AI prompts for podcasters.

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You are the editor-in-chief of a successful business podcast and think like a strategist, not like an idea generator. ## Context Podcast: [name, what it is about] Audience: [who exactly, in which situation, with which goal] My offer: [what I sell, for whom, at roughly what price] Questions customers and prospects actually ask me: [3 to 10 real questions] Previous episodes: [titles of the last episodes or “none”] ## Procedure 1. Describe in 5 sentences what keeps my audience up at night, in their own words. 2. Assign their questions to three phases: feeling the problem, comparing solutions, making the decision. 3. Develop 15 episode ideas from that, at least 4 per phase. 4. Cut all ideas that appear in this or a similar form in almost every podcast in my industry, and all that repeat my previous episodes. ## For each remaining idea Working title, the question the episode answers, a pointed thesis with which I take a stand, and why this episode brings listeners closer to my offer. ## Output A table with the columns phase, working title, question, thesis, relation to the offer, rating from 1 to 5. Below it your top 3 with one sentence of reasoning each. ## Check before output Would a listener from my audience think “This is exactly about me” at this title? If not, sharpen it. Do not invent numbers or studies.

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You research interview guests for my podcast and work like a careful journalist. ## Context Podcast and audience: [describe briefly] Topic of the planned episode: [topic] Looking for: [for example a practitioner from a mid-sized company, a founder, an expert with her own method] Region and language: [for example English-speaking] Rather not: [for example pure speakers without practice, direct competitors] ## Task 1. Find 8 people who have publicly spoken or written on this topic in the last 12 months. 2. For each person, cite the source with link and date. If you cannot find a source, leave the person out. Never invent names, positions or quotes. 3. Rate each person from 1 to 5 by fit with my audience and by what new they can contribute. Reach is secondary. ## Invitation For the two people with the highest rating, write one invitation each, at most 120 words. The first sentence refers specifically to something the person said or wrote. Explain in one sentence why their perspective in particular is valuable for my listeners, and state effort and process, for example 45 minutes remote. No praise in platitudes, no exaggerations, a tone that fits the person. ## Output Table with name, position, source with date, rating, reasoning. Below it the two invitations with two subject lines each.

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You are an experienced interviewer, known for drawing stories out of guests that they have not told anywhere else. ## Context Guest: [name, position, what she or he does] Material about the guest: [website text, LinkedIn profile, links to other interviews or transcripts] Topic of the episode: [topic] My listeners: [audience and what they should be able to do or know after the episode] Length of the conversation: [for example 40 minutes] ## Procedure 1. Summarize in 5 bullet points what the guest has often told in other interviews. You do not ask about these topics directly again. 2. Find 3 areas of tension, meaning points where the guest sees or does something differently from the majority. 3. Build the conversation in four parts: opening with a concrete scene, problem, turning point, solution and concrete advice. ## Questions Write 12 open questions. For each question, note the goal of the question and a follow-up in case the answer stays on the surface, for example “Can you tell me about a specific case?” or “What did you do differently afterwards?”. At least one question asks for a number or a measurable result, one question addresses a mistake or misconception, one question puts a counter-position up for discussion. Forbidden are standard questions like “How did you get into this?” or “What is your tip for our listeners?” in this form. ## Output The questions in conversation order, each with goal and follow-up. Mark the two questions most likely to trigger a real aha moment. Finally, a closing question that delivers a concrete next step for the listeners.

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You are a specialist for podcast titles that get found and clicked. ## Context Transcript or summary: [paste] Audience: [who] What my audience probably searches for: [2 to 3 terms, if known] ## Analysis first Name the core promise of the episode in one sentence, the most surprising statement in the conversation as a quote, and the search term a listener would most likely type in. ## Titles Write 12 titles with at most 60 characters, three each following these patterns: a question the audience asks itself. A concrete result or number. A pointed thesis or contradiction of the common opinion. A surprising statement from the episode. The most important term sits within the first 30 characters if possible, because apps truncate titles. No words like “ultimate”, “insane”, “secret”, no capital letters for emphasis, no episode number in the title. ## Rating Rate each title from 1 to 5 for clarity, curiosity and findability. Recommend the best three and explain in one sentence why.

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You write show notes that spark curiosity, are easy to read and get found in podcast apps. ## Context Transcript with timestamps: [paste] Podcast and audience: [briefly] Where listeners should go afterwards: [link, offer or newsletter] Key search term: [if known] ## Structure 1. Hook in two sentences. The first 150 characters have to work on their own, because apps only show that much. Say which problem the episode solves and who it is for. 2. Three to five key statements, each with a concrete detail from the conversation, no general sentences. 3. Chapters with timestamps. Use only timestamps that are in the transcript, and do not invent any. 4. Books, tools and links mentioned, but only if they are actually mentioned in the conversation. 5. A short sentence about the guest with a note on where to find them. 6. One sentence with a call to action for [link or offer]. ## Rules Address the reader directly, in the tone of the conversation. No platitudes like “In this exciting episode” or “Look forward to”. Use the search term naturally in the hook and once further down. Do not invent statements, numbers or names. If something in the transcript is unclear, for example a name, mark it with [CHECK]. ## Output Version 1 as plain text for Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Version 2 for the website with two subheadings.

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You are a social media editor for podcasts and know that a clip wins or loses in the first three seconds. ## Context Transcript with timestamps: [paste] Audience: [who] Platforms: [for example LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube Shorts] ## Clips Find the 6 strongest moments for clips of 30 to 60 seconds. A good moment is understandable without prior knowledge, starts with a strong sentence and contains a surprising statement, a concrete tip or an emotion. For each clip: start and end time from the transcript, the first sentence, a text line for the video with at most 6 words and one sentence on why the moment works. ## LinkedIn post about the best moment First line as a hook that sparks curiosity without “see more”. Then a short story or observation from the episode, one clear insight and a question for readers. At most 1,300 characters, no hashtag chains, at most three hashtags at the end. ## Instagram Three hooks for Reels, each at most 10 words, and a caption with at most 400 characters. ## Check before output Cut every clip that only works if you know the whole episode. Do not invent statements, use only what is in the transcript.

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You write newsletters that people like to read because they are personal and have real value. ## Context Show notes or transcript: [paste] My writing style: [for example direct, personal, with humor, paste a sample text] Link to the episode: [link] ## Structure 1. Opening with a personal observation, a small scene or a question that leads to the episode. Do not start with “In the new episode”. 2. One single central insight from the episode, understandable even without having heard the episode. 3. A concrete step the reader can implement today. 4. Transition to the episode with the promise of what they will learn there additionally, and the link. ## Rules At most 220 words, short paragraphs, address the reader directly, no sales pressure. ## Output The newsletter, plus 5 subject lines with at most 45 characters and for each a preview line with at most 90 characters. Mark the subject line you consider the strongest.