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For your Podcast you want to gather your thoughts, have topics well prepared, and any other information you may need, so your listeners have an interesting and informative experience. A sure way to prepare is to create a podcast script. Scripts are really helpful, helping you eliminate the uhms, ahs and other filler words, it will also save you editing time after you record. Today we will be continuing the Introductory series and focusing on Scripting Your Show; things to consider and best practices.

Notes from today’s episode:

· Write Your Script for Speaking and conversations

· Paint pictures with your words

· Keep It precise and concise

· Give Yourself Flexibility

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Does this sound familiar, you think you’ve got the perfect plan and you are working your plan, then all of a sudden, life throws a curve ball at you, relax life happens to every single person. Sometimes it hails on your crop and rains on your parade. In these moments it is easier to start playing catch up and start reacting to these events. I am not going to sell this short, it gets hard. 

Our Introductory Series would continue next week, today’s episode is dedicated to sharing about those tough moments, What to do when your plan goes South.

Notes from today’s episode:

· Your routines can be a life saver in this moments 

· There are lessons in failure, in hindsight you will connect the dots

· You are human, it is okay when life happens, what you do is what counts.

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A clearly defined goal and destination takes all the guess work out of the way, a clearly defined show structure becomes the blueprint for your Podcast. Imagine tuning in to a cook show only to discover the Chef giving out dance lessons; you will tune off; today we’ll continue the introductory series and talk about how to structure your Podcast.

Notes from today’s episode:

· Your Show Structure helps your audience know what to expect from You

· The Solo show helps build your brand and establish authority, 

· Benefits from Interview and Co-hosted show formats and more

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Names are identifiers, careful thought needs to be given when choosing a name for your show". We are starting an Introductory series and today we will be looking at - Choosing Your Show Name; things to consider when picking a name for your show, best practices and conventions to avoid; Naming a Podcast should not be taken lightly, before a prospective listener decides to listen to your show; he/she first looks at the name of your show.

Notes from today’s episode:

· Relevance and Context is important; your name should be easy 

· Uniqueness, your name should be different, you don’t want to change your show name every other week. Research and stick with a name unique to you

· Memorable – your show name should be short and easy to learn and pronounce

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Podcasting requires deliberate planning and considerable amount of work. In today’s episode we talk with the Host of The Fruitfulujah Podcast, Sefa Tsegha about challenges peculiar to podcasting in Nigeria, deciding if podcasting is the medium fit for the message you want to share, audio hosting options, planning your show and some myths about Podcasting.

Notes from today’s episode:

· Podcast is not easier than blogging, it requires some technical literacy

· Podcasting requires deliberate planning and considerable amount of work

· Before starting a podcast, be clear about the message you intend to share and be sure you are bringing value to your listeners

·  Podcasting also presents avenues to build your brand and credibility

· Promoting your show on social media is one means to build your audience

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