As tempting as it may be, you can’t just sit down at your computer and hit record for a podcast. You need to prepare first if you want your guest to have an amazing experience.

In this episode, the Co-Founders of Motion and hosts of Recorded Content explain how having a pre-flight checklist can help you avoid potential problems during recording or within the post-production phase of your podcast.

Tristan and Justin talk about their different preflight checklists. Even though they have different lists, they agree that running through a checklist can help make the guest’s time on the podcast a more enjoyable experience.

Tristan reviews his proactive list to avoid tech issues and potentially embarrassing mistakes. Justin even realizes he needs to make his checklist more proactive rather than reactive to avoid sounding like he’s annoyed with the guest.