Trafcom News Podcast

Show #34: More interviewing secrets; plus, how to produce your podcast in less than an hour

In this 14-minute podcast, you’ll hear more interviewing secrets (some from listeners) plus my insider tips on producing a podcast in less than an hour. Here are the show notes:
00:01 Intro and welcome
01:14 Follow-up to Trafcom News Podcast 33
01:30 Comments related to topics at hand
01:38 Dave Williams asks about shoutouts and podcast production time
02:20 Are shoutouts a holdover from radio-station identification?
02:24 Shoutout from Dave Traynor of the Daily Upload blog
03:44 Interview secrets: John Trosko comments about written questions; not sounding corporate
04:42 Tom Keefe comments: begin interview with brief summary or main goals; start with really simple questions to put subject at ease
05:50 Paull Young comments: not always interviewee who is nervous!
06:12 Daryl Cognito comments: thanks for link to Camp ASCCA; how they’ve used audio and video on a shoestring
06:43 More interviewing secrets: how to deal with a pompous blowhard or someone who’s just not very helpful
08:15 Try to keep subject on track but remember politics
08:30 Dave Williams aka The Reluctant Podcaster; hesitant because of time commitment; my tips for streamlining podcast production
09:10 Use time wisely; think about podcast when you’re doing something else; always carry a notebook
09:30 Do make notes but don’t write a detailed script
09:45 Write the podcast in your head; writers will find this a familiar technique
10:01 Don’t try to be perfect
10:50 Don’t use lots of sound effects
11:02 Keep your show short in the first place
11:21 Show notes take longer than an hour, but they’re important!
11:49 Two opportunities: A free Webinar called Podcast 101 for Communicators, plus the Podcast Bootcamp for Communicators
13:00 Look for Trafcom News Podcast on blubrry.com
13:15 Where to send comments: Trafcom AT gmail.com, Trafcom News Podcast page; phone 646-403-8020
13:45 Outro; theme music is “Beneath Your Surface” by the Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet from the Podsafe Music Network

Show #33: Ten interviewing secrets

In this 14-minute podcast, you’ll hear a few things I’ve learned after 20+ years of interviewing people for magazine articles, corporate newsletters, case studies, speeches and now podcasts. Here are the show notes:
00:01 Intro and welcome
01:18 Tip No. 1: Put your subject at ease, especially if he’s not used to being interviewed
02:20 Tip No. 2: Arrange a convenient time and place for the interview
02:48 Tip No. 3: Send question areas in advance, but not specifics
03:46 Tip No. 4: Ask permission to record; don’t use big headphones for podcast interviews
04:10 Tip No. 5: Let one question naturally lead to another: be sure to LISTEN!
04:55 Tip No. 6: Get them to explain jargon
06:00 Tip No. 7: If you are planning to podcast, be sure they know you will edit the file
06:28 Tip No. 8: Look for colourful quotes
07:17 Tip No. 9: Make sure the interview subject is familiar with the approvals process
08:12 Tip. No. 10: Save tough questions for the end
08:42 What are YOUR interview tips?
08:48 Shoutout from Allan Jenkins of Desirable Roasted Coffee
09:08 Comments on show #33 from Dave Williams of Conferencevillage.com, who disagrees with Steve Crescenzo
10:48 Comment from Sue Horner, who agrees with Steve Crescenzo
11:15 Robert French comments; curious about youthful audience
12:12 Blubrry.com social network for podcast listeners and creators
12:35 Camp ASCCA for people with disabilities (Robert French)
13:12 Where to send comments: trafcom AT gmail DOT com or 646-403-8020 or the show blog

Theme music is “Beneath Your Surface” by the Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet from the Podsafe Music Network.