Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams
Engaging conversations with Authors, Narrators, Post-production audio engineers, Marketing teams as well as audio book listeners and fans. Go behind the scenes with audiobook creators as host Becky Parker Geist guides the conversation to discover the surprises, victories and challenges in publishing and producing audiobooks. Ideal for indie authors, small publishers, audiobook fans, and anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes peek into the audiobook world - as well as authors and publishers looking for tips from the pros on production and marketing. Behind-the-scenes interviews with audiobook creators as well as audiobook production and marketing tips - with episodes weekly. #C-Suite Radio.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 289
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
AC-T-109 Why Starting with a Final Manuscript Matters So Much
You’ve finished your manuscript and are ready to start the audiobook production process. But then when listening to the recording you hear things that you’d like to change. Unlike making changes in a…
AC-I-108 The Book of Timothy: An interview with Joan Nockels Wilson and Tim Nockels
This powerful memoir delves into the controversial world of the Catholic Church and what happened to Joan’s brother Tim, the only one willing to publicly speak about what happened to him as a boy. Th…
AC-I-107 #Booktok: An interview with Desiree Duffy
Wondering if TikTok is a place you should be and if so how to make it work for you? Desiree Duffy is the founder of Black Chateau, a marketing and public relations agency that has successfully delved…
AC-T-106 Start Your Audiobook Marketing with a Plan
Marketing your audiobooks and books can be overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be. Join host Becky Parker Geist for this episode on ways to keep your marketing manageable. Step number one is having …
AC-T-105 Listening as Research
In a world where more readers than ever are requesting for their favorite books to be available on audio, many authors don’t know where to start in making that happen. What better way to research tha…
AC-T-104 Children’s Books - Marketing and Bonus Material
In a continuation of last week’s episode, host Becky Parker Geist discusses ways to maximize the effects of your content to most benefit your listeners as well as yourself. What sort of bonus materia…
AC-T-103 Children’s Books - Benefits and Options
Thinking of producing a children’s audiobook? Then this episode is for you. Given that children’s audio makes up such a small percentage of the market, it can be daunting to figure out where to start…
AC-T-102 Creating Effective Calls to Action for Your Audiobook
Getting your audience to follow a “call to action” outside of listening to your audiobook can be tricky, and can often seem like a gimmick or sales pitch. In this episode, you’ll learn how to enhance…
AC-I-101 Bringing Compelling Stories to Life: Interview with Dorothea Bonneau
When history is written by the winners, it is always worthwhile to honor those whose stories are buried or forgotten. “Once in a Blood Moon” reframes American history and delves into the often underv…
AC-T-100 Celebrating Consistency, Commitment & Gratitude
In celebration of our 100th episode, host Becky Parker Geisttalks about Consistency, Commitment and Gratitude, three keys to success. Making a commitment to the project, following through with consis…
AC-T-99 Your Audiobook is Like a Party
What if your audiobook were a party? There are a surprising number of similarities in terms of the prep for the event and how to get folks to come. Like a party, audiobooks are an experience. In this…
AC-T-98 The Top 4 for Marketing Your Audiobook
Marketing can feel overwhelming—so many options, so many things we should do! While you might sometimes feel like doing anything is at least doing something, your results may suggest that the only re…
AC-T-80 What’s an Audiobook Look Like?
Do you have questions about what your finished audiobook audio files look like? What the possible formats for your audio files are and which is best for you?
Without requiring you to possess a lot o…
AC-T-97 Getting Back to Goals: Looking Back & Looking Forward
It’s that time of year to look over our shoulders to review this past year and then to plan out what we’d like for this coming year. Host Becky Parker Geist offers some ways to consider both your vie…
AC-T-96 Building Your Tribe with Curiosity
At year end, looking forward to new opportunities to share your passion, learn ways to use your curiosity to include others in your “tribe” by making more new personal connections with those from who…
AC-T-95 Holiday Storytelling Traditions
Join Host Becky Parker Geist during this holiday season as she brings our attention to the importance of storytelling traditions, especially the ancient rites of oral tradition to impart wisdom, to …
AC-T-94 Publishers in Audio: Top 5 Tips for Publishers Who Want to Get their Titles into Audio
Do you yearn to publish your book as an audiobook? If so, this episode is for you. If not, you may want to learn more about it!
Host Becky Parker Geist alerts you to some of the pitfalls and challe…
AC-I-93 Websites for Authors & Others, Jeffrey Samarano: Interview
Have you looked at your website with the eyes of someone searching for something? How does it answer someone’s yearning for information, escape, advice, or entertainment?
If you want to know how …
AC-T-92 Anatomy of a Full Cast Production
Have you ever wondered what it would take to record an audiobook from your theatre production, play, or book? If you have a story that’s demanding to come out, to be expressed to the world, help is a…
AC-T-91 Gratitude
’Tis the season to remember what we have to be grateful for throughout the year!
Host Becky Parker Geist expresses her appreciation for and thanks to all of her listeners and to everyone involved i…