Guest Guide

Do you have a business?

Are you part of a non-profit organization or volunteer for a cool cause?

Are you an artist?

A writer?

A musician?

If you are doing something cool in the green mountain state – I want to talk to you!

There are three requirements to be on the show.

  1. You must reside in Vermont.
  2. You must have something interesting to talk about (project, cause, group, business, etc).
  3. You must fill out the Guest Release Form either online or in person.

Being a guest on Vermont Talks is easy.

The show is very casual and exists to promote local projects – the hardest part is usually scheduling! Please fill out the Interview Request form or submit a calendly request to get started.

Interview Location

I have a very mobile setup and can meet at most any location. I’ve done interviews at the University Mall and can meet at a coffee shop or your location as well.

I love recording on site if you have a business, rehearsal space, or other on site location.

I live in Colchester and have opened my home up to recording interviews in the past. I have had a podcast studio, and hope to have one again some day.

General Details for Vermont Talks Guests

  1. Don’t Panic! This is going to be fun 🙂
  2. Check out some existing episodes on vermonttalks.com and how customized
    some of the show notes pages are! Send me pics through email or drop them
    into your google drive folder for the interview and I’ll include them on your page.
  3. I cannot record without your written consent – see the Guest Release link at the bottom of the site. We will do this the
    day of the interview, don’t worry about trying to sign this digitally!
  4. I’ll send you info about your specific interview ahead of time, along with some
    open ended questions I may or may not ask. I keep it conversational, so often
    we will cover questions without me asking them directly.
  5. Be prepared to talk about yourself and your ‘cool thing’… ie – event, business,
    band, art exhibit, book, project, or whatever brings you on the show.
  6. Get comfortable and make sure the mic is where you want it before we start –
    try not to move around too much while we are recording. Just give me a heads
    up if you need to re-adjust.
  7. I’ll introduce you as my guest with three impressive / interesting facts about you
    (see your interview specific information if you’d like to pick these facts).
  8. Once we get past details and intros, the interview should feel like a normal
    conversation.
  9. Have fun and be yourself, this isn’t meant to be stiff or overly edited!
  10. I have the ‘explicit content’ warning for a reason – don’t worry about it if you
    swear.
  11. I make mistakes, don’t feel like you need to be perfect! I try to edit as little as
    possible so the show feels like a natural conversation.
  12. I have headsets for 1 on 1 interviews and standalone microphones on hand.
  13. Microphone recording tips:
    a. Speak directly into the microphone
    b. Hold your mouth about 2-3 inches from the wind screen
    c. No coughing directly into the mic please
    d. Don’t worry about umms or ahhs
    e. Don’t worry if you want to start a sentence or statement over. Just pause
    for a second and repeat yourself. I can re-ask questions as well, but don’t
    worry about it too much!