Are you asking the right Podcasting questions?
Project Podcast with Pixie
There’s nothing worse than asking the wrong question at the wrong time. Or is there? What if you just booked the perfect podcast guest, and asked them something every other podcaster has already asked. This could lead up to a terribly boring or awkward conversation.
So here’s some tips to ask better questions:
Research your guests so you can get a feel for what drives and motivates them.
Ask questions that will make your guests think outside the box.
What is the perfect question? Is there such a thing?
Or is it different for everyone else, and it’s up to the host to do the research to find that perfect question?
If you have done your research on your cast, there should be a myriad of questions that you can ask.
“Why?” Has to be one of my favorite questions.
Think about the last good conversation you had with another individual.
Did it feel like a school assignment, where somebody was reading off bullet points, putting you to sleep?
Did it feel like that person was communicating with you effectively? Did it feel like a conversation?
The questions are sort of a safety net. Feel free to add them to your list.
What is the one thing in life that you are grateful for and that makes you complete?
Has any coping strategy that you developed as a child helped you beat the odds today?
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Has any coping strategy that you developed as a child helped you beat the odds today?
What legacy would you want to leave behind?
What is the one thing that you regret not doing in life?
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Is it often that your biggest worries and fears come true?
What would you like people to remember you as?
What are the challenges that have helped define you as a person?
What is it that gets you out of control?
What has been the most defining moment in your life, and why?
What are the three most important rules you live by?
What do you think is better—superficial knowledge about a wide range of things or thorough knowledge about a few things?
How would the world get educated if there were no teachers to teach us?
Is it possible that your name has a lot of influence on the kind of person you become? Why?
Is mankind going in the right or wrong direction?
Questions are only the start to understanding each other. The only poor question, is the question that is left unanswered.
Please share your favorite question in the comments, I would love to add more to my list. Don’t forget to check out other blog posts for more podcasters.
Thank you for joining me.
My Name is Pixie and this is Project Podcast. If you would like to listen to the podcast it’s available on Spotify, Youtube, and 35 different pod-catchers.
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Bonus question’s
Could you tell me about yourself and describe your background in brief?
How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?
What did you do in the last year to improve your knowledge?
What do people misunderstand about you most?What’s your favorite childhood memory?
How did you meet your spouse/significant other?
What’s your biggest failure—and what did you learn from that experience?
If you could be remembered for one thing, what would it be?
What’s the best compliment you’ve ever gotten?
What’s an “insult” you’ve received that you’re proud of?
How would your parents describe what you do?
What is a funny story your family tells about you that you’d like to share?
What is your favorite holiday movie, and what does that say about you?
What has been your favorite job you’ve held?
What has been your least favorite job to date?
If you could go back and give your 18-year-old self one piece of advice, what would it be?
Tell me about the three most influential people in your life and how they impacted you.
What does your morning routine look like?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
If you could have coffee with any historical figure, who would you choose?
What was your favorite subject in school?
What was your favorite trip you’ve ever taken?
What star sign are you?
What Enneagram type are you?
Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
If you won $10 million tomorrow, what would you spend it on?
If you had to write a book tomorrow, what would you write about?
What is your biggest pet peeve?
What do you think the world will look like in five years?
What do you think the world will look like in fifty years?
If you had to eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
What would be the title of the book about you—if your worst enemy wrote it?
What’s your favorite color, and what does that say about you?
What’s one thing your business/successful venture did that you didn’t expect?
What is a common myth about your job or field of expertise?
What’s the biggest challenge you’re facing in your role/business/project right now and how are you tackling it?
What is the most important lesson you’ve learned over your career?
In your opinion, what is the most important personality trait/strength someone would need to work in your industry/be successful in your job?
What is one piece of advice you’d give to someone starting out in your career?
Who has been your most important professional mentor?
What’s one lesson your job has taught you that you think everyone should learn at some point in their life?
Did you always want to be a [insert profession here]?
What’s one thing about your job/field of expertise that almost no one agrees with you about?
What’s your favorite productivity hack for entrepreneurs?
At what time of day do you get your best work done?
What underrated tool(s) are indispensable for your job?
If you could start a business tomorrow, what would that business be?
What occupation (other than your own) would you like to try?
What are three books you’d recommend to my audience and why?
What are three movies you’d recommend to my audience and why?
What are three other podcasts you’d recommend to my audience and why?
What’s one question you wish I’d asked you, and how would you have answered?
Where can listeners find you online?