On this episode, Rob shares his experience as an interviewer and podcaster. He shares with us some strategies on how he chooses his guests, how he prepares his questions, what he thinks is important for interviewees and listeners and other behind the scenes things you need to know about the Disruptors Podcast! KEY TAKEAWAYS Find a credible and interesting guest. Rob makes sure that the guest could be a big name, an unknown, a person that the community wouldn’t think of, or a person you could take a chance on to contribute on the message. Hire a good researcher to get you the possible best guests out there. You could find them through your network of colleagues, from the documentaries you’re watching, or from your favourite podcasts. Be insistent if you really want them. Rejection is better than nothing. Reach out by calling, emailing, or even sliding them a message on their social media. Have a framework for the interview. Prepare 5-7 main questions. Research on the quest beforehand. For Rob, sometimes, he intentionally does not research the guest to make it more interesting. There are times also that he lets the energy of conversation guide them. Just remember to make sure of your key questions. Personalize the questions for each guest. Try not to use rehash questions anymore. For The Disruptive Entrepreneur, what’s a sort of common question is about the commercial and the non-commercial experience in their career. The interview is not about the interviewer; it’s about the interviewee. It doesn’t matter how great the guest you’ve invited if you won’t be able to get the best out of him in the interview. Remember to let him finish his answers first before proceeding. Be professional during the interview. Always try to have a good rapport and engage him to talk. Ask good interesting questions. While interviewing, you might tend to look every time at your prepared written questions, it might be quite off-putting for the guest. A podcast is convenient, easy to access, and a personal media. It’s the closest thing that audience could listen to the author or the expert without even meeting him. The podcasting industry has been constantly growing for the last 15 years. But still hasn’t reached its peak of exponential growth. BEST MOMENTS “The bigger you make a big decision, the often it’s the worst decision you make.” “It’s good to be nervous because it makes you prepare well.” “Interview is not about the interviewer. It’s about the interviewee.” “Guest is the most important person. You’ve got to try to draw out stories on experiences, the golden nuggets, etc.” “You’re an artist. Whatever you love to do, that is your art.” [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 John Challis (Boycie) on His Career After Only Fools & Horses | Interview with Rob Moore (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4cHG2pS98Y) The Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast by Rob Moore (https://robmoore.com/podcast/) The Money Podcast by Rob Moore (https://itunes.apple.com/in/podcast/the-money-podcast/id1358672174?mt=2) Adam Buxton Podcast (http://adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts) The Joe Rogan Podcast (http://podcasts.joerogan.net/)   disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com