You're listening to Podcasting Made Simple.

You need to do more solo episodes, especially if you are using your podcast to market your business.

But if you're like the majority of hosts, you're afraid that if you do solo episodes,

you'll ramble, go on for too long, or sound weird talking to yourself.

Which is why I don't see nearly enough podcasts feature solo episodes.

And that's a shame because solo episodes are the key to successfully marketing your business

and growing your thought leadership.

So today, I will teach you a simple episode structure that will help you plan your solo episodes

quickly and effectively. If you follow this structure, you'll know exactly what to say without having to ask,

does this make sense hundreds of times? So, are you ready to dive in? I'm Isabella Sanchez-Castaniana.

I have helped script and develop over 200

solo episodes for experts just like you. And by following this podcast structure, they are able to

grow their personal brands through their podcast. Now, it may have been a while ago,

but if you went to school in the States, you learned the five-paragraph essay. If you need a

refresher, the five-paragraph essay is typically an intro section followed by a paragraph

about each point and then a conclusion at the end. Guess what? Your solo episodes are a nice

five-paragraph essay. Let's break it down even further. If you don't have a pen and paper

out right now, I need you to get one because this structure is really simple, but it's going to go by

fast. First, you'll have the intro section of your episode. Your introduction is composed of your

hook, some background, and your orienting statement. Next, your body paragraphs are the points

you want to make about your topic. And then your conclusion paragraph is your summary or call to action.

That's the basic structure, introduction, supporting points, and conclusion. Now, let's add more

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