For International Podcast Day, we’ve pulled together some great benefits of listening to podcasts to inspire you get started.
Mental health benefits
Listening to podcasts can have a beneficial effect on your mental wellbeing. Tuning into a podcast can help reduce stress by engaging with interesting content and switching off from the outside world. It can help you to calm your mind and enjoy some relaxation time, diverting your thoughts from daily worries. You might find you are more relaxed, refreshed and focused after taking the time to listen to a podcast.
Improving listening skills
Podcasts can help boost your active listening skills. Listening to a podcast is a unique exercise for the mind as it allows you to focus on the audio without having any visual cues to rely on. Listening can also stimulate mental imagery and help develop stronger imagination skills.
Find out more and deep dive into subjects you are interested in
We all want to be an expert in subjects we find interesting, and podcasts can help explore this further. They can be helpful if you are researching certain subjects, or if you just have an interest in a particular area. Listening to experts and professionals in these subjects can support your learning and help you better understand certain topics and the world we live in.
Create a community
Podcast fans often build communities online for like-minded folk to discuss the latest episodes and discussion points. In recent years, bigger podcasts have gone on big nationwide tours, like musical acts, allowing fans the opportunity to see them live and experience a live recording.
Boost your confidence
Hosting your own podcast gives you public speaking experience and presentation confidence. You can find a subject you’re passionate about and host your own podcast – at Teesside University you can do this through TUXtra which hosts podcasts and also broadcasts live. Most importantly, its good fun and a nice way to decompress after a hard day studying.
