So, you want to produce a podcast, hmm? You have probably searched the internet high and low already, have come up with tons of information and now are feeling a bit overwhelmed. Maybe you think you aren’t technical enough or worse, you have no idea what you want to say! You can be a technical geek, but without a focus and an inspiration…you don’t have a show.

A podcast is a creative process and is a medium for you to share information. The information can be in the form of news, how-tos, advice or just your thoughts and feelings about the world and those that surround you.

If you know you want to create a podcast, but don’t know about what, then the odds are that you just haven’t found your voice yet. Meaning, you haven’t found that one topic, that one thing, you absolutely positively think people need to know and you want to (have to) share it with them. It is the one thing you are most passionate about.

So what if the thing you are most passionate about is knitting? If that is what you want to talk about and love…go for it! I have found the most interesting podcasts, the ones I want to listen to and keep coming back to..all come down to one thing…how passionate the host  is about the topic at hand. If you record a podcast and are just spitting out facts and figures about something you don’t really care about…people are going to notice and become just as bored as you are very fast.  This is a surefire way to lose listeners!

So, the tip for today is this. If you want to create a podcast…take the time you need to think about what it is you want to say. What is your show’s overall theme and topic. What is your message?  What do you love to talk about? Your business? Dancing? Gardening? Something else entirely? As off the wall as you may think it is…the possibility that there are others out there passionate about the same exact thing…well, the odds are pretty good. If you are passionate about your podcast and your show…the rest, well, with a little hardwork, the rest will fall into place.