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Asking Great Questions

May 24, 2022 • S02 E22 • 00:45:50

What is that question that you should never ask on a podcast?

For the answer, you will need to check out today's episode, but in the meantime, let's talk about what makes a great interview on a podcast. We often don't realize the full power of a great interview as a listener until we are behind the microphone.

Like all skills in podcasting, it's a muscle that needs to go to the gym and get stronger.

But what are some of those easy tips that we can apply right now without learning the hard way? Is a question Mathew gets often. So these are precisely the questions we dive into today on the show.

Topics:

· Facebook exits Podcasts (1:40)

· What does the podcast world want from social media (7:42)

· The art of a good interview (11:42)

· Managing exhaustion during an interview (13:00)

· How to pull out a good story (17:07)

· Is asking questions or having a conversation better (25:45)

· What does an excellent pre-interview checklist look like (28:21)

· How to avoid painful topics with a guest (31:27)

· Learning to advocate for yourself as a guest (37:15)

· What never to do on a podcast interview (42:31)

Thanks for Listening!