Guidelines for Creating a Podcast
This Competency Assessment requires submission of three (3) files:
• Podcast Planning template document (Word file)
• Podcast Recording (audio or video file of 5–7 minutes in length)
• Podcast Transcript (text file) Review the following guidelines for the steps in creating your podcast.
Step 1: Podcast Planning Planning is key to a successful podcast. The Podcast Planning template document will support this process and enable you to demonstrate for the Competency Assessment the learning and thought you put into preparing for your podcast interview. Review and complete the following requirements.
Identify a Professional to Interview Choose your expert based on the following requirements. The individual is:
• A member of your specific healthcare field, or someone who can speak with authority to your field
• Recognized within your facility, community, region, or beyond as an expert on the topics of principles of professional–patient relationships for integrating social justice and human rights into practice
• Available to meet in person or to be recorded remotely within your time period for completing this Competency. Important Note: An interview via email, text, or social media is not accepted.
Prepare a brief profile of the professional to support your selection and for introducing the individual on your podcast.
Note: When you contact the expert to request the interview, be sure to confirm the following:
1. Date, time, and approximate length of the interview
2. How the interview will be conducted—in person or via remote connection
3. Permission granted by the expert for an audio or video recording of the interview, which will be submitted to your instructor.
Set the Interview Purpose Think ahead to the primary purpose of your interview. For example, you might mainly aim to inform or persuade your audience of the need to integrate social justice and human rights into practice. Or you might aim to provide concrete strategies for doing so. Use your understanding of needs in your healthcare field to help determine your purpose.
Investigate the Interview Topics As the podcast interviewer, you want to have a solid background on the topics you will discuss with your expert. The Learning Resources provided for this Competency support developing your understanding of core principles of professional–patient relationships for integrating social justice and human rights into practice. The Podcast Planning template document will guide you with questions for demonstrating your understanding of key topics in preparation for the podcast interview.
Develop Your interview Questions Draw on the knowledge you have gained on the topics of principles of professional–patient relationships for integrating social justice and human rights into practice to identify three to five (3–5) questions to ask the expert. Keep these tips in mind: 1. Draft questions that support your interview purpose.
2. Frame open-ended questions—such as how and why questions—to encourage detailed answers.
3. Add follow-up questions that will invite the expert to dig deeper into a topic with more details.
Note: You may choose to share your questions in advance with the expert. However, discourage your expert from scripting answers, to avoid long monologues and promote a conversation between the two of you. Instead, recommend preparing by creating a bulleted list of talking points.
In advance, estimate how much time to allot for each portion of the podcast to meet your 5- to 7-minute goal. Time your portions of the podcast for an idea of how many minutes you will have for your expert’s responses. For example:
• Welcome listeners.
• Explain the main theme of the podcast.
• Provide a brief introduction and professional bio of your expert guest.
• Ask the first question.
• Expert responds.
• Ask a follow-up to the first question or ask the second question.
• Expert responds.
• Ask a follow-up question or ask the third question.
• Expert responds.
• Continue with additional questions and responses as you have time.
• Wrap up by thanking your guest.
Note: Be sure to ask your most important questions first to ensure they are addressed in your interview.
