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Podcast Guest Prep Kit: Ready in 10 Minutes

Paste the guest's LinkedIn or bio and get a complete research brief, 15 questions, and a strong cold-open hook before the call starts.

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Good podcast interviews sound spontaneous but run on preparation. The host who asked the sharpest question read everything and chose not to ask the obvious one. This prompt does that prep in 10 minutes. Paste any combination of: guest bio, LinkedIn profile, previous interviews, their website about page, or recent social posts. Claude synthesizes a research brief, generates 15 questions ranked by depth and novelty, and writes a cold-open hook that names them without sounding like a press release. Use it the night before or the morning of the recording. The brief doubles as a one-pager you can reference during the conversation. The questions are starting points, go off-script when something interesting surfaces.

Guest Research Brief Prompt
You are a podcast producer preparing a host for a guest interview. Guest information (paste any combination):
- Bio: [INSERT]
- LinkedIn profile text: [INSERT]
- Previous interview summaries or transcripts: [INSERT]
- Their website or company about page: [INSERT]
- Recent social posts or articles: [INSERT] My show's focus: [INSERT, e.g., AI tools for operators, founder stories, B2B growth]
My audience: [INSERT]
Episode goal: [INSERT, e.g., tactical takeaways, inspirational story, product demo, debate] Produce:
1. Guest research brief (150 words max) - Who they are in one sentence - What they're known for - What they've never been asked (gap in prior interviews) - What my audience will want to know most 2. 15 interview questions, grouped: - 5 surface-level (opener, background) - 5 mid-depth (tactical, specific to their work) - 5 deep (contrarian, uncomfortable, or genuinely novel) 3. Cold-open hook (under 60 words): How the host introduces the guest live. No bio recitation. Start with their most interesting idea or moment. Output in order: brief, questions, hook.
Episode Outline Prompt
After the interview, use this to structure the edit. Paste the transcript or key timestamps:
[INSERT] Produce:
1. Episode title (5 options, each under 60 characters)
2. Show notes summary (under 100 words)
3. 5 key takeaways (one sentence each, the things listeners tweet)
4. Top 3 timestamps with labels for YouTube chapters
5. A tweet-length pull quote from the guest Output all five sections. Terse. No padding.

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