Besides the many considerations involved in podcasting, choosing the type of podcast you want your show to be is an important aspect most podcasters don't consider. Interview podcasts, Solo podcast and Conversation/Co-Hosted podcasts are three types I examine in this article. This deserves attention in the planning process because the format dictates how easy or hard the show will be to produce. Let us help you get booked on podcasts as a guest -- https://ElitePodcastAgency.com Read the entire original article at https://yogispodcastnetwork.com/3-types-of-podcasts-to-consider-producing/

1. 3 Types of Podcasts
to Consider
Producing
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2. Most podcasters don't consider
that there are many different
types or styles of podcasts they
can choose from. This will
become the format of your show.

3. The interview show is one of the
most popular formats.

4. You are drawing on the content
of another person each week, so
you're opening your show up to
a lot of different stories,
expertise, advice, and input.

5. This style still requires a lot of
work. For your interview show to
be a success, you will have to
expend some time on research
so you are prepared.

6. You also need to have good
interviewing skills, and that can
take time to develop.

7. When you invite any guest on
your show, it is likely their fans
will come and check out your
podcast…It is a major benefit for
you.

8. Consider the listeners of your
guest...create an amazing
experience for them. People will
share something if they had a
great time listening to it

9. If you…look at them as a way to
get more people to your podcast,
people will smell that from a mile
away. It is not a good smell to
them either!

10. Listeners also notice when
you've done something special
just for them.

11. They will rave about you and
your show as a result of the
attention you gave to making
them comfortable.

12. Even the biggest fan runs the
risk of getting bored with the
same old content and the same
voice week after week.

13. Any guest you invite on your
show is going to provide a new
kind of expertise and experience.
This provides a variety for your
audience.

14. There are many different ways to
record an interview remotely…you
can do this from the comfort of
your own home.

15. Zencastr, Ringr and SquadCast
are all software that you can use
to do interviews remotely. These
are designed specifically for this
purpose.

16. Each gives you the ability to
record your audio on your own
side of the call so that you avoid
the internet sound glitches that
often occur with software like
Zoom or Skype.

17. You get individual tracks for
yourself and each guest, which
makes post-production so much
easier.

18. You can also record remote
interviews with Skype or Zoom.
I've found too many small issues
with both for me to trust them
with something as important as
an interview.

19. I value my guest's time and don't
want a technology glitch to make
the interview unusable.

20. When you first start your show, it
can be hard to book guests when
they've never heard of your show
or you have no proven reputation.

21. It appears to my experience that
when you get your first guest,
subsequent guests get easier to
land.

22. If you book guests far in advance,
you will have enough lined up to
keep the show going when you
approach it this way.

23. One of the most difficult things is
finding a time that suits your
guest, especially someone who is
very busy. This is why you need
to plan far in advance.

24. When you are new to podcasting
and you want people to come on
your show for free, you have to
work with their schedule

25. Research is another difficult time
suck. I take time to research a bit
about people I want to interview,
even before I ask them for an
interview.

26. Once the guest agrees to an
interview, you need to spend
more time digging into the details
about them.

27. Always set a time limit for your
research so you don't find
yourself going down a rabbit hole.
Schedule a few hours and you are
more likely to apply yourself and
be productive.

28. While conducting an interview,
you have control over just 50% of
the time

29. Sometimes you will get someone
on a bad day or you will ask a
question they don't like or it is
even possible they just don't like
you. These are things that are out
of your control.

30. Combat this by being completely
prepared, in control, and do your
best to make the interview as
enjoyable as possible.

31. Take time to build a rapport
before jumping into the
questions. This is going to help
you gauge your guest's state of
mind and go from there.

32. Be sure to schedule 10-15
minutes at the start of the cast so
you can get comfortable with each
other. You will have a tendency to
ignore this advice. Don't!

33. Following this advice enables you
to warm up your guest and it
gives them the opportunity to see
you're a nice person.

34. The Solo Podcast is a very
common format and is often used
by those who have an expertise
they want to share with an
audience.

35. A solo show, eliminates the issues
we discussed. The only schedule
you have to accommodate is your
own. You don't have to worry
about your co-host losing interest
at some point.

36. Solo podcasts can be an amazing
time saver. Editing one voice is
much easier. Cross talk can be a
pain to cut around. Solo shows
tend to stay more on target.

37. Doing a solo show focuses the
audience on you and your
expertise. You establish authority
through a solo show because all
the information comes from you.

38. As the host of a solo show, you
speak to your audience directly.
You build a connection with the
audience much faster than if they
are listening to you chat with
someone else.

39. In this way, you build a deep
connection that helps your fans
feel like they know you
personally.

40. If they know you and like you,
they are more likely to also trust
you. Trust is the most important
aspect if you want them to keep
coming back and recommend
your show to others.

41. With a solo podcast, you have
nobody to bounce off and it can
be very hard to harness the
conversational energy that is
going to keep an audience
engaged.

42. To get the right amount of energy
in your voice practice before you
go live. It might take months. As
long as you are comfortable and
confident in your delivery,
everything will workout just fine!

43. Conversational/Co-Hosted Shows
is the most common style of
podcast. You have 2 or more
people sitting around talking.

44. Over time, each person has a role
within the show. Everyone needs
to bring something to the
conversation.

45. People love these types of shows.
They feel like they are catching up
with old friends.

46. More people means more ideas.
Your co-hosts can provide content
ideas. This makes putting out a
show so much easier.

47. The most common issue is a co-
host who loses interest after some
time. A podcast partner is like
being married. You have to
choose the right person to get
involved with.

48. The more people joining you the
harder your podcast will be to
edit. You will be more prone to
cross talk, tangents, fluff, etc.
Consider recording less audio.

49. Take a moment to choose the
format you plan to use for your
podcast.

50. Non-fiction storytelling, fiction
storytelling or hybrid shows are
acceptable formats as well. You
do not have to stick to just one
format.

51. Your format is going to dictate
how easy or hard the show is to
produce and that is why it
deserves some attention in the
planning process.

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