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Podcast Episode Draft

by CosmicPickle Creative Production › Deep Drafting

85 minutes 7 Steps

  1. The promise

    • What will listeners get from this episode, in one sentence?
    • Your mic, levels and room are ready
  2. Three segments

    10 minutes

    Outline three segments with a beginning, middle and end.

  3. Cold open

    10 minutes

    Write the first 30 seconds word for word: a story, a question or a surprising fact.

  4. Talking points

    20 minutes

    Three to five bullet points per segment, with any examples or quotes.

  5. Break

    5 minutes

    Drink some water and warm up your voice.

  6. Record

    40 minutes

    Clap at the start for syncing. When you flub, pause, clap and repeat the sentence.

  7. Notes for the edit

    • Write down rough timestamps of mistakes
    • Back up the raw audio