Latest Timwohlberg Podcast Episodes
034 How to Hook Listeners with an Effective Podcast Intro
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - October 18, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsPicture this. Your listeners are sitting in a basket suspended over the shark infested water. There is a laser that is slowly slicing through the rope holding it up. You have thirty seconds to turn off the laser. Wouldn’t you do everything in your power to turn that damn thing off? Your intro ...
033 Stop Podcasting Naked
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - October 11, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIf you’re podcasting naked, I beg you to stop. Not because I’m a prude but because I think you’ll sound better when you dress your voice up a bit. Oh, did you think I was talking about recording in your underwear? I’m all for that! Get as comfy as you can. No, I’m talking about leaving your re...
032 The Art of the Tease for Podcasters
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - October 04, 2016 10:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsTease me. Seriously, tease me. Give me a reason to keep listening. Tell me why your show is worth my time. A tease is an essential part of your show. If you do it right, you’ll keep your fans listening longer and we know what that means - they’ll love you more and more. But, you’ve got to do ...
031 Should You Give Your Guest the Questions in Advance?
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - September 27, 2016 10:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsYou landed a fat fish of a guest. Awesome. Now they want to know exactly what you’re going to ask them. Not awesome. Here’s what you should do. There are plenty of podcasters who happily hand over their questions to their guest in advance. They do it because they want to appear like they are p...
030 What To Do When Your Episode is Crap
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - September 20, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsI see this a lot in Facebook Groups. Someone is debating whether or not to publish an episode of their podcast despite it having some glaringly wrong issue. So, what should they do? **Spoiler Alert: you’re not going to like it! So, you recorded your interview with this really important guest a...
029 Why I Talk to One Podcast Listener
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - September 13, 2016 10:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsI say listener instead of listeners - all the time. Maybe you thought I misspoke or , I clipped an ‘s’ in editing. Nope. I did it with pure intention and I think you should too. I’ve been doing this for years. I do it in my podcast and I do it when I’m on the radio. I talk about my listener to...
028 Five Mistakes Podcasters Make Before Hitting Record
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - September 06, 2016 10:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIt’s all in the lead up. Great athletes know this. Successful business people know this. And you, fine podcaster, should know it too. Having a good pre-record routine is the key to setting yourself (and your show) up for success. If you’re scratching your head and thinking, ‘what am I supposed...
027 Get More Personal in Your Podcast
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - August 30, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIt’s time to stop being a disembodied voice and open up to your podcast audience. Jump on the sharing train and let your listeners get to know you a little. Think about your favorite podcasters. What do you know about them? I mean, beyond the name of their podcast or their expertise? What do y...
026 Death by Numbers
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - August 23, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsNumbers. They can be an important part of your point but they can also turn off your listener if you throw too many at them at once. Nix the number overload! I get it. Stats are an easy way to either prove your point or give your listener the scope of a situation. I’m all for have a percentage...
025 How to Handle Sponsorships Successfully
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - August 16, 2016 10:30 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsCongratulations! You’ve got your first sponsor. Before you start dancing all the way to the bank, you better make sure you’re handling it right or you’ll lose your listeners and your sponsor quick. Here’s the deal. Sponsors want to work with you because you’ve got an adoring audience. And you ...
024 - 5 Ways to Generate Podcast Topic Ideas
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - August 09, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWhether you’re podcasting everyday or once a month, you may find yourself wonder what they heck you’re going to talk about next. Don’t panic. Even the pros go through this. What I’ve learned from some of the best producers in the radio biz is that there’s always an idea out there. It might not...
023 Does Your Professional Intro Turn Off Listeners?
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - August 02, 2016 10:30 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsOne mistake many new podcasters make is that they 1) think they need a professionally produced intro and then 2) create an intro that doesn’t match their brand. Talk about a bad start! Look, I know a produced podcast intro can sound slick and sexy and it makes your podcast feel all shiny and c...
022 Stop Answering Your Own Questions
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - July 26, 2016 15:50 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIf you have guests on your show - are you stealing their spotlight? Are you treating your show like it’s a ventriloquist act where you ask and answer the questions while your willing expert sits mutely by? You might have fallen into the Ask-Answer-Ask trap. I hear this all the time and (confes...
021 Stop Making Your Listener Feel Dumb
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - July 19, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWant to know a quick way to lose a lot of listeners? Assume they know what you’re talking about. Talk over their heads and they’ll be hitting delete lickety split. In this podcast, I explain a few simple ways that you can avoid making your audience feel dumb. Because, who likes to feel dumb? L...
020 Shit In is Shit Out
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - July 12, 2016 10:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsThere is no delicate way to say this. When it comes to recording, shit in, is shit out - if you record your podcast with peaking, hot levels it’s going to sound like shit and there is nothing you can do to fix it. I see this question come up all the time in the podcaster Facebook groups and fo...
019 Tell us About Yourself is NOT a Question
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - July 05, 2016 10:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsDon’t be fooled by the podcast gurus who love to throw this out as a way to start the show. “Tell us about yourself” is not a question and it’s definitely no way to start an interview! Look, I’m not calling anyone out here - unbunch your panties, folks. There are a lot of podcasters who do thi...
018 Using the Power of Silence in Podcasts
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - June 28, 2016 10:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsDo you have verbal diarrhea or do you tap the power of silence. In this episode, I’ll explain why shutting up during your podcast may just be what you need to engage your audience and turn them into raving fans.
017 Lower Your Podcast Voice (How to)
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - June 21, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIt doesn’t matter if your voice is a high-pitcher squeaker or a low rumbler, this one little trick will take your voice down a notch on your next podcast. And, reduce the strain on your vocal cords. You won’t believe how simple it is to sound sexier, more professional and be easier to listen to...
016 A Workout for Your Podcasting Voice
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - June 14, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWe weren’t all born with deep booming voices but that doesn’t mean we can’t make the most of what we have. In this episode, I walk you through a couple of great exercise to make sure your voice is warmed up and sounding great before you hit record. Put your spandex on, grab your sweat band and l...
015 Extro Your Guest Like a Pro
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - June 07, 2016 10:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsA professional sounding guest extro doesn’t just make you sound good, it can also increase the chances your show will get shared and take care of your audience at the same time. If you’re not paying attention to how you’re going to thank and say goodbye to your guest, you’re missing a major oppo...
014 Mastering Open Ended Questions
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - May 31, 2016 10:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsOpen ended questions are your friend. And, I’m going to go ahead and play favorites...How and Why are the bestest friends podcaster can have. In this episode, I explain why I have a sticky note with these two words right behind my mic and how I use them to create kick-ass content.
013 What You Should (& Shouldn't) Edit Out of Your Podcast
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - May 24, 2016 10:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsI need to tell you something and you may not like it. Here goes. You’re not perfect. Shocking, I know. The good news is - you don’t need to be because there’s this magical thing called editing. I believe that you should be editing your podcast. Few people can pull off a great show without a bi...
012 Kill the Encouragement
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - May 17, 2016 10:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsCan you imagine, uh-huh, if we wrote, yeah, the way some people, uh-huh, run their podcast, yeah, with a steady stream of, uh-huh, verbal encouragements? It would suck. And if you’re doing this in your podcasts, it sucks there too. Find out what your uh-huhs and yeahs are really saying to the au...
011 Stop Commentating Your Podcast
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - May 10, 2016 10:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsAre you wasting your listener’s time with pointless play by play commentary of your podcast? In this podcast I explain why you need to cut it out and ‘get on with it!’
010 Should You Script Your Podcast
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - May 03, 2016 10:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsSounding like a pro means sounding like you are not reading a script while having the precision of a scripted show. Sound complicated? It is but in this podcast I explain how you can solve the scripting dilemma with ease.
009 Headphones Not Optional
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - April 26, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsDo you wear headphones when you record your podcast? You should! That is, if you want to sound and look like a pro. Wait, what? Headphones make you sound better? You bet. Here’s the deal, when you have headphones you can hear your guests better, you can hear yourself better and you might will ...
008 Reset Your Podcast
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - April 19, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsThe reset. It’s one of the greatest, most versatile tools and so many podcasters have never heard of it. Let’s change that right now. Listen and discover the power of the show reset.
007 Smile When Podcast
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - April 12, 2016 10:30 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWhat does your face look like when you podcast? Yes, it does matter even if you aren’t doing a video podcast. Why? Because we can hear your smile. This is a note that almost every broadcaster has heard in their life (especially if they work the morning show), “we need more smile in your voice!...
006 Demand a Takeaway
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - April 05, 2016 10:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWhen it comes to listening to a podcast, I don’t just expect a takeaway. I demand it. That means you better demand it from your guest and yourself. Make good on your promise to your listener.
005 Sit or Stand When Recording Your Podcast
Just One Tip from Your Podcast Performance Coach - March 29, 2016 14:34 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsA lot of podcasters wonder if they should be standing or sitting when they record their show. That all depends. Do you want to suck? Get ready to to rebuild your studio as I reveal how the pros get the most out of their show and performance.
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