Create your first podcast
From deciding what to talk about — and how — to making your first recording
Once you have chosen your hardware and apps, it’s time to record your first podcast. Ideally, you should know what it’s going to be about before you begin — and who your intended audience is — as well as whether your podcast is going to be a one–off or an entire series with a workable plan for each episode. In other words, think about the starting point, the journey and the destination.
It’s important for you and your guests to know what the key talking points are, then structure each podcast accordingly. That way you won’t test your listeners’ patience with your ramblings.
Above all, think about your audience and how you are going to engage them and keep them listening. Think about what they might want to discover about your chosen subject and the reasons might they want to keep coming back.
And finally, listen to lots of podcasts yourself — the Podcasts app for Mac and iOS has thousands of hours of free and paid–for content that you can download and learn from. We’ve also asked some leading podcasting producers for their take — their insights are well worth taking onboard.