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When you commit to a solo podcast,

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you're starting something that is a great way

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to demonstrate your knowledge or your own passion

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about something.

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Your single voice becomes the trusted source

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for your audience.

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But this type of podcast is arguably the most challenging

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to sustain long term.

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The solo podcast relies entirely on your knowledge

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and your own stamina.

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You got to do the work.

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And unless you have a budget, you got to do all of that work.

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And this dynamic puts 100% of the pressure for ideation

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and scripting and performance squarely

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on your solo podcaster's shoulders.

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And that's a lot of assets that demand

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a really complex strategy.

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And you quickly can end up with some pretty unique challenges

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and risks compared to other shows that have guests

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or a co-host or both.

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You're looking at decision fatigue

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because you have no conversational partner or sounding

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board to go off of.

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You're risking pod fade where you quit production

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often because of the psychological toll of performing

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for no one and the lack of immediate feedback on anything.

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You must also manage the risk of vocal fatigue

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from just maintaining an engaging tone without interruption.

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So for experts, this can be compounded even further

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by the pressure we put on ourselves

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to generate original ideas or angles for every episode.

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Hi, I'm Jen deHaan.

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And this is the new show, The Solo Podcasting Handbook.

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I've taught and coached creators for years.

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And we're going to go over and cover all of the unique

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operational and psychological challenges

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like that burnout or pod fade of running a one person show,

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The Solo Podcast.

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And despite everything I just said,

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I love solo podcasting.

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So I'm going to show you systems that work for me

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to manage cognitive load and keep your listeners listening.

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We'll look at the format and the structural frameworks

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that use storytelling to retain attention.

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We'll talk about how to perform on microphone or camera

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for an audience that you can't even see.

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We're going to build your solo podcast

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into something that you enjoy doing so you don't pod fade.

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So join me on The Solo Podcasting Handbook

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wherever you get your podcasts.

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