Prepare focused interview questions, test guest audio, capture a traceable conversation and review the final edit and transcript before release.
Choose the question the episode should answer and prepare open prompts grounded in the guest’s relevant work. Share the format, topics, recording method, intended use and any agreed review boundaries. Record pronunciations and sensitive areas the guest has asked to handle carefully.
Test the microphone, headphones, room and software the guest will use. Confirm permission prompts, track separation and the service’s current export and backup behavior in the actual account. Compare a short recorded passage for noise, echo and plosives; do not rank platforms by an assumed universal quality order.
Confirm recording permission and whether recording has actually started on each required source. Use a running order as a guide, leave room for useful follow-ups and mark technical interruptions for editing. Record planned segments in the runtime tool while retaining the real conversation length as a separate observation.
Keep participants available until required local files and uploads are complete. Open the recovered tracks, compare starts, ends, duration and sync, and retain any call backup. Record missing or damaged sections promptly so a pickup can address a specific gap.
Build the episode without changing the speaker’s intended meaning, and check factual names or references against the conversation and supporting notes. Follow the review agreement made at the briefing stage. Count actual reviewed transcript text if needed; price transcription with explicit billed minutes rather than treating an estimate as text.
Listen to the final encode and check guest name, title, links, credits, timestamps and transcript against that version. Confirm any agreed corrections and record the approved revision. Archive source tracks, permission/review notes and the final assets with a clear owner for later corrections.
Write and download the task brief, measured results and handoff decisions as Markdown.
Calculate a ratio from compatible signal-only and noise-only measurements made under the same conditions.
Add actual planned content, introduction, advertising and outro durations once.
Estimate delivery or backup size from the actual encoded bitrate or PCM format.
Count words in the actual reviewed transcript or script text that you paste into the tool.
Estimate transcript workload from speech minutes, and price billed audio minutes separately.
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Use a real guest recording test to evaluate placement and unwanted pickup; microphone design and room conditions affect the result.
Keep the following evidence with the actual version used for this task.
| Record | Include | Check |
|---|---|---|
| Brief | Topics, name pronunciation, intended use and review scope | Confirm before recording |
| Sources | Guest/host tracks, uploads, backup and interruptions | Play and compare the recovered files |
| Release | Approved edit, transcript, links and corrections | Match to one exact audio version |
Useful answers may need clarification rather than the next planned question.
Agree the scope and timing early enough to support the actual release plan.