduce an overwhelm in youth mental health.

We hope you can gain something as big or as little to help brighten up your day and to simply talk about the way how you have been feeling lately.

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Experimentation: Making an audio storyboard. Cat's POV.

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Experimentation: Making an audio storyboard. Cat's POV.

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Week Two Activity:
Our own edit of sounds. Findings via BBC sounds.
Compiling a collective of sounds to create a story of a cat getting stuck up a tree.
Detail is all in sound when you don't have visuals - you can be given the power to imagine and think of scenes in your mind as the listener.
*participatory culture - audiences become aware of what they're listening to because they're given the chance to create too.

(Created with Tanvi)

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Listening Diary/What podcasts I listen to weekly:Anything Goes - Emma Chamberlain

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Listening Diary/What podcasts I listen to weekly:Anything Goes - Emma Chamberlain

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Like Nayna Florence, Emma Chamberlain is also a widely known YouTuber/Social Media Influencer with 14.5 million followers on her Instagram.

Emma's podcast is similar to what Nayna features in hers. We listen to the energetic and soothing voice of Emma as she uncovers what she may be going through in present time or delivers an episode on advice and hardships. She speaks from experience as a young teen developing fame to how it's going now that she's an adult managing the many ventures she takes on as an influencer.

Emma is real with what she says through the language she uses and how informal the podcast is, which is why I like it so much.

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Emma has a LOT on her mind. Good thing she has a podcast to talk about it all. Appropriately named, anything really does go on this podcast. Thoughts, conversations, and advice on topics from relationships and dealing with failure, to the trials and tribulations of being a cat mom, and ridiculous stories with friends we can all relate to. It's raw, intimate, and nothing is off limits (seriously, Anything Goes). It may be serious, it'll mostly be funny, and it'll always be entertaining. New episodes every Thursday.

Emma has a LOT on her mind. Good thing she has a podcast to talk about it all. Appropriately named, anything really does go on this podcast. Thoughts, conversations, and advice on topics from relationships and dealing with failure, to the trials and tribulations of being a cat mom, and ridiculous stories with friends we can all relate to. It's raw, intimate, and nothing is off limits (seriously, Anything Goes). It may be serious, it'll mostly be funny, and it'll always be entertaining. New episodes every Thursday.

amazing podcast

my favourite and only podcast that i listen to, Emma you've helped me so much and answered all the questions about growing up in this day and age, which have saved my life. thank you ❤️

🎄🎄

i was just about to start revision and u posted thank god

<3

This podcast is genuinely the most comforting thing i have ever came across, i feel like i'm with my friend:( if i'm ever sad or not having a great day and i put it on it instantly just makes me forget. Also the fact that i feel like i can relate in so many ways and Emma puts my feelings in words into ways i can't myself, makes me feel seen<3

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‎Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain on Apple Podcasts

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Just a normal day in the life of being me.

I eat, drink and take a daily stroll around town.

To walk to my usual area, I take a long route around the main road.

It’s not the most pleasant thing, you hear people. Talking, gossiping, being passive aggressive and shouting at one another for no reason. What happened to peace and love in the world?

Listen to montage of cat walking through to reach the park.

Anyway, I pass all the nonsense on the street before I can get to my location of the park.

Oh how I love nature! The grass is green, fresh and cool. It really is a treat in the summer breeze roaming around...and ooooo what’s this oddly tall thing? *climbs up the tree*

ARGHHHHHH. Where am I? How do I get down?

Help.

Please?!

Somebody?!

I need help.

I can’t get down!!!!!!

*People speak and are worried about the cat*

Sirens sound.

What is this?! What kind of ear-aching sound is that?

Fireman climbs up to come and rescue the cat.

Ew. Get away from me you creep! Who are you?

Oh wait you are helping me- what a kind soul you are..

Where an earth is my owner..oh there you are..

Right never doing that again...