There’s nothing worse than getting an episode back from your podcast editor – or editing it yourself – only to find the guest sounds great but Zoom had recorded your laptop mic instead of the one in front of your face. It happens all the time. Whether you’ve already experienced it or you’ve been lucky so far, the next few minutes will save you a lot of heartache in the future.

Links

• Join the Helpful Podcasters community
• The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right, by Atul Gawande
• Duplicate my preflight checklist