Show #61: Trimming the fat in your podcast

Here's a  17-minute podcast all about making your podcast tight by paying attention to planning up front and investing  time in post-production.

Please listen and let me know what you think!

You can download the show right here or  subscribe through iTunes.

Here are the show notes:
Comment line: 206-338-4200
00:01 Intro and welcome
01:27 Thanks to Dave Jones of Inside PR for suggesting the topic for the show
02:20 You want your listeners to think your show is the perfect length
03:15 Two ways to keep your show tight: planning, post-production
03:23 Planning helps you focus and stay on track
04:08 Use an outline; this also helps you produce show notes
05:19 Do you include all comments? What's your policy?
06:25 Avoiding navel gazing
07:15 Do you echo your co-host?
07:52 Listen to your show critically two weeks later
09:00 When editing, listen for redundancy and stumbling. Be ruthless about editing; you can't fall in love with your own words.
10:30 Edit your interviews too; be sure your guest is aware of this
11:30 Do you really need music in your podcast?
12:02 Recap of main points
12:53 Comment from Heidi Miller of the Talk It Up blog and the Diary of a Shameless Self-Promoter podcast
16:01 Where to send comments: email  donna@trafcom.com, call the comment line at 206-338-4200 or post a message to the Trafcom News Podcast blog
Be sure to check out the Trafalgar Communications site for links to podcasts about podcasting; also PodcastYourConference.com for information about conference podcasting.

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Theme music is "Beneath Your Surface" by the Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet from the Podsafe Music Network