Who+are+Jane+and+Brian?

=__**The Jane and Brian Podcast**__= //The Final Cut, but long-cut version: 11min (Originally 24min)// __Thematic treatment__: Radio Interview

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**How did we do?**
 * **Purpose and POV**: Is the purpose of the story established early and maintains a clear focus throughout the story? Who's Point Of View is at play?
 * **Awareness of Audience**: Who is the target audience, who are your listeners? Are the vocabulary, voice, sound effects used in the story helpful for your audience to connect to the story?
 * **Quantity**: Is the story told with the right amount of detail information throughout. It doesn't seem too short, leaving a lot of important information out? It doesn't seem too long, where the listener looses interest?
 * **Voice - Conversation style**: Do the words sound natural, like the performer is speaking to me? Are they being real?
 * **Voice - Pacing**: Is the rhythm and voice inflection fit the story being told? Monotone is not good. Reading a book report is not good. The listener needs to "feel it" in your voice.
 * **Sound effects (FX)**: Are the sound effects selected appropriate? Do they help fill space, paint a picture of where the story is taking place? Sometimes sound fx can help reduce the amount of words, the sounds say it all for certain things.
 * **Soundtrack (Music)** - Music is not required but if music is used in parts, does the music add a rich emotional element or tone to your story?
 * **Voiceover Recording Quality**: Distracting background noises are kept to a minimum. The microphone is not too close where it pops or too far away it's hard to hear. Do you hear the handling of the mic?
 * **Grammar**: Grammar and usage are correct and contribute to telling the story.

Born a Cali-boy, I attended K-12 schools in Arcadia, California (Known for the Santa Anita racetrack, thoroughbred horses. Check out the new show on HBO called //Luck// starring Dustin Hoffman. It all shot there.). Swimming and body surfing were my sports, primarily. I am also a drummer, started when I was 10 and played in the marching band and had my own little rock & roll & new wave band through middle and high school. And I continue to enjoy playing drums and percussion for fun. I went to college in Stockton, Northern California where I got a degree in Math then sailed East to graduate school in Washington DC. About 4 years into my DC life, I took an adventure and joined the Peace Corps teaching math and science in the bush of Cameroon, Africa. Back in DC, I found great friends, married my wife, started my career, and where my daughter was born. After 18 years in DC, I moved to New York City in 2003 with my family where we now live. I've worked in both corporate and non-profit organizations for many years in digital media, training and development, and education technology. I have been with the Pearson Foundation since 2006 working with educators and youth and really love it.
 * Mr Brian:**

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 * Miss Jane: **

I was born a long time ago, although not as long ago as Mr. Brian, in a suburb of Toledo, Ohio. Toledo is known as the Glass City because it's home to some of the top glass manufacturing companies. Toledo is also where the American studio art glass movement began. So maybe it won't be so surprising when I tell you that I earned my fine arts degree in glass blowing. After earning my undergraduate degree I began studying Design and Animation and just completed my masters degree at The Ohio State University in June. While in grad school I taught classes in the Design department using new media tools like Adobe Photoshop. Since then I've been working at Smithsonian in the ArtLab, which is a design studio for teens. I just started working for the Pearson Foundation this fall and have been working with both educators and youth.

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