Guest guidelines

This document was originally written by Ryan in Google Docs.

Listen to a few of our previous shows

• each show follows a generally unchanging format
• listening to the show you will be on will give up a general idea of the format
• it gives you an idea of how you sound

Use a quality microphone in a relatively quiet location

• sounds ridiculous and obvious
• a microphone built into your laptop or mounted on your desk near your keyboard will pick up extraneous noise like typing
• we want to have your voice in its best quality so you sound great - we can only do so much in post production
• if you don’t know if you have a quality microphone, Ryan can tell you via Skype
• you can get a great USB headset at Target/BestBuy/Walmart for usually under $35

Use headphones

• this prevents us from hearing ourselves via your computer speakers
• it also prevents us from distractions coming through your speakers (like a noisy ad bomb)
• keeps you focused and allows you to hear us better

Read the show notes; read up a little on material

• generally, we are pretty lax on what you need prepared, the real host will usually prepare before hand a majority of the material
• read up a few stories or links, or inquire more about the show topics beforehand

Prepare a “Where can we find you on the Internet?”

• at the end of every show, or when you need to leave, you will be asked to plug yourself
• you must have a twitter, google+, website, blog - something you actively and currently use that we can link back to
• if you have a project that you cannot plug for other circumstances, you can simply use your most well known public identity

Refer to the calendar and emails for scheduling

• The calendar will have a general schedule for the day of any given show
• Refer to emails from your host or Ryan for the most updated scheduling (emails typically take precedence over the calendar)

Ask if you have questions

• if you have questions, please ask the show host or Ryan and they will get back to you