🎙️ RustShip Podcast - Guest Info

Hi, thank you for accepting the invitation to RustShip. 👋

Here are some details about the podcast.

📽️ Podcast distribution

• The podcast is streamed live on my YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles.
• After the episode, I will publish the recording to all the major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple podcast, etc.).
• I might also republish some clips from the live stream on YouTube in the form of videos (~10 minutes) or shorts (~1 minute vertical video).

I expect the episode to be 1h - 1h30m long.

📝 Episode outline

I’m studying what you have worked on to write a list of questions that I and/or the audience would be interested in.

These questions are the main track for the episode. However, more questions will come up:

• Since the episode is streamed live, people will have the chance to ask you questions, and I will highlight the most interesting comments from the chat.
• More questions will come to my mind based on your answers.

💪 Action items for you

Preparing for the podcast

Please, if you can:

1. Tell me if you want me to send you the questions I prepared in advance. When I was a guest on a podcast, knowing the questions in advance boosted my confidence, and I was able to provide better answers. However, if you prefer to improvise it’s totally fine, too. 👍
2. Tell me if you have any topics you would like to talk about, especially if you don’t want me to send you the questions in advance.
3. Send me the links to your website/social, so I can put them into the episode description.
4. Send me a picture of you to use in the YouTube thumbnail. You don’t need to edit the image, I will remove the background and crop it.
5. If you want a calendar invite, please send me your email address.
6. Tell me if you have appointments right after the podcast, so I can make sure we finish on time.
7. Check your setup before the stream (e.g., mic, camera, internet connection). We will join the stream 30 minutes before the start to check everything is working. If you can, try record your audio to check if you hear any background noise, for example coming from the fans of your PC. If you hear it, try to minimize it by moving the microphone away from the PC or by using a noise gate.

Joining the podcast

The link to join the stream is in your calendar invite. I use Streamlabs talk studio to stream and record the podcast. You can join from your browser.

Please follow the following guidelines to ensure a smooth experience:

• According to this guide, the Recommended Browsers are Google Chrome (PC/Mac/Android) or Safari (iOS). Please use Chrome or Chromium if you can. Other guests experienced low-res video from other browsers.
• Ensure to not accept the invitation through a messenger app, as this may not allow you to join successfully. Instead, copy the link and paste it into your browser.
• If you use VPN extensions, disable them before clicking on the invitation link.
• Make sure your laptop doesn’t have heavy background applications running.
• Make sure you are in a quiet place with no background noise.

Once you opened the invitation link, please:

1. Allow the browser to access your camera and microphone.
2. Set the name you want to be displayed during the stream.
3. Select Camera, Microphone, and Speakers. If you have multiple devices, make sure to select the correct ones. Please use headphones as speakers to avoid echo.
4. Expand the Advanced Settings menu, and:
   1. If you are using speakers remove Echo Cancellation and enable Stereo Audio.
   2. If your microphone volume is generally fine, disable Auto adjust mic volume.
   3. select the highest available resolution.
5. Click Join.

If you have any problems, don’t worry — we can tweak the settings together after you join.

After joining, you can enable virtual background.

Leaving the podcast

At the end of the episode don’t close the browser tab! After I end the stream, we can stay on the call to discuss privately how the episode went.

When we finished talking, please:

• Locate & press the Leave button displayed from your Talk Studio. You will see a displayed notification that Talk Studio is “Finishing up your recording…”
• Wait until you receive a “Recording Complete” notification to leave the live stream safely so that I can download the live stream successfully.

After the podcast

Please, if you can:

1. If you have any feedback, please let me know. For example:

   • How can I improve RustShip?
   • How can I improve this document?
   • How can I improve as a host?
   • How can I improve the experience of the next guests?

2. Do you have suggestions for future guests?

🙏 Thank you

Thanks again for accepting the invitation. I’m looking forward to the episode! Let me know if all of the above sounds good to you and if you have any questions.