It doesn’t matter whether you speak on stage, behind a mic, or on paper: That’s all you have: Seconds, maybe a minute, to capture the interest of your audience. If we lose the audience in those first 30 seconds, it is a treacherous climb up a rocky slope to get them back. Top podcast hosts share how they capture listeners from the very beginning.
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Pabel Martinez is on a mission to redefine professionalism and to empower members of Latinx community to be their authentic selves 100% of the time. He’s sharing stories of Latinx professionals who are tired of playing the assimilation game in corporate America. Like him, they are rebelling against it, after lifetimes of pretending to be other than who they actually are.
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Last year, Crime Show's Emma Courtland was nominated for a Podcast Academy Ambie Award for best host -- most likely because of her measured, engaging delivery; her vivid, cinematic storytelling; and the humanity, nuance, and suspense of the stories she and her team uncovered.
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At Pantsuit Politics, co-hosts Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland have been bringing fresh perspectives and a sense of belonging to their listeners for nearly seven years. From the start, Pantsuit Politics was different. They were analyzing the ways politics shape how we live and how we feel about it. It takes skill, chemistry, and diplomacy to work together seamlessly the way Silvers and Stewart Holland do.
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Are you writing interview questions for your podcast? Here are seven practical tips to implement today.
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