Spreaker Live Show #59 for June 1st, 2016

Our Topics This Week: How To: Selecting Show/Guest Topics and What to Look for in a Co-Host. We have another new "Spreaker How-To" segment with co-host Alex Exum @AlexExum and he is based in LA and hosts "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" show.

Show Duration: 41 minutes

Host: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)
Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExum

Spreaker Blog Posts at http://Blog.Spreaker.com:
- What’s going on with our iOS apps (Stats is now is the (REC) Studio App for iOS)
- 3 Podcasts about Movies for the Weekend
- Podcast Movement Speaker Interviews
- Spreaker Spring Retreat 2016 (Play Retreat Recording)
- Podcast Movement - July 6-8 in Chicago - http://PodcastMovement.com
- Spreaker is sponsoring New Media Europe! London June 18-19th - http://NewMediaEurope.com

Detailed Show Notes:

Let’s Dive into “How To: Selecting Show/Guest Topics and What to Look for in a Co-Host”

Selecting Show Discussion Topics as a Show Host:
- Think about what is valuable or entertaining to your audience (based on your genre)
- Research via Google (Keyword), Google Alerts sent via Email (Google.com/Alerts)
- Pull from your personal experience, like I am here.
- Evergreen vs. Current events based content?
- Look at important keywords that your genre followers are searching for - select those

Selecting Guest Discussion Topics:
- Focus on 3-4 major discussion areas
- Focus on guest background, experiences and do your research on your guest
- Discover unique aspects and history around your guests. Listen to prior interviews
- Write up interview outline with your ideas around specific directions/questions
- It is ok to have a real conversation and not just asking questions, get personal
- http://RadioGuestList.com

What to Look for in a Co-Host on your Audio Show:
- Speaking Quality and Energy - always best to have radio, podcasting experience
- Listen to other interviews on TV, Radio and Podcasts they have done in the past
- Do a skype call with your potential co-host, listen to how they sound, quality of microphone
- Work to create a regular (day & time) recording schedule that you both can keep - http://Assistant.to
- Build trust and friendship with them as you will be spending lots of time speaking
- Create fun chemistry between each other… so important for your audience

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