X Factor versus Care Factor

One of the most popular questions I’m asked when it comes to making podcasts – “Does it need to have music?” In a word, ‘no.’ The slightly more involved version of that answer is this. A well-crafted introduction with music, and perhaps clips of what’s coming up in the show, can entice someone to stick… Continue reading X Factor versus Care Factor

Top Tips To Be Tip Top

Of all the things I’ve learned in my journey as a broadcaster, podcaster, communicator, and even simpler, as a human being, undoubtedly the most important is this – in order to connect, to create an intimacy between you and whoever’s listening, you must share something of yourself with them. Communication begins when that person relates… Continue reading Top Tips To Be Tip Top

My ALL-TIME Number 1 Podcasting Tip

Hello, and welcome to my latest Business Podcasting Tip Sheet. It may seem somewhat defeatist to publish a weekly hints journal about something, only to almost reach double figures, and then issue one entitled My ALL TIME Number 1 Podcasting Tip. Surely that entry should come further along in the series, like, maybe at the… Continue reading My ALL-TIME Number 1 Podcasting Tip

Think Popular

Welcome to my Business Podcasting Tip Sheet – Number 4 This week I wanted to focus on something which ends up being a trap a lot of podcasters (the business and the hobby kind) fall into. It’s actually very simple to find yourself there, and even the most experienced broadcasters and podcasters lose their way… Continue reading Think Popular

What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?!

Old style English headmaster wearing his mortar board and gown, standing outside his school with a clear blue sky behind him.

“Well?! What exactly do you have to say for yourself?!” How often did you hear that during your school years? In my experience, more often than not, it meant someone in a black cloak towering above me using their booming voice and height to their advantage, attempting to drum such fear through your system you… Continue reading What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?!

Who Do You Think You’re Speaking To?

“I might as well be talking to myself!!!” Mum yelled in exasperation from the downstairs hall. You heard fine, but realised the tone in her voice indicated trouble of an ‘as yet’ unidentified nature, you made a tentative note to enquire more about when you ventured downstairs later with the fortnight’s laundry you were definitely… Continue reading Who Do You Think You’re Speaking To?