{"product_id":"guest-booking-interview-prep-pack","title":"Guest Booking \u0026 Interview Prep Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eA guest episode is four jobs, not one: picking the right person, getting the yes, running a good conversation, and following up like a professional. Most solo hosts improvise all four — and it shows in the empty slots, the timezone mix-ups, and the interviews that never rise above small talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pack is the guest system behind a real solo show: The Valor Standard: Off the Record, On the Mic — one host, biweekly, booking his own guests with no booker, no producer, and no publicist. Every page is made generic so it fits any podcast on any topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside: a good-guest criteria page with the red flags to pause on, a guest target list worksheet that forces a one-line angle for every name, cold outreach email templates (the standard ask and the warm path), DM variants and the one-time follow-up nudge, a booking confirmation checklist that nails down date, time in both timezones, platform, backup plan, and recording and release consent, a guest prep packet template to send the guest, a two-part interview prep sheet (research prompts, then the seven-beat question arc), a do-and-don't page with fill-in opening and closing lines, a day-of checklist, same-day thank-you, referral, and return-invitation templates, a release-day packet that makes sharing take thirty seconds, templates for reschedules, no-shows, and tech failures, and a one-page guest tracker that runs the whole pipeline — Listed, Asked, Nudged, Booked, Recorded, Released, Thanked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuild the list. Send the ask. Do the homework. Then go make the episode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical templates drawn from a working solo host's process. Not a guarantee that any guest will accept, appear, or promote an episode, and not legal advice on recording consent or releases — those rules vary by place, so confirm what applies to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside (17 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Use This Pack — the booking pipeline, from target list to thank-you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Makes a Good Guest — criteria for a strong candidate, and the red flags\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuest Target List Worksheet — ten rows, one angle each, plus where targets come from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold Outreach: Email Templates — the standard ask and the warm-path version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutreach: DM Variants \u0026amp; the Follow-Up Nudge — short forms, and one polite nudge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooking Confirmation Checklist — date, both timezones, platform, backup plan, consent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuest Prep Packet — the one message to send the guest before recording\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview Prep Sheet, Part 1: Research — the homework page, with research prompts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview Prep Sheet, Part 2: The Question Arc — the seven beats of a good interview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo \u0026amp; Don't — and Your Opening \u0026amp; Closing Lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDay-Of Checklist — morning of, thirty minutes before, first two minutes, right after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow-Up \u0026amp; Thank-You Templates — same-day thanks, the referral ask, the return invitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Packet — Making It Easy to Share\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Things Go Sideways — reschedules, no-shows, and tech failures, handled with grace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuest Tracker — one page per season, Listed through Thanked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosing — Guests Remember How You Ran It, with the companion Episode Planner, Promotion Kit, and Fix the Echo packs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it's for:\u003c\/strong\u003e solo and small-team podcasters who book their own guests; hosts whose guest process lives in scattered emails and memory; interview shows that want conversations with a shape; any host who would rather fill in a system than improvise a pipeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e PDF, 17 pages, US Letter. Print-first design. Print the Interview Prep Sheet (pages 9–10) per guest and the Guest Tracker (page 16) per season. Purchased copies may be printed for the buyer's own use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valor Digital Consulting","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68040963555627,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.valorpublicsafetyco.org\/products\/guest-booking-interview-prep-pack","provider":"Valor Digital Consulting","version":"1.0","type":"link"}