Walk Into Every Guest Interview Fully Prepared
You've got a guest booked, but do you actually have your questions ready, their bio pulled, and your recording checklist done? The Podcast Guest Interview Planner preps everything ahead of time, host and guest bios, topic-by-topic questions, timestamps, so you're never scrambling right before you hit record.
This isn't a generic list of "good interview questions." You build out up to 5 topics with conversation triggers and specific questions for each one, so the conversation actually flows instead of feeling like a Q&A session. Checklists for recording, editing, publishing, equipment, and marketing keep the whole process organized from booking to publish.
Whether you're prepping your first guest episode or your fiftieth, this gives you a repeatable system so nothing gets missed.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- How to structure topic-by-topic questions so your interview flows naturally
- How to prep host and guest bios so intros are smooth and consistent
- How to build a recording, editing, and publishing checklist that covers every step
- How to use timestamps to make editing and show notes faster afterward
WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
- The Podcast Guest Interview Planner Google Sheet, ready to use
- Host and guest bio fields
- Up to 5 topics with conversation triggers and questions per topic
- Timestamp fields plus intro/outro sections
- Checklists for recording, editing, publishing, equipment, and marketing
THIS IS FOR YOU IF
- You host guest interviews and want a repeatable prep system
- You want your questions to flow naturally instead of feeling like an interrogation
- You want a checklist so nothing gets missed between booking and publishing
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF
- You're planning solo, idea-driven episodes (check out the Podcast Episode Planner for that)
- You already have an interview prep process that's working for you
- You're looking for editing or publishing software, not a planning tool