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In this conversation, Ibukun Abejirinde, a scientist at the Institute for Health System Solutions at Women's College Hospital, and Assistant Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, and an AMS Healthcare Fellow in Compassion and AI chats with Terence Tang, a General Internal Medicine Physician at Trillium Health Partners, a Clinician Scientist at the Institute for Better Health and an AMS Healthcare Fellow in Compassion and AI. They discuss social determinants of health, health inequities, and digitally enabled models of care. Ibukun Abejirinde is an Implementation and Evaluation Scientist who works with policymakers, patients, community organizations, and researchers to find practical solutions to persistent and emergent problems in healthcare. Her research focus on innovative models of care that use digital technology. Specifically, how they impact health equity and health service delivery. Ultimately, her goal is to improve access to high-quality care for everyone, irrespective of where they live or where they are from. Dr. Abejirinde is currently a Scientist at the Institute for Health System Solutions, Women's College Hospital where her work informs the implementation, sustainability, and expansion of virtual care programs within and beyond Ontario. She is also an Assistant Professor (Status) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. As a 2022 AMS Healthcare Fellow in Compassion and AI, her study is being conducted in partnership with three community partners, with the aim of understanding how immigrants and refugees to Canada experience virtual care and digital health compassion.  AMS Research Team Members - Ibukun Abejirinde (Scientist/Principal Investigator) - Emily Ha (Research Associate and PhD candidate, UoT) - Marlena Dang Nguyen (Equity Specialist and Research Coordinator) - Kyla Gaeul Lee (PhD student, UoT) - Isabelle Choon-Kon-Yune (Research Assistant) - Mohaddesa Khawari (Peer Researcher) AMS Study Research Partners 1. FCJ Refugee Centre Website 2. Crossroads Clinic, Women's College Hospital Website 3. Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services Website AMS Research Advisory Team Members 1. Dr. Vanessa Redditt 2. Denise Zarn 3. Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya 4. Dr. Jay Shaw Readings and Resources 1. Abejirinde IO, Ha E, Nguyen MD, Kaur D, Redditt V. Beyond technology: Digital Health Compassion for Canadian Immigrants and Refugees. January 2023. Volume 19, Number 4. Canadian Diversity (pg. 10-12). https://km4s.ca/2023/04/beyond-technology-digital-health- compassion-for-canadian-immigrants-and-refugees/ 2. Panel Discussion. Digital Health Imperative - Equity and System Transformation. Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services, Canada. All Staff Professional Development Day. November 2022. Summaries- blog and video clip 3. Hankivsky, O., Grace, D., Hunting, G. et al. An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: critical reflections on a methodology for advancing equity. Int J Equity Health 13, 119 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-014-0119-x 4. Hodges BD, Paech G, Bennett J. Without Compassion, There Is No Healthcare: Compassionate Care in a Technological World. Edited by Brian D. Hodges, Gail Paech, and Jocelyn Bennett. McGill-Queen's University Press; 2020. 5. Crenshaw K. Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory, and Antiracist Politics [1989]. In: 1st ed. Routledge; 1991:57-80. doi:10.4324/9780429500480-5 6. Singh P, King-Shier K, Sinclair S. The colours and contours of compassion: A systematic review of the perspectives of compassion among ethnically diverse patients and healthcare providers. Van Bogaert P, ed. PLoS ONE. 2018;13(5):e0197261. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0197261 Want to connect? Are you attending the Metropolis Social Determinants of Health Conference in Gatineau Québec (October 2-3 2023)? Join our roundtable dialogue 11:00am - 12:15pm on October 2 nd titled “Reimagining Compassionate Healthcare for Immigrants: Lessons learned from Virtual Care” Contact: Ibukun.abejirinde@wchospital.ca   Terence Tang is a General Internal Medicine physician at Trillium Health Partners located in Mississauga, Ontario, and a Clinician Scientist at the Institute for Better Health.  He has training in informatics and has a passion of using digital technology to improve care delivery and population health.    Links:   Institute for Better Health (https://www.instituteforbetterhealth.com/)    A tool to capture social determinants of health by Upstream Lab (https://upstreamlab.org/project/spark/)

Working for yourself isn't always rainbows and unicorns. Especially if you're just starting out, you don't have a team and you have to do everything on your own. It's challenging and at times, exhausting. In this episode, Terence Tang and I talk about our experiences and how we both dealt with this. Oftentimes, people only see the surface level - the vanity metrics, the daily posts, and who we are working with. But when you look deeper, there are bigger things we have to take care of while working within our business like family, personal care, and a lot of admin stuff. So how does one really manage to do it all?Listen to the episode to learn more about a few things we successfully did and what we had to sacrifice to make things work. 

This week on the Brand Your Passion podcast, I was joined by Terence Tang, A.K.A Tinlun Studio, a hand-lettering artist and designer from Houston, Texas who creates murals and other lettering pieces, has his own apparel store, runs the HumanKind Project, and more! Terence has collaborated with brands like Nike, created custom pieces for NBA players, and been featured in lettering books like Goodtype and Typism, alongside running his apparel store, creative commercial client work, and cultivating his own lettering practice.In this episode we talk about being authentic in your brand, letting go of things that take away from your creativity, and the realities of growing a creative business, among other fab things. We also get Terence’s top tips for business and life as a creative entrepreneur!LinksTinlun studio store: https://shop.tinlunstudio.com/Terence’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinlunstudio/Tinlun lifestyle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinlunlifestyle/Tinlun Studio website: https://www.tinlunstudio.com/

Tinlun Studio on Leveraging Failure & Passion Projects to Thrive & SurviveSo many people love pizza but hate the crust. I’m here to tell ya you gotta learn to love the crust.The first few bites of a slice of pizza are when you’re high on life and things seem to be working in your favor. The crust is the low moments of adversity and failure.You can’t have pizza without the crust, and you can't appreciate the highs without the lows.The crusty times test our character and mold us into the next version of ourselves. It’s up to us on how we respond, so we can evolve into the version of who we want to be.Someone who’s dealt with waves of crust and always comes back bigger and better than ever is my homie Terence Tang of Tinlun Studio, aka The Tenacious Turnip aka Tinman the Terrific.Terence and I go back a for a few years now, and I’ve seen his lowest moments set him up for something great each time he responds with a positive attitude.He’s one of the best humans I know, and his story is sure to inspire you to love and use your crust as part of your story to inspire others as well.Terence is a full-time freelance lettering muralist making moves out of Houston, TX, and empowers humans to be a little bit nicer through his Human Kind initiative.He’s also a low key wizard in calligraphy and photography and has a sneaker collection that is certainly bigger than the Kardashian sisterhood’s shoe collection combined.In today’s episode, Terence and I go deep on:Using failure to fuel your next movesLeveraging passion projects to attract future workShowing yourself in your work by picking buckets for your brandCreating your own merchSteering parked cars, taking action, NBA logos, beards, and moreIf you feel lost, stuck, and caught up in your own crust, this episode will push you to take some serious action.ShownotesConnect with Terence: Instagram | WebsiteDownload your FREE Side Hustler's War ChestGet your FREE audiobook download from AudibleJoin our Private Global Facebook Community of CreatorsListener of the Week: _drewsomethingushudto_USAPodcast Editor: Aine BrennanShownotes Editor: Paige GarlandVideo Editor: Colton BacharPodcast music: Blookah—Want to Support the Show?Become a backer on PatreonLeave an Apple Podcast Rating and ReviewShare the show on social media or follow the Perspective Podcast InstagramSubscribe via your favorite podcast player:Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Play MusicOvercast

Side Hustler's Series Part 1 of 4: 3 Levels to Find Your Wolf Pack Humble Side Hustle Beginnings “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour I've been side hustling for a hot minute now. One of my bigger side hustles was right out of college when a buddy and I started a clothing brand called Daydreamin' Clothing Incorporated. We quickly changed it to Company because we were far from a corporation, but it just sounded cool. Well, before lettering was a thing on Instagram, I was making hand-lettered logos and graphics for our brand back in 2010. We started off with our logo on a few shitty Gildan logo tees, then ordered some business cards through Vista Print and called ourselves a business. While our original launch was hot garbage, I'm proud of it because we were young dreamers taking big action. Those first few logo tees evolved into more complex designs as we filed an LLC. Two years into it, we were sponsoring rappers, skaters, motocross bikers, and local "influencers." Three years into it, we were hosting events at clubs, doing pop-ups shops, and getting in brick and mortar and online stores like Kazbah. We were making shit happen and figuring it out along the way. My partner was the point-of-contact string-puller, accountant, and fulfillment manager. I was obviously the artist, designer, and the marketing/promo lead. We balanced each other out well and brought in help for extra support. In our fourth year, we were getting serious and ready to elevate our product offerings. We lined up a huge investor and locked down a warehouse for creating custom threads and patterns for whatever we could scheme up. This was the turning point—it became a shit or get off the pot kind of thing. The Banana Split My partner was all-in and ready to quit his job to pursue this. I was in the middle of changing day jobs, had a new mortgage, and was sitting on a pile of private student loan debt. I wasn't as eager to take the risk and wanted to keep doing this as my secondary "full-time" side hustle. Things went sour when we discussed splitting shares of the company if we went with the investor. We didn't see eye-to-eye on percentages and my partner felt like he could make this dream happen on his own. We ended up making like a banana and split. That's when I started Perspective-Collective in 2014. I had made up my mind I was going solo, and I thought I didn't need anyone's help to get to where I wanted to be in life. I spent the first year obsessively learning hand-lettering and posting daily on Instagram. I slowly began developing my style, finding my voice, and growing an audience. I hit a wall the second year. I felt called to do more than just share pretty polished Instagram posts. However, I was trapped in my little Cedar Falls, Iowa, bubble and had no idea what the next step was. I felt so isolated and stuck, but the cure was doing something radical to rattle my comfort cage. Rattling the Comfort Cage I found the Creative South Conference through Instagram and made a decision I was going to find a way to attend. After my successful proposal to my day job, I flew to Columbus, GA, for a life-changing experience in April 2015. This conference allowed me to attach myself to people doing things I didn't know were possible. It revealed the next steps and provided answers to questions I didn't even know I was seeking. Most importantly, it showed me the power of getting around like-minded people who knew more than I did. This is the power of community. I went home on fire and immediately joined the Seanwes community. They welcomed me with open arms at the conference and eliminated the feeling of isolation. It was a pricey investment, but definitely worth it in the grand scheme of things. Find Your Wolf Pack From there, I joined an accountability group for the next level of connection. Along the way, I would pick up mentors like Jason Craig and Brian Manley, who took me under their wing in regards to public speaking. Every year, my side hustle evolved as I added something new to the tool belt. Drawing turned into blogging. Blogging turned into speaking. Speaking turned into a podcast. Somewhere in between, I started teaching workshops and selling products. Doing all of this outside my day job has helped me build my own community. It's put me in a position where I can pursue coaching other creatives to build something of their own outside their day jobs. The point I want to make? None of this would have happened if I thought I had all the answers and had been too prideful to ask for help. I've had help at each step along the way. Yes, sometimes, you have to to be the lone wolf and make mistakes in order to learn and push forward. In my experience, seeking out a wolf pack and asking for help allows you to bypass obstacles and get on the fast track for growth much quicker than being a lone wolf. Wolves survive and thrive by being in packs. If you're tired of feeling stuck and isolated on an island, I have a few levels for finding your wolf pack. Level 1: Find Community Finding community was the spark I needed to get off my island. Going to a conference—where I didn't know a soul—and leaving with people I considered family changed the game. I can't stress enough how important it is to get around like-minded people who are doing or strive to do the same thing you're trying to accomplish. Finding a community doesn't have to revolve around money. If you can't afford a conference or an online "gated" community, don't sweat it. There are free communities on Facebook, Slack, Instagram DM Groups, Online Forums, etc. that you can start with. In fact, it's the main reason I created The Perspective-Collective FREE private group. I want hungry side hustlers like you to be able to access like-minded creatives across the world sharing feedback, resources, and encouragement. This could be a great wolf pack to start with and we'd love to have ya. Level 2: Join/Create an Accountability Group Once you join a community and start building a rapport with people, you'll notice there are certain individuals whom you most vibe with. These are perfect candidates to start an accountability group with. Think of this as your tightest homies in the wolf pack. You guys form your own mini wolf pack. When I was in the Seanwes group back in 2015-2016, I had a lot in common with people like Colin Tierney, Eric Friedensohn, and Terence Tang. We were all lettering artists who focused on kicking out content, producing products, and growing an audience. We formed a little accountability Slack group where we'd do weekly Google Hangouts. This consisted of sharing: weekly progress updates short-term and long-term goals big wins areas for improvement things we could use some extra accountability on We slowly expanded our circle with more unique and like-minded people. Our group is still going and growing, and it's like a family reunion when we link up at conferences. Level 3A: Join a Mastermind If you've outgrown what your community and accountability group can offer, a Mastermind could be what you're looking for. It's typically an exclusive niche group of high-performers in the same focus as you. You'll usually need an invite or have to pay to become a member. For example, someone like Lewis Howes has a gated community called the Inner Circle. If you want more access to him, extra accountability, and greater exposure to people who are doing what you do but at a higher level, you could pay and apply to join his Mastermind. This isn't always the case though. If you and a few from your accountability group are all hyper-growing in the same direction, you could evolve and create a tight-knit Mastermind that's laser-focused on helping each other scale your businesses. However, sometimes you may want something more intimate, hands-on, and more direct to someone. You just may need a coach or a mentor, which is where I am today. Level 3B: Hire a Coach or Mentor There's a bit of a difference between coaching and mentorship. Coaching is more of a short-term structured relationship while a mentor is a long-term relationship that could expand from coaching. Hand Holding & Holding Feet In 2019, getting a coach has single-handedly elevated my side hustle business to the next level. Back in episode 101 last year in October, I talked about how my gut was telling me to take my business and podcast in a different direction. I knew I was ready to niche down and make a bigger impact in a focused direction, but I wasn't sure which steps to take. In February this year, I was fortunate enough to link up with Tom Ross, CEO of Design Cuts. In May, I started meeting with Hand Lettering Educator and Coach, Mye De Leon. Both immediately started helping me shape the bigger picture and held my feet to the fire to take action. I was stumbling in the right direction on my own, but progress was slow. However, getting help from coaches helped me gain clarity and traction quickly on this new path. These two have already accomplished what I strive to do and have helped others achieve similar results. I desperately needed them to hold my hand and teach me the ropes. Tom helped me embrace my identity as the Side Hustle Guy and how to communicate it to others. He also helped me build the Side Hustler's War Chest and explode my email list in the first month. Mye De Leon has been teaching me email marketing, copywriting, and setting up this 3-month Side Hustler's Coaching Program. Both have played pivotal roles in helping me lay the new foundation of Perspective-Collective moving forward. Not going to lie, coaching and mentors are an investment. However, you're able to easily get your ROI plus more if you find the right fit and apply yourself. The Biggest Names You Look Up to Invested in Help The people you see making the biggest waves in the creative industry have all sought out help one way or another. The following friends of the podcast are making huge waves. However, investing in business coaches or creative mentors sparked their breakthroughs. Read through their testimonials to see how a coach helped guide them to success. Pandr Design Co. After the first few months of starting our business, we knew we didn't know how to run it, what to charge, or how to get clients. Investing in a coach was the best choice we made for our business. The first 6 months we had an hour-long call every week, and the last 6 months we had an hour-long call once a month. Working with our coach helped us set bigger goals, get consistent clients coming in, have a pricing structure, etc. It built the foundation for the 6-figure business we run today. Lisa Quine I was just starting to think about life as a full-time freelancer. I knew nothing about running a business, so I knew I would need to do something to educate myself. I hired a coach running a summer special for two 1-hour phone calls for $500. She helped me get my thoughts aligned, pushing out the negative ones, and making sure my thoughts were on things like my goal, salary, marketing, etc. After our coaching sessions, she’s also hired me for 3 mural projects and gives me great exposure across Cleveland. Mye De Leon My progress was slow. I wanted to move forward faster and leverage the knowledge of someone who’s been in the trenches and can teach me how I can reach my goals sooner. I found community first and then was recommended the right coach. We met twice a month and regularly chatted via Slack. Coaching helped me massively increase my email list, where I was able to pre-sell my course for $17k. I recommend getting a coach because it helps you achieve clarity and focus and gets you to where you want to go faster. Tom Ross I had grown a large audience on my old design blog, but it was very disengaged and felt hollow. I was relying on advertising income and felt like I hadn’t built something truly long-term and meaningful. Meeting with my mentor once a week led to the biggest win of gaining clarity. I dropped all the annoying ads. I focused on engagement over vanity metrics. Truth be told, success came further down the line, in the form of my current company Design Cuts and my personal brand. But none of this could have happened without getting that earlier foundational clarity. Accelerate Your Growth & Provide Clarity To summarize, being the lone wolf is hard. It's a lot easier to survive and thrive when a wolf pack of like-minded savage beasts has your back. It's doable, but side-hustling solo is hard. Attaching yourself to a community, accountability group, mastermind, coach and/or mentor will accelerate your growth and provide clarity. Don't be too proud to admit that you don't have it all figured out. The answer is always no if you don't ask for help! Having people help wall you through the forest is way quicker than blindly stumbling through it on your own. Get off your isolated island and find your wolf pack. Need Some Extra Help? Check out The Side Hustler's Coaching Program If you're finding that you want some extra hand-holding and accountability to take the next step, sign up for the Side Hustler's Coaching Program now to join the waitlist for September 16th's launch week. Shownotes Download your FREE Side Hustler’s War Chest Get your FREE audiobook download from Audible Join our Private Global Facebook Community of Creators Listener of the Week: dontreallycare of USA Podcast Editor: Aine Brennan Shownotes Editor: Paige Garland Video Editor: Colton Bachar Podcast music: Blookah Want to Support the Show? 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Our Houston homie Terence Tang aka Tinlun Studio aka Tinny-Tin is on the podcast this week and he's a gem of a person! We talk about his beard, his shoes, his love of sports, his fam, him business as a letterer, and much much more! He's a man of many skills and a fun dude to talk to!!

Today we’re wrapping up the series of short conversations recorded live at Creative South 2017. We talk with Creative South co-founder Mike Jones, Disney designer Jason Ratner, and designer Terence Tang about their paths in the creative world.

Notify the Universe and Show the Work You Want to Get I can remember way back during the bowl cut and JNCO days as a kid and how lit Friday nights were. I’d lounge on the couch watching TGIF and have a whole frozen pizza to myself. Ya, those were the good days. It sparked my obsession with pizza because I grew up picky with a small desire to try other foods. Don’t get me wrong, a frozen pizza is still a delight, but I’ve graduated to delivery and I’m not talking Digiorno. I’ve been doing little pizza doodles forever yet I never really started sharing them till the past few years. I’m learning to embrace this little quirk of mine because: it reminds me that I don’t always have to take myself so seriously it reminds me to have fun and constantly experiment While the context behind this seems random, I assure you there is a point to this all. I recently came across this sweet Dominoes Pizza box design. The craft and attention to detail blew my mind. You would’ve thought this $10 Large 3 Topping Take Out only pizza would’ve cost like $40! It’s crazy the subjective value art can bring to something and I want the opportunity to do this. Seeing this pizza box inspired me to create this type of subjective value for a brand. This is where I’m getting to my point. How would anyone know to hire me for a custom pizza box design if I don’t show this in my artwork? I’m a huge advocate for showing the work you want to attract and be known for. I put my money where my mouth is and went on Amazon and purchased 50 pizza boxes to get to work (I’d like to thank Terence Tang of Tinlun Studio for the idea). This episode is me shouting to the universe what kind of work I want to attract. It may not happen immediately, but if I continue to show how much fun I have in creating clever pizza art, I have no doubt over time it will be seen by the right person who will give me that chance. Who knows, maybe I’ll even get paid in free pizza for life? Without further ado, here are 11 life lessons learned from loving pizza. Fair warning, these can get pretty cheesy. Pun intended. 1. You can’t make everyone happy, you are not pizza Stop focusing on seeking everyone’s validation. It’s impossible to please everyone and have everyone like your work. Put out work you’re enthusiastic about and the right people will resonate. 2. Pizza always has my back Life is full of highs and lows. During the lows, it’s important that you have people around you who have your back. Surround yourself with people of high character and who aren’t assholes. It doesn’t have to be pizza. 3. Don’t step on my pizza Everything holds something of value to someone. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean you can’t accept them and what they like. And for the love of everything good in life, don’t disrespect someone and step on their pizza. 4. Slice life It’s hard to believe that life isn’t all about pizza, but I’m a strong believer in having something you’re passionate and driven about in life. What purpose are you fulfilling? Where can you bring value to yours and someone else's life? 5. Pizza on my mind all the time I don’t know about you but when I have a good idea or riding a lot of momentum in life, I have a hard time turning my mind off. When you have that one thing you can’t stop thinking about, I feel it’s your intuition giving you an internal pull in the direction you’re supposed to go. Trust your gut, even if you ate too much pizza. 6. I will draw for pizza I desperately want you to understand that it’s possible to generate an income doing what you enjoy the most. For me, this is drawing and I never in a million years would’ve thought it was possible to make a living off it. It’s possible and you are capable and I’m determined to show you. 7. Little slice of heaven Plain and simple—enjoy the little things in life. Whether you found a dollar bill on the ground or have a delightful frozen Jacks pizza all to yourself—showing gratitude for the little things in life makes life a lot more enjoyable. 8. Pizza is life Life is all about you, yet it’s not all about you. First off, I believe you can only help others if you take care of yourself first. Secondly, I believe we exist to serve others and make a difference. Cultivate your talents and put them towards a significant need in the world. The more 'good' you do for others the more 'good' comes to you. It’s called Karma. 9. Pizza lovers unite After experiencing being in the middle of a flood back in September, I was blown away to see how the community rallied and bonded together. We weren’t born to build barriers and divide due to religion, political views or race. Underlying all of that crap is timeless principles and the ability to love one another. We are all team human in the end. 10. You wanna pizza me? I grew up biting my tongue when I felt I had something important to speak out about. It spawned from my desire to please everyone and to avoid confrontation. The person I am striving to become realizes at times you have to speak out and fight for what you believe in—no matter if it creates uncomfortable situations. At least at the end of the day, you can sleep knowing that you spoke what was on your mind. 11. I hate when people steal my pizza I’ve stolen things in the past and I feel like a dick for doing it. I’ve lost respect for myself even if it was over petty things like taking someone else’s Bud Light out of their cooler during a tailgate party. These things still haunt me and I’ve spent years trying to redeem myself for it. Everything in life must be earned and it’s a crude act taking something that isn’t yours that you didn’t invest precious time in your life to deserve. Show the Work You Want to Get What is it that you urge to do but think it’s impossible? If you’re a skater and want to make art for a big time skating brand, you should be blowing up your social feed with amazing skate deck art and tagging / using every hashtag with every brand. The universe can’t deliver you the job of your dreams if you’re not actively showing it that you’re wanting it. Your dream isn’t going to be delivered to your front door like a hot, piping pizza. You have to put in the work and show the work you want to get. Who knows what will come out of this episode or all these pizza drawings? At least I’m being intentional and having a blast doing something I love and that I feel I’m good at. Showing the work you want combined with the following 11 life lessons is sure to get you to a point where you will be fulfilled by doing great work for great people…….and filled with a full stomach. It will never happen by wishing and not doing. Key Takeaways Art can bring massive amounts of subjective value to something Show the kind of work you want to get and attract. Be enthusiastic about the work you’re putting out. Let the universe know that this is the type of work you’re wanting back in return. No one is going to know you are passionate about doing this type of work if you don’t let it be known. Cultivate your talents and put them towards a significant need in the world. The more 'good' you do for others the more 'good' comes to you.

Episode 185 This week on Design Recharge I am interviewing Terence Tang. He is a lettering artist, brand builder, film maker, solopreneur. Terence talks about how his job was not fulfilling him as a designer and wanted to get back to creating things he believed in. After gaining momentum on instagram and with the encouragement of his wife and other friends he made the jump. He has now been working from home, building an audience, and selling physical goods for over a year now. If you have been thinking of making this leap then this show is for you.

Key Takeaways: Eliminate background noises before you hit record. Turn off fans, AC, or heaters, and set your phone to airplane mode. Listeners notice sound quality. Background noise and room echo is distracting and degrades the listening experience. If you have a noisy room or a room with a lot of echo and you can't treat it, record with a dynamic mic instead of a condenser and grab blankets or couch cushions and make a blanket tent or pillow fort. Some materials (sound panels) are more sound absorbent than others. Look up Noise Reduction Coefficients (NRC) numbers before buying materials to help absorb sound It's possible to improve sound quality a little bit with post production, but it's better to fix the problems before recording. How Do I Get Rid of the Hollow Sound or Room Echo In My Podcast Recording? I've noticed that a lot of people struggle with room echo and background noises, so I wanted to do this episode to help you start taking steps towards inproving the quality of your recordings. Sound Proofing and Sound Treatment Sound Proofing is the process of sealing your room so that outside noises don't get recorded by your microphone. This is normally done by installing special sound-absorbing fiberglass or mineral wool in the walls, floor or ceilings. You may not have much control over how sound proof your room is, but there are some things you can do to control the sounds being created in your space. Eliminate as much excess noise as you can: If you have loud AC or heating, turn it off while you record. Turn off notifications on your computer and phone. Set your phone to airplane mode. If you have pets, put them in a kennel or in a room far away from where you're recording. Put up a sign to let people know you're recording. Throw a thick blanket by the bottom of the door, or cover your windows to help reduce noise coming in. Remember: Eliminate background noises before you hit record. Turn off fans, AC, or heaters, and set your phone to airplane mode. Sound Treatment is reducing the echos and sound reflections in a room by adding things like sound-absorbing foam panels, bass traps, and sound diffusors. The Different Kinds of Echo Standing waves happen in rectangular rooms when a sound wave bounces off one wall, then back and forth between the two walls until the energy dissipates. This is most common in low-end frequencies, but can happen in high frequencies as well. Too much energy in the low-mid range (200-500hz) can cause a track to sound muddy or boomy. Remember: Listeners notice sound quality. Background noise and room echo is distracting and degrades the listening experience. Flutter echo is a ringing sound caused by sound bouncing off of parallel walls. You'll hear this in the high-end of the frequency range. Choosing the Right Room to Record In We don't always have a choice about the room we record in. When I started recording the seanwes podcast back in late 2013, I was recording in my “office” (which is just my dining room with a standing desk). It was a small room with only a little furniture in it, so there was quite a bit of flutter echo in my recordings. I tried to compensate for this by bringing in some big couch cushions. I ended up moving to a spare bedroom and building some sound absorbing panels to help with the reflections. (They did help.) The ideal room will be a room with quite a bit of soft stuff in it. Furniture like chairs, couches and bookshelves can all help absorb and diffuse sound waves. “Pretty much every room has its own sound, when you walk in the room, there is an enormous amount of factors that control what that room sounds like. The size of the room, the materials that make up the floor, the walls, any furniture in the room, all these things affect the sound of that particular room.” – Joe Gilder, Home Studio Corner The Kind of Mic You Use Matters I've found that most dynamic microphones are less sensitive to background noise and reflections than condenser microphones. Condenser microphones are more sensitive, more detailed, but they pick up EVERYTHING. So if you have a perfectly treated room with good acoustics, a condenser mic will give you great sound. If you are in a room that hasn't been treated and soundproofed, you'll run into problems. If you have a noisy room or a room with a lot of echo and you can't treat it, record with a dynamic mic instead of a condenser. Here's the gear I recommend if you're interested. When I first started recording podcasts, I was using a Shure PG42. It's a decent condenser USB mic, but I was recording in my dining room, so there was a lot of echo. If I had known then what I know now, I would have sold the PG42 and switched to a dynamic mic. Mic Technique for Podcasters Mic technique is another big part of how much room sound you'll hear in your recordings. The further away from the mic you are, the more room sound you'll hear. You should try to stay between 3 and 6 inches away from your mic while recording. How to Treat Room Echo I learned something new while doing research for this episode. It's something called NRC: Noise Reduction Coefficient. The NRC is a single-number (0 to 1) index determined in a lab test and used for rating how absorptive a material is. So a 0 is not sound absorbant at all (a surface that is complete reflective when it comes to sound waves), and 1 means the surgace absorbs all sound (no sound reflection at all). Here are the noise reduction coefficients numbers for some common materials: Brick, unpainted .00 – .05 Carpet, indoor-outdoor .15 – .20 Cork, wall tiles (1″ thick) .30 – .70 Drapery, light weight (10oz.) .05 – .15 Fiberglass, 3-1/2″ batt .90 – .95 Fiberglass, 1″ Semi-rigid .50 – .75 Marble .00 Plywood .10 – .15 Moving Blankets 0.3 – 0.5 Some materials are more sound absorbant than others. Look up Noise Reduction Coefficients (NRC) numbers before buying materials to help absorb sound. Sound Treatment Solutions for Podcasters If you're interested in buying sound treatment materials, here's what you need to know. 1. Egg Crate Foam. Almost worthless for low end frequencies, but decent for absorbing frequencies in the mid and high mid ranges. Pretty ugly, so I'd suggest buying acoustic foam instead. 2. Portable Sound Shields. The idea here is to have a shield wrap around the back of your microphone to stop your voice from reflecting off the wall in front of you and bouncing around. These work well (from what I hear) and start at around $50. 3. Furniture. Bookshelves, desks and couches/chairs can all help with sound absorbtion/diffusion, depending on the material they're made out of. 4. Blankets. Most blankets are only going to absorb the high end frequencies, and only if they're thick. A good thick duvet will be your best bet. 5. Carpet. Having carpet in your room will help a little. Thicker is better, but don't expect too much. 6. Bass Traps. Bass traps are usually wood frames with a lot of sound-absorbing mineral wool or fiberglass, usually at least 3 inches thick for absorbing extra low end frequencies. Very commonly places in the corners of a room. 7. Sound Diffusors. Sound diffusers are designed to scatter or disperse sound by using irregular hard surfaces to break up and scatter the sound waves. So imagine a table top covered with pieces of two by fours cut to various heights, that's what most sound diffusion panels look like. You can buy these online or build them yourself. 8. Acoustic Foam. Most acoustic foam doesn't do anything to stop low frequencies, but it will absorb the higher frequencies. If you hear a lot of flutter echo in your room, you can invest money in some acoustic foam panels to help treat it. DIY Sound Absorption and Diffusion Products for Podcasters You can build a lot of these absorption and diffusion products yourself. Check out: Build your own acoustic foam shield Build your own sound absorption panels (I used this site to build 6 of my own) Build your own bass traps Fixing Room Echo and Noise in Post Production You can use EQ to remove or reduce certain frequencies, 400hz for example. Listen to your recording and try to identify the frequcies where the room echo is most noticable, and then cut a couple db. Be careful not to remove too much; that will make your voice sound unnatural. There are various de-reverb and noise removal plugins available for audio editing apps like Logic Pro X and GarageBand, and Audacity has a noise removal feature built-in. My favorite method so far for cleaning up room echo has been an EQ plugin to remove some of the low-mid range (between 300 and 1200 hz). My favorite for removing background noise is a tie between Logic Pro X's legacy Speach Enhancer plugin (it has a nice denoise feature), or Izotope's RX plugins, which are often on sale for $29 (there's a plugin included in that pack called Dialog Denoiser that also works great for removing background and line noise). One other great option is the Auphonic website, which will clean and enhance up to 2 hours of audio per month (you'll pay for more time after that). The only downside is that it'll take a little longer because you'll have to upload the audio to a website for processing instead doing it on your computer. It's possible to improve sound quality a little bit with post production, but it's better to fix the problems before recording. Finally, if you're having problems with buzzing or other electronic noise in your recordings that you can't identify the source for, you may have a problem with your power supply. Buy a Furman power conditioner ($60), plug your computer and audio gear into that, and see if that solves the issue. If it doesn't, you may have faulty recording equipment or cables. Q&A: Kelsey asked: Can you discuss room noise related to living near an airport and frequent thunderstorms? Sound proofing is going to be your best bet here, but it's going to be challenging because you'll have to do some major construction to sound proof a room. Some people build a “floating room”, which is a room frame inside a room to make it more sound proof. You can read more about that here. Other than that, I would suggest learning more using post-production to fix or remove background noises. There are lots of software solutions for cleaning up audio files (see the several I listed above). Terence Tang asked: Without A/C or fans on, it gets hot in the room. For podcasting, it's fine because you can't see the person sweating, but what about with video? I don't want to be drenched in sweat on camera. Any suggestions? First; are you sure your viewers don't want to see your drenched in sweat? Seriously though, you can buy a quiet fan to help push some air, or just run the AC at full blast until right before you hit record. If you're recording with a shotgun mic, place the fan directly behind the mic to reduce the amount of fan noise the mic will hear. For podcasters wondering the same thing: The supercardioid microphone I'm currently (Shure Beta 87A) using doesn't pick up fan noise, but you should always make a test recording to hear how your recording sounds. If you can leave a quiet fan running without having it be terribly noticable, go for it. 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Key Takeaways: Eliminate background noises before you hit record. Turn off fans, AC, or heaters, and set your phone to airplane mode. Listeners notice sound quality. Background noise and room echo is distracting and degrades the listening experience. If you have a noisy room or a room with a lot of echo and you can’t treat it, record with a dynamic mic instead of a condenser and grab blankets or couch cushions and make a blanket tent or pillow fort. Some materials (sound panels) are more sound absorbent than others. Look up Noise Reduction Coefficients (NRC) numbers before buying materials to help absorb sound It’s possible to improve sound quality a little bit with post production, but it’s better to fix the problems before recording. How Do I Get Rid of the Hollow Sound or Room Echo In My Podcast Recording? I’ve noticed that a lot of people struggle with room echo and background noises, so I wanted to do this episode to help you start taking steps towards inproving the quality of your recordings. Sound Proofing and Sound Treatment Sound Proofing is the process of sealing your room so that outside noises don’t get recorded by your microphone. This is normally done by installing special sound-absorbing fiberglass or mineral wool in the walls, floor or ceilings. You may not have much control over how sound proof your room is, but there are some things you can do to control the sounds being created in your space. Eliminate as much excess noise as you can: If you have loud AC or heating, turn it off while you record. Turn off notifications on your computer and phone. Set your phone to airplane mode. If you have pets, put them in a kennel or in a room far away from where you’re recording. Put up a sign to let people know you’re recording. Throw a thick blanket by the bottom of the door, or cover your windows to help reduce noise coming in. Remember: Eliminate background noises before you hit record. Turn off fans, AC, or heaters, and set your phone to airplane mode. Sound Treatment is reducing the echos and sound reflections in a room by adding things like sound-absorbing foam panels, bass traps, and sound diffusors. The Different Kinds of Echo Standing waves happen in rectangular rooms when a sound wave bounces off one wall, then back and forth between the two walls until the energy dissipates. This is most common in low-end frequencies, but can happen in high frequencies as well. Too much energy in the low-mid range (200-500hz) can cause a track to sound muddy or boomy. Remember: Listeners notice sound quality. Background noise and room echo is distracting and degrades the listening experience. Flutter echo is a ringing sound caused by sound bouncing off of parallel walls. You’ll hear this in the high-end of the frequency range. Choosing the Right Room to Record In We don’t always have a choice about the room we record in. When I started recording the seanwes podcast back in late 2013, I was recording in my “office” (which is just my dining room with a standing desk). It was a small room with only a little furniture in it, so there was quite a bit of flutter echo in my recordings. I tried to compensate for this by bringing in some big couch cushions. I ended up moving to a spare bedroom and building some sound absorbing panels to help with the reflections. (They did help.) The ideal room will be a room with quite a bit of soft stuff in it. Furniture like chairs, couches and bookshelves can all help absorb and diffuse sound waves. “Pretty much every room has its own sound, when you walk in the room, there is an enormous amount of factors that control what that room sounds like. The size of the room, the materials that make up the floor, the walls, any furniture in the room, all these things affect the sound of that particular room.” – Joe Gilder, Home Studio Corner The Kind of Mic You Use Matters I've found that most dynamic microphones are less sensitive to background noise and reflections than condenser microphones. Condenser microphones are more sensitive, more detailed, but they pick up EVERYTHING. So if you have a perfectly treated room with good acoustics, a condenser mic will give you great sound. If you are in a room that hasn’t been treated and soundproofed, you’ll run into problems. If you have a noisy room or a room with a lot of echo and you can’t treat it, record with a dynamic mic instead of a condenser. Here's the gear I recommend if you're interested. When I first started recording podcasts, I was using a Shure PG42. It’s a decent condenser USB mic, but I was recording in my dining room, so there was a lot of echo. If I had known then what I know now, I would have sold the PG42 and switched to a dynamic mic. Mic Technique for Podcasters Mic technique is another big part of how much room sound you’ll hear in your recordings. The further away from the mic you are, the more room sound you’ll hear. You should try to stay between 3 and 6 inches away from your mic while recording. How to Treat Room Echo I learned something new while doing research for this episode. It’s something called NRC: Noise Reduction Coefficient. The NRC is a single-number (0 to 1) index determined in a lab test and used for rating how absorptive a material is. So a 0 is not sound absorbant at all (a surface that is complete reflective when it comes to sound waves), and 1 means the surgace absorbs all sound (no sound reflection at all). Here are the noise reduction coefficients numbers for some common materials: Brick, unpainted .00 – .05 Carpet, indoor-outdoor .15 – .20 Cork, wall tiles (1″ thick) .30 – .70 Drapery, light weight (10oz.) .05 – .15 Fiberglass, 3-1/2″ batt .90 – .95 Fiberglass, 1″ Semi-rigid .50 – .75 Marble .00 Plywood .10 – .15 Moving Blankets 0.3 – 0.5 Some materials are more sound absorbant than others. Look up Noise Reduction Coefficients (NRC) numbers before buying materials to help absorb sound. Sound Treatment Solutions for Podcasters If you’re interested in buying sound treatment materials, here’s what you need to know. 1. Egg Crate Foam. Almost worthless for low end frequencies, but decent for absorbing frequencies in the mid and high mid ranges. Pretty ugly, so I’d suggest buying acoustic foam instead. 2. Portable Sound Shields. The idea here is to have a shield wrap around the back of your microphone to stop your voice from reflecting off the wall in front of you and bouncing around. These work well (from what I hear) and start at around $50. 3. Furniture. Bookshelves, desks and couches/chairs can all help with sound absorbtion/diffusion, depending on the material they’re made out of. 4. Blankets. Most blankets are only going to absorb the high end frequencies, and only if they’re thick. A good thick duvet will be your best bet. 5. Carpet. Having carpet in your room will help a little. Thicker is better, but don’t expect too much. 6. Bass Traps. Bass traps are usually wood frames with a lot of sound-absorbing mineral wool or fiberglass, usually at least 3 inches thick for absorbing extra low end frequencies. Very commonly places in the corners of a room. 7. Sound Diffusors. Sound diffusers are designed to scatter or disperse sound by using irregular hard surfaces to break up and scatter the sound waves. So imagine a table top covered with pieces of two by fours cut to various heights, that’s what most sound diffusion panels look like. You can buy these online or build them yourself. 8. Acoustic Foam. Most acoustic foam doesn’t do anything to stop low frequencies, but it will absorb the higher frequencies. If you hear a lot of flutter echo in your room, you can invest money in some acoustic foam panels to help treat it. DIY Sound Absorption and Diffusion Products for Podcasters You can build a lot of these absorption and diffusion products yourself. Check out: Build your own acoustic foam shield Build your own sound absorption panels (I used this site to build 6 of my own) Build your own bass traps Fixing Room Echo and Noise in Post Production You can use EQ to remove or reduce certain frequencies, 400hz for example. Listen to your recording and try to identify the frequcies where the room echo is most noticable, and then cut a couple db. Be careful not to remove too much; that will make your voice sound unnatural. There are various de-reverb and noise removal plugins available for audio editing apps like Logic Pro X and GarageBand, and Audacity has a noise removal feature built-in. My favorite method so far for cleaning up room echo has been an EQ plugin to remove some of the low-mid range (between 300 and 1200 hz). My favorite for removing background noise is a tie between Logic Pro X's legacy Speach Enhancer plugin (it has a nice denoise feature), or Izotope's RX plugins, which are often on sale for $29 (there's a plugin included in that pack called Dialog Denoiser that also works great for removing background and line noise). One other great option is the Auphonic website, which will clean and enhance up to 2 hours of audio per month (you'll pay for more time after that). The only downside is that it'll take a little longer because you'll have to upload the audio to a website for processing instead doing it on your computer. It’s possible to improve sound quality a little bit with post production, but it’s better to fix the problems before recording. Finally, if you’re having problems with buzzing or other electronic noise in your recordings that you can't identify the source for, you may have a problem with your power supply. Buy a Furman power conditioner ($60), plug your computer and audio gear into that, and see if that solves the issue. If it doesn’t, you may have faulty recording equipment or cables. Q&A: Kelsey asked: Can you discuss room noise related to living near an airport and frequent thunderstorms? Sound proofing is going to be your best bet here, but it’s going to be challenging because you’ll have to do some major construction to sound proof a room. Some people build a “floating room”, which is a room frame inside a room to make it more sound proof. You can read more about that here. Other than that, I would suggest learning more using post-production to fix or remove background noises. There are lots of software solutions for cleaning up audio files (see the several I listed above). Terence Tang asked: Without A/C or fans on, it gets hot in the room. For podcasting, it’s fine because you can’t see the person sweating, but what about with video? I don’t want to be drenched in sweat on camera. Any suggestions? First; are you sure your viewers don’t want to see your drenched in sweat? Seriously though, you can buy a quiet fan to help push some air, or just run the AC at full blast until right before you hit record. If you’re recording with a shotgun mic, place the fan directly behind the mic to reduce the amount of fan noise the mic will hear. For podcasters wondering the same thing: The supercardioid microphone I'm currently (Shure Beta 87A) using doesn't pick up fan noise, but you should always make a test recording to hear how your recording sounds. If you can leave a quiet fan running without having it be terribly noticable, go for it. Cool Stuff to Check Out: Recommended Gear: https://kit.com/thepodcastdude Podcast: https://thepodcastdude.simplecast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodcastdude Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thepodcastdude Successful Podcasting: http://successfulpodcasting.com Simplecast Blog: http://blog.simplecast.com/

The Tang Show is a brand new podcast hosted by Terence Tang, Chris Sealey and Martyn Read; three mates from Perth, Western Australia. Each episode plays out as a chat among friends, but attempts to focus on a pre-planned topic.The topic for Episode 1 is Money.Click here to listen(45:09)Warning: Contains explicit content.