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Interviewing for podcasts
You are behind the mic, ready to record your first podcast ... but wait! What do you ask? This hands-on training session helps you navigate the world of podcast interviews.
COURSE DETAILS
The session will cover preparing for interviews, creating a question line, finding your authentic voice and active listening.
Participants will be paired up and asked to conduct short interviews with a fellow participant which will be recorded over Zoom. As a group we’ll listen back to them and workshop the interviews for constructive feedback.
This course is aimed at anyone looking at working on interviewing skills as a presenter but is also useful to those asked to be a guest on a podcast.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this session you will have:
Increased your awareness of strategies for effectively planning an interview.
Explored principles of good practice for interview hosts.
Explored the components of a good interview question.
Date:
22 January 2026, 9:30
Venue:
Online
Speaker:
Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Organising department:
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Organiser:
Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
training@mpls.ox.ac.uk
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.mpls.ox.ac.uk/training/courses/interviewing-for-podcasts-hilary
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Sophie Campbell,
Karen Brayshaw
