ProTip: This Story Formula is for Everyone.

ProTip from the Podcasting Lab!

Not just for podcasting, I use this story formula most of my projects --articles, posts, pods, videos...courses even.

Inspired by the NPR Story Formula, with a personal twist, I love how it makes me get tight on the story. Plus it’s super easy to say the sentence to 3 people to see how they respond, to check that it’s a story worth telling…or a podcast worth making.

It’s a little like Mad Libs😂

Fair warning: It’s simple but not always easy. I often go through several iterations to get to something worth making.Not just for podcasting, I use this story formula most of my projects --articles, posts, pods, videos...courses even.

Inspired by the NPR Story Formula, with a personal twist, I love how it makes me get tight on the story. Plus it’s super easy to say the sentence to 3 people to see how they respond, to check that it’s a story worth telling…or a podcast worth making.

It’s a little like Mad Libs😂

Fair warning: It’s simple but not always easy. I often go through several iterations to get to something worth making.

To give you an idea of what it looks like in action, here's the formula for the Podcasting Lab:

I'm creating a Podcasting Lab for experienced business people interested in podcasting but worried about the tech and it's interesting because it distills my learnings, strategies and mistakes into the streamlined process and community of practice I wish I had when I was making my first podcast.

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