05/13/2024
And throw out the script while you're at it... ⬇️
The best podcast episodes are relaxed, fly on the wall conversations 🪰
Yes, give your episode structure and clarity with a general outline, but bring it to life with your REAL ASS VOICE
Sharing your voice can be scary and it's totally natural to want to stick to a script and control how you're coming across... very polished 💅
But that's not why people listen to your podcast...
If they wanted that they would have bought your book 📚
No, they want to hear you be a real person, not over-editing, not holding back from maybe messing up a bit!
(And don't worry, if you mess up that's why you've got an editor like me on your team 😉)
If you're having trouble relaxing or sounding like a real person when you record try this...
🎙Record from the couch or a cozy corner
🎙Hold a cup of tea in your hand (you don't even have to drink it. It'll send cozy signals to your brain just by being in your hand)
🎙Post a photo of your BFF on the wall behind your mic and speak your episode directly to her... (exactly how you would say it to her! Silly jokes, laughing, teeheeheein', pausing to think of a word, etc.!)
These will help you relax and seem like you're having a REAL conversation.
Now, we don’t love a 45 minute ramble-a-thon, but we don't want a robotic workplace explainer video either (You know the ones from HR?)
When we get so caught up on getting our podcast perfect, we lose the relaxed human element that makes podcasts so great 😌🎧
But know if this is something you struggle with... it's TOTALLY human ❤️