Sounding Your Best as a Podcast Guest

<p><strong>🎤</strong><a href="https://bit.ly/VOVSoundYourBestWorkbook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Download my Sounding Your Best as a Podcast Guest worksheet here!</strong></a>🎤</p><p>After fifteen years in the voiceover industry, almost three years of hosting the Audio Branding podcast where I talk about the power of sound, and having been a guest on a number of podcasts myself, I've learned a thing or two about creating quality audio. I hope some of the lessons I've learned can help you find just the right sound for your own setup. I'm going to talk mostly about being a guest on podcasts, but this will give you some tips on how to improve your sound if you're a host as well.&nbsp; Either can be a challenge, between all the different equipment each side might have, how far apart they might actually be, and making everything line up so that it still sounds seamless.&nbsp; But here are a few tips I've learned about how to create the best sound impression – specifically as a podcast guest.</p><p>The first step, and probably the most important, is to have a separate microphone. I’ll talk more about choosing the right mic for your needs in just a bit, but for now, the important thing is to just make sure that it’s separate from your computer or phone. It doesn’t have to be the most expensive mic out there: just having a dedicated device can make a world of difference in the sound quality.</p><p>Just as a dedicated microphone makes a huge difference in the outgoing sound quality, headphones make the same difference when it comes to the incoming sounds and keeping the two separate. You don't need expensive headphones either, and they can be any style you like: in the ear, over the ear, either way is fine. But there's one tip I've learned through hard experience that might not be obvious, and that's to make sure that "echo cancellation" is turned off.</p><p>Echo cancellation is a feature you'll find on remote recording services like Squadcast, Riverside.fm, and Zencastr. It works by cutting off yo