{"podcast":{"title":"School of Podcasting: Expert Tips for Launching and Growing Your Podcast","slug":"school-of-podcasting-expert-tips-for-launching-and-growing-your-podcast-505901","podcast_index_feed_id":505901,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/school-of-podcasting/","website_url":"http://www.schoolofpodcasting.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b4a26191-38b9-47ba-86c1-73bf2cd30126/sopalbumart2020-white-20230402-emhtx68qui.jpg","author":"Dave Jackson","episode_count":1006,"summary":"You want to start a podcast, but you’re unsure where to start. You need advice on how to grow or monetize your show, and stop being so scared that it won’t work! I can help by showing you what mistakes NOT TO MAKE and much more. Subscribe to the show and soak in the 18+ years of podcasting experience from Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee Dave Jackson.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T08:21:44.808087+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/school-of-podcasting-expert-tips-for-launching-and-growing-your-podcast-505901"},"episode":{"title":"Cut the Fluff,  Keep the Gold:  How to Edit  for Your Audience","slug":"cut-the-fluff-keep-the-gold-how-to-edit-for-your-audience","published_at":"2026-02-16T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/school-of-podcasting-expert-tips-for-launching-and-growing-your-podcast-505901/cut-the-fluff-keep-the-gold-how-to-edit-for-your-audience","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/school-of-podcasting-expert-tips-for-launching-and-growing-your-podcast-505901","url":"https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/edit-for-your-audience","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/653e52d3-8684-4dc5-a544-9d3c329e447c.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I’m walking you through why great podcast editing doesn’t start with software, plugins, or secret shortcuts — it starts with knowing your audience . Once you’re crystal clear on who you’re talking to and what they value, editing becomes a lot easier: you simply remove anything that wastes their time or doesn’t deliver value. Editing For Content I’ll share examples from real interviews (including Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” and conversations with my friends Daniel J. Lewis and Katie Krimitsos) to show how to tighten up questions, trim rambling answers, and keep the pace moving so your listeners stay engaged from start to finish. If you’ve ever listened back to your show and thought, “It’s fine…but something feels off,” this one’s for you. --- Where To start? Editing starts with your audience, not your software Why the first question is, “Who am I talking to and what do they want?” How knowing your audience’s problems, language, and attention span guides every cut. The “vegetarian at dinner” analogy: if you know who’s coming, you know what not to serve. Did they actually answer the question? Using Amy Poehler’s friend and Jennifer Lawrence as an example of a non-answer answer. How to spot when guests talk *around* a question instead of answering it. When to follow up, when to re-ask more simply, and when to just fix it in the edit. Cut the fluff, keep the value Trimming long-winded questions where the host gives too much backstory. Shortening guest answers that wander, repeat, or add no value to the listener. Why you don’t need to include your guest “thinking out loud” to get to the point. Friends, comfort, and wasted time How being comfortable with guests (friends, colleagues) can lead to bloated conversations. Why “fun to say” isn’t the same as “valuable…","meta_description":"In this episode, I’m walking you through why great podcast editing doesn’t start with software, plugins, or secret shortcuts — it starts with knowing your…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2225,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/school-of-podcasting-expert-tips-for-launching-and-growing-your-podcast-505901/episodes/cut-the-fluff-keep-the-gold-how-to-edit-for-your-audience/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/school-of-podcasting-expert-tips-for-launching-and-growing-your-podcast-505901/cut-the-fluff-keep-the-gold-how-to-edit-for-your-audience.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}