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Hi, I'm Chelsea. As the host of a podcast where guests from all over the world come on to share

their stories through some of life's most challenging moments, it's important that I know how to

navigate some pretty sensitive topics. And today I'm going to share with you some of the

tips that I use to make my

recording sessions as comfortable, seamless, and non-judgmental as possible. This is especially

important if you have guests on regularly, but even if you just have guests on every now and then,

these are good things to keep in your back pocket and help

keep you on track, make sure your conversations are progressing while also allowing grace and

space for your guest to share their personal journey. Number one, the most important thing to

remember, this is not about you. Unless your podcast specifically is about your opinions,

if your guest is speaking, it is not about you. I constantly have to remind myself not to interject.

And it's not in a way that is to stop the guest from speaking or to impress my opinions on the matter.

It's more that I will find something that I connect with and I just want to jump in with a, oh my gosh, me too.

Or that's like the time that I, it's not the time for that.

Make sure your guest feels that they are the only thing that you are paying attention to

and that you are giving them your undivided attention, that they are able to speak freely

and as openly as they are comfortable in order to share their story authentically. When there are

natural pauses, it's okay to interject something. And of course, along the way, I definitely do some

like nods and some agreements or even some sighs. It's okay to interject natural sounds. Really the most important thing to remember is that

when your guest is speaking, it's about them. It's not about you. So that's the biggest takeaway

from this whole thing. I just gave it to you in the first less than two minutes.

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