Podcast Script Writing - Sample Show Outline & Podcast Intro Script
September 1, 2008

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- How To Set Up a Podcasting Recording Studio
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- How to Submit Your Podcast to iTunes
- Two Options for Hosting Your Podcast Audio
- Burn Your Podcast Feed with FeedBurner
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So, you’ve got the voice or at least a voice in mind for your podcast.
What’s missing? A script or your game plan!
Take a look at a typical outline that will help you to plan out the duration and distribution of content throughout your podcast.
Sample Show Outline
- Show intro monologue (who you are, what you’re going to talk about): 30-60 seconds
- Intro music jingle (repeat for each show so listeners identify the jingle with your show): 30-60 seconds
- Topic 1: 3 minutes
- Topic 2: 3 minutes
- Interlude (music or break): 30 seconds
- Topic 3: 3 minutes
- Topic 4: 3 minutes
- Closing remarks (thank audience for listening, thank guests, talk about the next show briefly): 2 minutes
- Closing music jingle (suggest same as Intro music jingle): 2 minutes
Podcast Script Example
Every week, Voices.com and a team of voice over coaches share tips, tutorials and techniques for voice actors from around the world. To get a feel for the podcast intors script writing style, I’ll include the example below.
“Welcome to Voice Over Experts, brought to you by Voices.com, the #1 voice over marketplace. Voice Over Experts brings you tips, pearls of wisdom and techniques from top instructors, authors, and performers in the field of voice over. Join us each week to discover tricks of the trade that will help you to develop your craft and prosper as a career voice over talent. It’s never been easier to learn, perform and succeed from the privacy of your own home and at your own pace. This is truly an education you won’t find anywhere else!”


















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