"Dubai Press" The second version of "Arab podcast program"

Dubai, Aug 5 / WAM / Dubai Press Club concluded the activities of the second edition of the “Arab Podcast Program”, the leading initiative that it organized during the period from July 7 to August 5, with a wide participation of a group of young ambitious talents in the field of audio content industry, in a move that reflects the remarkable growth of this vital sector in the Arab world, and the interest in it as a contemporary media is able to keep pace with the transformations of the new media.
Over the course of five intensive training weeks at the Dubai Press Club headquarters, the program combined theoretical content and practical application, targeting the preparation and qualification of a new generation of podcast makers in the Arab world, by providing an interactive educational platform in which ambitious creators meet with prominent experts in the field, which reflects the commitment of the Dubai Press Club to enhance a renewable digital media industry that keeps pace with accelerated changes in the patterns of consumption Content, and supports Arab presence in the global media.
The organization of this program comes within the ambitious vision of Dubai to build a media future based on innovation and creativity, and consolidate the emirate’s position as a pioneering center for digital media development and content industry in the region, where podcast is one of the most influential and widespread forms of media in the world today.
The program included a variety of lectures and interactive sessions, which was moderated by an elite group of experts and content makers in the region, and focused on the basic aspects of the successful podcast industry, from crystallizing the idea and identifying the program, to audio and montage techniques, up to marketing and distribution skills.
Maryam Al Mulla, Director of Dubai Press Club, said: “We put at the Dubai Press Club to develop young media competencies on the top of our priorities, and we are constantly working on creating programs and initiatives that keep pace with the rapid transformations in the global media scene.”

She added: “The Arab Podcast Program represents one of the qualitative initiatives that we launched with the aim of enabling a new generation of audio content makers, and providing them with the knowledge and skills that qualify them to lead the future of digital media, and we have touched through the second version a remarkable interaction from the participants, and a real desire to learn and creativity, which reflects the growing awareness of the importance of podcast as an impressive media platform.”
Maryam Al -Mulla pointed out that “the program is not limited to transferring knowledge, but rather contributes to building a new Arab media system capable of producing qualitative and professional content that competes globally, and reflects the richness of the Arab experience and the diversity of its voices.”

She concluded her statement by saying: “We will continue to work on developing this program and expanding its influence, based on the leadership role of Dubai as a pivotal center for the media industry in the region, and as a major stimulus for an Arab media renaissance worthy of the aspirations of its youth.”
For its part, Mahfouz Abdullah, the official of developing media talents at the Dubai Press Club, said: “The success achieved by the second version of the Arab Podcast Program confirms that there are promising Arab energies that deserve to be granted the area and support to shine in the modern media space.”

She continued: “We focused this year on the mixing of theoretical knowledge and practical application, and our keenness to involve a group of content makers and experts in the field, which contributed to providing a rich training experience that included voice narrative tools, production skills, marketing strategies, and modern technologies such as artificial intelligence and 3D registration.”
Mahfouz Abdullah stressed that the program is not limited to training, but it constitutes a vital society that brings together podcast makers from various backgrounds and trends, which contributes to exchanging experiences and building strong professional relationships that will enhance the presence of Arab podcast regionally and globally.

She added: “We aspire to become every participant in this program as the nucleus of an influential media project, and we trust that this initiative will be an incentive for more creativity in this rising sector.”
The program presented in its fourth week a set of practical sessions that allowed the participants to benefit from a group of distinguished experiences in the field of podcasts, where the beginning was with a session entitled “Designed your Podquach for profit: building a strategy” and presented by Karim Baydoun, head of the content department in the “Hakwati” network on how to design a form and content that serves the goals of commercial expansion and financing, while Noureddine Youssef Yusef Alami and Lieutenant Colonel Bodkast “presented with” Noureddine “a session entitled” a podcast journey with Noureddine: from an idea to a human experience, in which he reviewed how to develop podcasts and future plans for the podcast industry.
Within the fourth week sessions, Abrail Tagilid presented an accredited coach from “Blamagic Design” a session entitled “Mastering the audio montage: a practical application on” Da Vincei Resolution “program in which she reviewed the identification, editing and alignment “The hidden world of podcasts”, in which he reviewed creative exercises to help the participants discover the reason behind the launch of their podcasts, determine its voice, tone, identity and public path.
Rabie Hamza, director of the content department in “Dolby”, the Middle East and Africa, also presented a session entitled “A 3D audio experience with” Dolby Atmos “technology, in which he gave a simple explanation of this technology and how it works and the value it adds to the modern podcast world.

As for the session “The Basic Principles for the Production of a Successful Podcast”, during which “Fook Zlatarov”, the founding partner and CEO of “Bouderster”, spoke about the methods of creating concepts that attract attention and pave the way for sustainable success “, as well as the importance of pre -preparation, setting a long -term content plan, equipping equipment and environment appropriate for registration.
The fourth week sessions included a session entitled “Podcast and Artificial Intelligence: From the idea to smart interaction” presented by Ahmed Maher, founder of the “Four” network of podcasts, in which he reviewed the application of tools such as Chatgpt and Jasper to write texts, descriptions and addresses in an effective and attractive way.
The “Arab Podcast Program” concluded its fifth week with a session entitled “Podxter confessions: failures, solutions, and lessons, in which Khaled Abu Jabin, founder and CEO of” Hope It Hallbes “, reviewed the media consulting the reason behind the loss of many podcast makers, their enthusiasm and the importance of marketing and distribution in the success of the podcast, while Barry Kassab, the market development director of the company In a session entitled “The Basics of the Voice Recording Environment: from radio to podcast”, on the difference between preparing podcasts and traditional radio studios.

Within the fifth week sessions, Youssef Saleh, the broadcaster at the Dubai Media Corporation, a content maker and founder of “Svnone”, presented a session entitled “Podcast from the House” in which he talked about how to turn from home to the Arab podcast map, and also provided advice to everyone who thinks about starting the podcast from the home.
The program concluded with a special session that brought together the participants in the second version with graduates of the first version, in an open dialogue space during which they reviewed the success stories that they achieved after their graduation, the challenges they faced in launching and developing their programs, and exchanged experiences about the content industry strategies, methods of access to the public, and financial sustainability models, in addition to providing practical advice for the new participants, in a way that enhances the bridges of communication between podcast generations Arab.

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