Episode Summary: The full 5-step, start-to-finish workflow used to produce one episode of this podcast — planning, scripting, production, show notes, and newsletter — with real time estimates for each.

What You'll Learn

• The full 5-step production workflow for producing one episode, start to finish
• A real pre-record checklist for cleaner audio
• Roughly how long each production step actually takes
• The tools used at each stage, from scripting to newsletter

The 5-Step Workflow

1. Planning & pre-production
2. Scripting (writing)
3. Production (recording, editing, tagging, exporting as MP3, uploading to the media server)
4. Web & social media (show notes, blog post, artwork, Buffer scheduling)
5. Newsletter & corresponding with listeners

Step 1: Planning & Pre-Production (2 hours)

Internet research, "serving hours" (answering and asking questions on social media), listening and learning, and figuring out what people actually need help with. Resources: Pocket for web clippings, Evernote, and Transpose.

Step 2: Scripting (4 hours)

Benefits of scripting: keeps delivery on point with fewer "umms," speeds up recording, self-educates and sharpens teaching ability, speeds up show notes writing, and grows a content library that pays off later. Resource: Scrivener, the writing app used and recommended for every script.

Step 3: Production (1.5 hours)

Steps: recording & editing, exporting the final mix as MP3, ID3 tagging, uploading to Libsyn (the media server used at the time).

Pre-record checklist:

1. Record at the quietest times possible — no outside noise
2. Turn off the A/C and other appliances
3. Add blankets or pillows to dampen an echo-heavy room
4. Clean the desk — get in a clutter-free mindset
5. Have water on the desk
6. Green apples help the voice
7. Set up a GoPro or camera if behind-the-scenes footage is wanted
8. Put on headphones, turn down external speakers
9. Open the script in Scrivener and Adobe Audition

Recording & editing (1.5 hours): Adobe Audition CC is the tool of choice, though GarageBand or Audacity work well too. Tagging (5 minutes): ID3 Editor. Upload (10 minutes): export as MP3 and upload to Libsyn.

Step 4: Show Notes & Blog (1.5 hours)

Covers show notes, the blog post, artwork, and Buffer social media scheduling.

Show notes. A summary of the episode, including links and referen…

Read the complete show notes and resources on mikemurphy.ai.

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