080 How to Produce a Killer Podcast Trailer

080 How to Produce a Killer Podcast Trailer

The benefits of having a promotional trailer on iTunes (Apple Podcasts) In a time when all podcasts are choking in an overcrowded sea of podcasts, one stands out and becomes the hero the world needs right now… The language of movie trailers might be formulaic and the...
078 Why and How to Add Man-on-the-Street Interviews

078 Why and How to Add Man-on-the-Street Interviews

Incorporate the Tried and True ‘Streeters’ Interview to Inject Life into Your Podcast This tactic has been used by radio and television for decades to make a story more relevant and compelling. Should you be using it in your podcast too? I love talking to...
074 How to Stop saying Um and Ah in Your Podcast

074 How to Stop saying Um and Ah in Your Podcast

Avoiding verbal crutches and filler words Do you have a verbal crutch? You know that word or sound you lean on when you’re struggling to find the next real word in your sentence. Um, ah, like, you know, I mean… it’s natural. Now, stop doing it. Disclaimer. This is not...

037 Who Are You Talking To?

Why You Need to Create Your Own ‘Jennifer’ When you turn on your mic, who do you picture your listening? Who, exactly, are you talking to? If you don’t know, chances are your audience isn’t as big as it could be. It’s time for you to figure it out –...

036 Embrace Your Pre-Podcast Rituals

How Habits Lead to Consistency in Performance Whether you call them superstitions, rituals or just old habits; when you do the same thing before an event, it becomes part of that event. And, when you skip it – bad things happen. No, this is not like one of those...