Podcast Interviewing School

NOTE: This is Day 2 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.What happens when you have a guest who wants do be on your podcast and he's requested you release the episode on a specific date? What happens when you normally do hour-long episodes, but the guest only has 15 minutes for an interview?All about how to handle guest "deadlines" on this episode of Podcast Interviewing School...       Related StoriesDay 28 - How To Find Great Podcast GuestsDay 26 - When Your Guest Does Something Stupid (Or Illegal)Day 25 - 3 Ways To Salvage A "Bad" Podcast Interview 

NOTE: This is Day 3 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.It's a big bet to think the guests you interview for your podcast will share that interview with their followers. Most never willFortunately, there are a few things you can do to make your podcast something guests want to share. That's what I talk about on this episode of Podcast Interviewing School.

NOTE: This is Day 3 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.It's a big bet to think the guests you interview for your podcast will share that interview with their followers. Most never willFortunately, there are a few things you can do to make your podcast something guests want to share. That's what I talk about on this episode of Podcast Interviewing School.       Related StoriesDay 28 - How To Find Great Podcast GuestsDay 26 - When Your Guest Does Something Stupid (Or Illegal)Day 25 - 3 Ways To Salvage A "Bad" Podcast Interview 

NOTE: This is Day 4 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.I've done hundreds of interviews as a podcast and radio host. Some very well known hosts have only done one -- the same interview over and over again.And there are other podcast hosts who are doing the same interviews other hosts are doing...This episode of Podcast Interviewing School is about doing interviews that are unique and that people want to listen to. It's about getting the most out of your time with a guest and making the interview you do memorable for both guests and listeners.

NOTE: This is Day 4 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.I've done hundreds of interviews as a podcast and radio host. Some very well known hosts have only done one -- the same interview over and over again.And there are other podcast hosts who are doing the same interviews other hosts are doing...This episode of Podcast Interviewing School is about doing interviews that are unique and that people want to listen to. It's about getting the most out of your time with a guest and making the interview you do memorable for both guests and listeners.       Related StoriesDay 28 - How To Find Great Podcast GuestsDay 26 - When Your Guest Does Something Stupid (Or Illegal)Day 25 - 3 Ways To Salvage A "Bad" Podcast Interview 

NOTE: This is Day 5 (Not Day 6... Oops!) of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.Great podcast interviews start with great guests. Unfortunately, there are a lot of potential guests who aren't worth your time.How do you find great guests for your podcast? When a potential podcast guest approaches you, what can you do to qualify him before you waste your time doing an interview?This episode of Podcast Interviewing School talks about how to qualify guests and make sure you have quality guests for your podcast.

NOTE: This is Day 5 (Not Day 6... Oops!) of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.Great podcast interviews start with great guests. Unfortunately, there are a lot of potential guests who aren't worth your time.How do you find great guests for your podcast? When a potential podcast guest approaches you, what can you do to qualify him before you waste your time doing an interview?This episode of Podcast Interviewing School talks about how to qualify guests and make sure you have quality guests for your podcast.       Related StoriesDay 28 - How To Find Great Podcast GuestsDay 26 - When Your Guest Does Something Stupid (Or Illegal)Day 25 - 3 Ways To Salvage A "Bad" Podcast Interview 

NOTE: This is Day 6 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.Podcast booking agents and publicists can be great for finding quality podcast guests. Unfortunately, they can also try to stick you with clients whom they're only working with because those "guests" are attached to a big pile of money.In this episode of Podcast Interviewing School, I talk about the pros and cons of working with a podcast booking agent and how to make the most of the experience to make sure you get quality guests for your podcast and avoid the ones who will waste your time and repel listeners.

NOTE: This is Day 6 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.Podcast booking agents and publicists can be great for finding quality podcast guests. Unfortunately, they can also try to stick you with clients whom they're only working with because those "guests" are attached to a big pile of money.In this episode of Podcast Interviewing School, I talk about the pros and cons of working with a podcast booking agent and how to make the most of the experience to make sure you get quality guests for your podcast and avoid the ones who will waste your time and repel listeners.       Related StoriesDay 28 - How To Find Great Podcast GuestsDay 26 - When Your Guest Does Something Stupid (Or Illegal)Day 25 - 3 Ways To Salvage A "Bad" Podcast Interview 

NOTE: This is Day 7 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.For the next seven episode, I'm going to be talking about what you can do before an interview to make sure things go well when you get a guest in the studio, on the phone, and connected via Skype.As you get more and more experience doing podcast interviews, you should be better at figuring out who will be a good guest before you interview him.But sometimes we're wrong... Sometimes bad podcast guests sneak in.It happens to all of us.And sometimes, because we're so worried about being stuck with an interview we won't be able to use, we skip over great guests because they're unproven or unknown.More thoughts on the subject on this episode of Podcast Interviewing School...

NOTE: This is Day 7 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.For the next seven episode, I'm going to be talking about what you can do before an interview to make sure things go well when you get a guest in the studio, on the phone, and connected via Skype.As you get more and more experience doing podcast interviews, you should be better at figuring out who will be a good guest before you interview him.But sometimes we're wrong... Sometimes bad podcast guests sneak in.It happens to all of us.And sometimes, because we're so worried about being stuck with an interview we won't be able to use, we skip over great guests because they're unproven or unknown.More thoughts on the subject on this episode of Podcast Interviewing School...       Related StoriesDay 28 - How To Find Great Podcast GuestsDay 26 - When Your Guest Does Something Stupid (Or Illegal)Day 25 - 3 Ways To Salvage A "Bad" Podcast Interview 

NOTE: This is Day 8 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.You've got a great opportunity to interview an interesting guest, but he (or his publicist/management) want to put restrictions on the questions you can ask.What do you do?I've agreed to "interview restrictions" once. I tell you why and also give you the main reasons it's only happened once on this episode of Podcast Interviewing School...

NOTE: This is Day 8 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.You've got a great opportunity to interview an interesting guest, but he (or his publicist/management) want to put restrictions on the questions you can ask.What do you do?I've agreed to "interview restrictions" once. I tell you why and also give you the main reasons it's only happened once on this episode of Podcast Interviewing School...       Related StoriesDay 28 - How To Find Great Podcast GuestsDay 26 - When Your Guest Does Something Stupid (Or Illegal)Day 25 - 3 Ways To Salvage A "Bad" Podcast Interview 

NOTE: This is Day 9 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.I have a four-part "contract" that I make all guests agree to before they can be on my podcast. In this episode, I share these four agreements with you and explain why it's smart for you to have something similar for your podcast guests.RELATED: Day 5 - Podcast Guest Qualifications

NOTE: This is Day 9 of Podcast Interviewing School, a 28-day series from Build A Big Podcast that focuses on the skill of being a better podcast interviewer.I have a four-part "contract" that I make all guests agree to before they can be on my podcast. In this episode, I share these four agreements with you and explain why it's smart for you to have something similar for your podcast guests.RELATED: Day 5 - Podcast Guest Qualifications       Related StoriesDay 28 - How To Find Great Podcast GuestsDay 26 - When Your Guest Does Something Stupid (Or Illegal)Day 25 - 3 Ways To Salvage A "Bad" Podcast Interview