When you upload your latest podcast episode, are you filling out the podcast description? If you are not, you are driving listeners away, and studies back this up. Here’s how to create a podcast episode description that keeps them coming back.
Read MoreTravis Brown is a podcast editor, host of the podcast Podcast Therapy, and creator of Pod Decks, which are decks of cards (and now an awesome new app) with interesting questions to enhance your podcast interviews.
Read MoreHow is your audience feeling right now, and how do you want them to feel after they listen to your show? How do you want them to feel when they think about you 10 years from now?
These feelings are your legacy. They are your brand.
Read MoreWant to take your podcast on the road? On Podcasting Step by Step, I walk you though my 5-step plan for recording while traveling.
Read More“We carry a lot of stuff thinking that we can never share it with anyone. And I'm here to report to you that you can share it with everyone and it will be accepted and loved and appreciated.” — Matthew Dicks, author of Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling.
Read MoreAre you a people pleasing podcaster? Do you feel guilty speaking up or saying no to pushy or want-to-be guests? On Podcasting Step by Step, I talk about how to take control, and step up as the leader that your podcast needs.
Read MoreOne of the biggest complaints listeners have about podcasts is too much waffling before the host (or hosts) gets to the point of the episode. Your audience wants to know where you’re taking them, or they’re going to bail. The average podcast loses about a third of its audience in the first five minutes, according to NPR One. So how can you create an above average podcast? On Podcasting Step by Step, I talk about how to keep your podcast audience listening with a great intro.
Read MoreHave you ever tried to tell friends a story...and it falls flat? Your words just aren’t matching up with the experience you want to convey. The good thing is, storytelling is both an art and a science, and we podcasters can learn techniques to become better storytellers. Matthew Dicks, Moth GrandSLAM storytelling winner and the author of Storyworthy, teaches us how.
Read MoreInviting guests onto your podcast can feel a little intimidating if you haven’t had much practice interviewing people. On episode 10 of Podcasting Step by Step, I share eight tips on how to become a stand-out podcast interviewer.
Read MoreThe thought of asking for feedback on something we’ve created strikes fear in the hearts of many us. We’re asking people to critique something we’ve poured our heart and soul into, and this puts us in a very vulnerable position. We anticipate the worst and often feel like feedback is a critique of us and our worth. We shrink up a little, preparing ourselves for the blow.
But we need to get over this and get comfortable being uncomfortable. Because, as cliche as it sounds, feedback really is a gift. It helps us grow personally and professionally and it takes our creative work, like our podcasts, to the next level.
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