How to script a podcast?

Podcast scripts are made up of different elements. Let's start by listing the most typical building blocks for a podcast episode:

1. Intro - Intro introduces the podcast, its host and the topic of the episode
2. Guest introduction - Introduce the guest, who they are and why they have been invited
3. Interjection - Used when introducing a new topic or presenting essential data to the audience
4. Summarising - Crystallising the main points of the episode for the listener
5. Outro - End of episode, thanks, comments, hype for next episodes
6. CTA - Call To Action, i.e. "follow us on social", "remember to comment on Twitter", etc.
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Other possible blocks:

• Advertisements
• Cold open (quote from the episode at the beginning of the episode)
• Interview inserts
• Sound clips
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Tässä olisi neljä yksinkertaista ja geneeristä podcast-käsikirjoituspohjaa vapaasti kopioitavaksi käyttöön:

Interview podcast

- Opening jingle and sound elements

- intro (duration e.g. 5s) - Set the general profile of the podcast and give some basic information.

1. Tell us the name of the pod, who you are and what the pod is about.
2. Guest introduction, who is our guest and why?

- Background to the discussion, data and quotes here

- Subject #1 (duration)

1. Question 1
2. Question 2
3. Question 3

- Interlude single and possible interlude & possible commercial announcement

- Topic #2 (duration)

1. Question 1
2. Question 2
3. Question 3

- Interlude single and possible interlude & possible commercial announcement

- Topic #3 (duration)

1. Question 1
2. Question 2
3. Question 3

- Outro: Concluding remarks/Summary
Summarise the main points you have covered.

- CTA (Call To Action)
Ask to follow on social media and listen to the following episodes

- Ending single and sound elements‍

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Monologue

- Opening jingle and sound elements

- Intro (duration) - Sets the general profile of the podcast and gives some basic information .

1. Tell us the name of the pod, who you are and what the pod is about.

- Subject #1 (Duration)

1. Main point - What is being discussed?
2. Support Point - Why is this topic important?
3. Supporting data - Presenting some data that supports the main point
4. Supporting quote - Quoting someone on the topic of the episode

- Intermediate single & possible commercial announcement

- Topic #2 (Duration)

1. Main point - What is being discussed?
2. Support Point - Why is this topic important?
3. Supporting data - Presenting some data that supports the main point
4. Supporting quote - Quoting someone on the topic of the episode

- Intermediate single & possible commercial announcement

- Subject #3 (Duration)

1. Main point - What is being discussed?
2. Support Point - Why is this topic important?
3. Supporting data - Presenting some data that supports the main point
4. Supporting quote - Quoting someone on the topic of the episode

- Intermediate single & possible commercial announcement

- Concluding remarks or summary
Summarise the main points you have covered.

- Ending single and sound elements

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Panel discussion

- Opening jingle and sound elements

- Intro (duration) - Sets the general profile of the podcast and gives some basic information .

1. Tell us the name of the pod, who you are and what the pod is about.

- The moderator introduces the panellists
It would be good to have a voice on the microphone from the start, so that the listener knows who is who.

- Subject #1 (Duration)

1. Main point - What is being discussed?
   - Opening question addressed to a specific debater
   - Discussion on the topic
   - Specific question addressed to a specific debater

- Intermediate single & possible commercial announcement

- Topic #2 (Duration)

1. Main point - What is being discussed?
   - Opening question addressed to a specific debater
   - Discussion on the topic
   - Specific question addressed to a specific debater

- Intermediate single & possible commercial announcement

- Subject #3 (Duration)

1. Main point - What is being discussed?
   - Opening question addressed to a specific debater
   - Discussion on the topic
   - Specific question addressed to a specific debater

- Summary of the main points of the debate by the moderator

- Possible questions from the public and answers to them

- Ending single and sound elements

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Kokonaan käsikirjoitettu (esim. true crime)

- Intro (duration) - Sets the general profile of the podcast and gives some basic information .

1. Tell us the name of the pod, who you are and what the pod is about.

– Osa 1. (Kesto)
   Luo yleiskuva tilanteesta ja esittele päähenkilöt

• The key question that this section addresses and seeks to answer is
• The first turning point, something interesting comes to light

- Intermediate single & possible commercial announcement

- Part 2. (Duration)

•  The steak itself. This section focuses on the main event. The conflict escalates and heats up.
• Here you can apply the Cliff Hanger elements familiar from TV before the interlude.
  

- Intermediate single & possible commercial announcement

- Part 3. (Duration)

• The climax: the conflict of the episode reaches its climax
• Resolution: the conflict in the episode is resolved and the story ends

- Concluding remarks and/or teaser for the next episode

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Toivottavasti näistä pohjista on sinulle hyötyä. Jokainen podcast on uniikki yksilö ja sen skripti tulee räätälöidä tukemaan podin keskeisiä tavoitteita.

Jos kaipaat jeesiä podisi konseptoinnissa, niin älä epäröi ottaa meihin yhteyttä!