037 Who Are You Talking To?
Nov 15, 2016
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.
036 Embrace Your Pre-Podcast Rituals
Nov 8, 2016
Call them superstitions, rituals are or just old habits. When you do the same thing before an event, it become part of that event. And, when you skip it - bad things happen.
035 What’s the Perfect Length for a Podcast?
Oct 25, 2016
Every couple of months I see this question pop up in podcaster forums and on podcast Facebook groups - How long should my podcast be? Or, What’s the ideal length for a podcast. Then the flurry of opinions fly in.
30 mins
60 mins
10 minutes
20 minutes
Never more than 90 minutes
And my personal favourite: ‘Whatever...
034 How to Hook Listeners with an Effective Podcast Intro
Oct 18, 2016
Picture this. Your listeners are sitting in a basket suspended over the shark infested water. There is a laser that is slowly slicing through the rope holding it up. You have thirty seconds to turn off the laser. Wouldn’t you do everything in your power to turn that damn thing off?
Your intro is how you save...
033 Stop Podcasting Naked
Oct 11, 2016
If you’re podcasting naked, I beg you to stop. Not because I’m a prude but because I think you’ll sound better when you dress your voice up a bit.
Oh, did you think I was talking about recording in your underwear? I’m all for that! Get as comfy as you can. No, I’m talking about leaving your recorded voice...