Hishem Azzouz is preparing for his first podcast. He researches guests thoroughly on social media and background, then writes 15 to 20 flexible questions to guide the conversation without scripting it.
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So I've got people interested in doing an actual podcast with me, which is brilliant, but I've never done a podcast before, so how am I going to prepare for it? What I did first is what a lot of people should probably do in today's world, and that's put it in Google. So The first thing I did was put it in Google, how do I prepare for a podcast episode if I'm interviewing someone or getting someone on my show? And there was loads of stuff on there, loads of really helpful tips. But what I found the most helpful was another podcast. So I listen to a lot of Tim Ferriss, absolutely love his podcast, and he's got millions and millions of listeners. And he actually did an episode on how to build a podcast. And there's two things that really stuck out to me which I'm gonna use myself and intend on doing to prepare for my podcast. So the first thing is get as much context as possible on the person that you're gonna be getting on your show. Firstly, I think that's only fair because they're taking time out of their day to speak to you, and I think that you should know as much as you can about them, and it's gonna help the conversation. It's gonna help the conversation flow. You can bring up recent things for them to speak about. So do your research, look at them on social media, look at what they've been talking about, and do a bit of background research as well. So the second thing, what I'm gonna be doing is preparing my questions. So when I do the podcast episode, I'm gonna have my laptop up and have a set of probably 15 to 20 questions that I could ask the person. Now these aren't gonna be, I have to go through the list, but questions that I can lean on because I want the questions and the conversation to be natural. I want the conversation to have a natural flow to it, but what the questions help is that when you're coming to the end of a particular answer or what you're speaking about or subject, you can have a quick look at that, a quick glance at the list, and then move on to your next question. So they're the two things that I'm gonna be doing. So that's get as much context and do your research on the person that you're getting on your podcast. And secondly, get your questions ready. That's just going to make your life easier, allow the conversation to flow naturally. And yeah, that's what I'm going to be doing, and I'm sure, I'm confident that it'll work out great. So that's what I wanted to share.
