186: Mel Robbins Taught Me This About Podcasting

In addition to giving me tools and practices to living a better life, Mel Robbins is also teaching me about making better podcasts, videos, and social media posts. 

I’m going to share some practices and tips I’ve picked up from studying her podcast, YouTube channel and Instagram.

Who is doing work that inspires you? Who is doing what you want to do? Have you taken the time to actually study what they are doing and how they’re doing it? 

Here’s what you’ll learn:

00:52   Where to find inspiration

01:23   Why you need to immerse yourself in the work of people doing what you want to do

03:38   Why does Mel Robbins resonate with so many people?

05:25   What is your north star?

07:49   My biggest struggle as a content creator

08:40   Are you doing this on Instagram or are you missing out?

09:50   What you should be doing right now, even if you aren’t repurposing your content

10:20   Why this episode is a masterclass in podcasting

12:25 T he number one reason I’ll stop listening to a podcast

14:14   What totally sucked me into this podcast episode

14:54   How to increase podcast downloads from your back catalog of episodes 

15:13    How she sets the hook for a story

15:38    How do you build engagement and community with your audience?

16:05    How she gets us to come back after the commercial break

17:00    How to create tension in your episode and why you need it

17:15    The Magic of “Say more about that….”

17:58    How to get your audience to listen all the way to the end of the episode

18:40    How to get your listener to come back for more

19:16     Four elements you should be including in your episode

20:12    Getting the most out of your YouTube description and podcast show notes

22:49   How to get listeners to share your episode

Podcast Episodes Referenced

https://www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-30

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-make-content-that-goes-viral-with-brendan-kane/id1209219220?i=1000575655603

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