Podcast Prep – The Heart of Jacks

Podcast Prep – Step 1 of 4

About You

Thanks for being a guest on my podcast! This form gathers a bunch of info I need from you in advance. Please complete it as soon as you can.

Your name, as it will be announced on the podcast *

First

Last

Email *

Confirm Email

This will be used for communications before and immediately after the interview. You will receive an invitation to a Google Calendar event that contains Zoom meeting information for the time of the interview.

Your pronouns: *

Interview Details

Introductory Bio *

This is your introduction! It will be said before the interview starts and may be edited for clarity and length.

What to you want to talk about? What topics or questions are most important for you to dig into? *

You can add specific questions you want to be asked or topics you want to discuss. Remember that the show is only 45-60 minutes long, so I’ll want to focus on the stuff that matters most to both of us, which will make it a more interesting conversation too!

What is the ONE QUESTION you really want to be asked? *

Who inspires you? *

LIST TWO OR THREE PEOPLE. I will ask you where you get your inspiration. The best way to answer this is by mentioning specific people who have sparked your passion and driven you forward.

Listener Recommendations *

LIST THREE THINGS YOU RECOMMEND. You will be asked, “What are three books or other media you can recommend to the listeners?” They don’t have to be books. They can be podcasts, TV shows, games, comics, plays, and yes, books.

Links & Social

These are optional, but if you want listeners to know more about you, please add some information here.

Website / URL

Twitter

Instagram

TikTok

Facebook

Your Preferred Bookseller

If you have written books you want to promote, and/or recommending books by others, I can link to any bookseller you choose (like Amazon). If you do not choose a bookseller, I will supply links tone of two independent booksellers, Elliott Bay Books in Seattle and Powell’s City of Books in Portland, OR.

Any other info or links you want mentioned

Technical Stuff & Last Details

Check all that you have readily available: *

Computer with webcam
Tablet with webcam
Smartphone
Headset for computer
Headset for tablet
Dropbox account
Audio editing software (GarageBand, Logic, Qbase, ProTools, Audacity, Adobe Audition, etc.)
A “good” microphone for recording to computer or tablet
None of the above. I live in a cave without contact with the outside world.

You don’t need all of these. Just check what you do have available.

Any questions, concerns or details to share?

Please add any questions you may have here, plus any concerns or details you want to tell me about, and I will get back to you with answers within 24 hours.