How do you, as a podcaster, make an emotional connection with your listeners? Through the power of your natural voice. This podcast about podcasting for podcasters doing good in the world, who want to be more confident in their podcasting skills to speak with spirit. Get your ears ready for bite-sized episodes with podcasting tips and insights into the wider podcasting community to support your way of podcasting. You'll discover what it takes to be a powerful podcaster with your host Mary Ch ...
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The Voice Coach Podcast is for people who work with the spoken voice - speakers, podcasters, voiceover artists and presenters. Nic Redman, leading voice coach and voice director, shares how to improve your speaking voice and vocal health, whether you are presenting on stage, recording on microphone or presenting on camera. Vocal care impacts your performance, your vocal clarity and your presentation delivery. Learn how to go beyond a basic warm up to stand out vocally and look after your voi ...
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Fill In the Listener Survey! Win Prizes! - BONUS Episode
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Part of podcasting is to review and audit your show. How are your listeners growing alongside you? So a little reminder that I need your help! My show also needs an audit and so I'm looking for your feedback. Your comments will guide me to support you with your show! A ripple effect!! And as a thank you for taking your time to share your thoughts, …
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How to Audit Your Podcast Effectively - EP 82
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How do you make sure your show evolves along with your listener? As an independent podcast creator, chances are you wear a lot of hats. You’re the host, of course, as well as the producer, the audio editor, the marketer, the designer… When you’re so focused on doing all the things for your show, it can be easy to forget that your podcast isn’t abou…
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Start a Ripple Effect of Continuous Learning with Beth Cougler Blom - EP 81
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How can activating your beginner’s mind help you facilitate an authentic podcast experience? For many podcast hosts, the draw of creating a show is two-fold: we are eager to engage with and educate our listeners on topics we’re passionate about, and we look forward to the personal learning and professional development our interviews and solo episod…
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Level Up Your Listening Skills to Improve Your Podcast - EP 80
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How has being a podcaster changed how you listen? There are plenty of ways AI can make podcasters’ lives easier, but there’s one human ability Mary firmly believes AI will never be able to replicate (or at least not for a very long time): true listening. We humans have the incredible potential to distill the emotional impact underlying the words a …
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Making Accessibility Possible in Podcasting with Joel McKinnon - EP 79
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How can we make sure your podcast is accessible to everyone? Everyone in the podcasting world is talking about accessibility these days, as more and more platforms release improved transcription services aimed at making the process easier for creators and meeting growing expectations around equitable access. Of course, AI tools are leading this cha…
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Podcast Transcripts and the Future of Accessible Audio - EP 78
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How can transcripts positively impact your podcast? Podcasts have always had an audio-first following, but as-is, audio isn’t accessible for everyone. In the wake of Apple Podcasts’ announcement to begin including transcripts with their latest update, it seems likely other platforms will begin to follow suit. This raises an important question for p…
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Why We Need To Highlight Our Humanity In Podcasting with Erin Moon – Episode 77
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How do you bring your humanity to your podcast? Sharing your voice isn’t always easy. Factor in the painstaking writing of your script or copy, all those edits and revisions, and some nerves about speaking into the mic, and even the most heartfelt story can wind up either flat and unemotional or encased in that “reporter voice” from the dawn of rad…
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Audiobook Inspiration to Master Your Microphone - EP 76
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What’s the connection between audiobooks and podcasts? You already know the right tone and voice is essential for building a connection with your listeners. It just makes sense, then, that you can turn to different kinds of audio media for inspiration when looking to further hone your skills behind the mic. Take, for example, audiobooks. Especially…
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Writing For Your Podcast with Shannon Kirk - EP 75
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How do you create the written content for your podcast? You’ve probably heard actors say that they can’t bring themselves to watch their own films. As a podcast host, maybe you relate to the cringe factor that comes from listening to your episodes after you’ve recorded them, but if you’ve decided to write episode-accompanying blog posts and show no…
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Better Writing For Podcasting: Takeaways From Radio School - EP 74
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How do you write for your podcast when you’re “not a writer”? A lot of podcast hosts are drawn to the audio medium because they have always felt they can express themselves better and more easily through speaking than through writing. In this episode, Mary shares how a lackluster introduction to writing in her youth spurred her into radio—she wante…
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Crafting a Consistent Brand Story with Brigitte Bojkowszky - EP 73
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How does branding tie into your podcast? As a podcast host, figuring out how to communicate why your episodes are worth listening to is one of your most important tasks. Downloads are nice and all, but it’s the strength of your brand—and really nailing down how you want your listener to feel—that encourages them to earmark some of their extremely v…
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Speak With Spirit: Stop Editing Out Your Authentic Voice - EP 72
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The 2024 podcasting season is gearing up to be an exciting one, with lots of changes on the horizon. New ventures like YouTube integration have raised this huge existential question—what is a podcast? And while this fresh take brings up questions of video components, RSS feeds, and more—at the end of the day, the road forward for podcasting is stil…
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Celebrating with Values to Nourish Your Podcast - Year End Break - EP 71
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What values are at the heart of your podcast? As 2023 draws to a close, most of us are preparing for some kind of annual review, whether it’s for our business or our personal lives. When you’re looking back on your professional or family values and how they showed up this year, don’t forget your podcast! With all those moving parts, your show is al…
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How to Use Research and Reports to Guide Your Podcast with Megan Dougherty - EP 70
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How does a report full of podcast stats make you feel? Chances are, you either pore over every page or close the tab, afraid those nasty numbers will tell you things you don’t want to know! Lucky for all of us podcasters out there, Megan Dougherty—a brilliant digital marketing strategist, podcast producer, and creator of the State of Business Podca…
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Intangible Values of a Podcast: What It Means For Stats, Metrics, and Monetization - EP 69
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What metrics are you using to measure your podcast’s success? Podcasting is a fantastic business marketing option. It’s a uniquely transparent and personal way to showcase your thought leadership, your services, and your authentic self—all without having to style your hair. Like any marketing strategy, podcasters inevitably want to see how successf…
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Find Your Purpose and Impact with Podcasting with Shobna Kannusamy - EP 68
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How well do you know your ideal podcast listener? If you can figure out—like, really, deeply identify—the purpose of your podcast and who you’re creating it for, you’ll discover the huge impact this can have on your show’s success; it helps make every part super cohesive, from selecting your guests and topics, to reaching your ideal audience, to ac…
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Organic Discovery for Podcasts - EP 67
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How are you helping new listeners discover your podcast? When the news dropped that Google Podcasts would be shutting down in early 2024 (RIP), the industry was a-buzz. Google’s upcoming relocation of podcasts to YouTube Music will mean impactful changes for podcast creators, but those changes don’t have to be negative! Mary breaks down what was gr…
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Continuous Improvement as a Podcaster with Christian Klepp - EP 66
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In our rapidly changing, heavily digitized world, we need to level up our skills and improve or we run the risk of being left behind. This very fact led Christian Klepp, the co-founder of EINBLICK Consulting, to launch his podcast, B2B Marketers on a Mission, to help fellow marketers improve and succeed. In his role as a podcast host, Christian con…
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Healing Wounds: You Are Worthy of Being a Podcaster - EP 65
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Everyone has that Inner Voice—you know, the one that pipes up now and then to say you aren’t worthy enough, your ideas aren’t worthy enough, to share with the world or on your podcast. Mary has had her own struggle with that negative dialogue, and, to this day, it can sneak in to cast uncertainty on this very podcast. The good news is the process f…
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Share Your Story To Help Others - Summer Break - EP 64
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Your story is yours to share and it can serve a bigger purpose for your listener - it could change their whole world. Getting personal about your stories and experiences can make your listeners feel included, seen, and heard. Even if you prefer to avoid the spotlight, keep in mind that your podcast isn’t about you. It’s about what you can bring to …
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Permission to Speak to Redefine the Sound of Power with Samara Bay - EP 63
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The voice you have today is not the same voice you were born with. The things you experience and the media you're exposed to, all contribute to how you sound and frame what your idea of a powerful voice “should” sound like. But when you step out of the parameters set by culture, and abandon the idea of sounding “professional” you will discover that…
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How To Land Someone From Your Dream Guest List - EP 62
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Reaching out to potential guests to appear on your podcast, especially those on your dream guest list, can feel overwhelming. Where do you start to create the perfect email so that they’ll open up your email and say, “Yes!” Listen in as I unveil my blueprint for reaching out to potential guests so they’ll want to be on your show. Plus, make sure yo…
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What's Stopping You from Starting a Podcast? with Kelly Geisler - EP 61
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Going down the rabbit hole of Google can sometimes suck the life out of doing the actual thing you were Googling to do. This happens a lot in podcasting, especially at the start! Whether you haven’t started your podcast yet, are only a few episodes in, or are publishing episodes in the double or triple digits, this episode will unlock your mindset …
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Planning, Structure, and Mindset Before You Hit Record: a Sample Workflow for Recording Your Episodes - EP 60
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When prepping for your next podcast episode there are many steps you might want to consider before you hit record. Implementing a great workflow with structure, planning, and a healthy mindset, will make the recording process so much smoother. It doesn’t matter if you are recording an interview, creating your own solo episode, or even if you have a…
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How to Speak with Your Body Using the Mind Body Connection with Kathryn Yarborough - EP 59
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How do you connect the mind, body and emotions to push your speaking skills to new heights? Movement in your body plays a huge role in how your podcasting voice gets amplified behind the mic. Becoming in tune with yourself and revealing the healing work that needs to be done, will help you discover a deeper connection with your voice as a podcaster…
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