I admit that as a “big picture” person who often overlooks the finer details, grammar is not one of my strong points even though I love writing, I often get confused about some of the tricky grammar rules and my spelling my be off from time to time, not because I don’t know how to spell certain things but rather I’ll type something quickly and not see my mistakes. One podcast I listen to on a frequent basis to help me overcome my grammatical failing is Grammar Girl’s Quick & Dirty Tips. Mignon Fogarty aka, Grammar Girl produces a short podcast (usually around 5 minutes) on grammatical issues.

This is a fine example of an educational podcast. A show that the user can download or listen to on their computer over the internet on a very niche topic. I’m also fascinated that Mignon has build a whole business around teaching other people grammar rules! Not only does she produce a fine podcast but she has also recently written a book, “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing” and recently went on a book tour. You can follow her on Twitter, YouTube and other new media outlets. She has even appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. If their is one thing I would like to see Grammar Girl do more of it would be video podcasts or at least a podcast in screencast format. The reason being is I am a very visual person and it helps me tremendously to see the words she is talking about. However for the visually oriented person reading her book will help as well writing while you listen to her as a practice exercise.

Grammar Girl has showed how the new media channel of podcasting can grow an audience and open up new business opportunities. Do you have ideas or an existing business that would benefit from a new media presence?

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