Overcoming imposter syndrome to make engaging content feat. Byron Dempsey

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Learn how to create engaging content

Engaging in content creation is crucial to building a successful brand or podcast. It involves creating content that resonates with your audience and keeps them returning for more. Understanding your audience’s interests and preferences and tailoring your content to meet their needs is important. By creating engaging content, you can build a loyal following and establish yourself as an authority in your niche.

Byron Dempsey is the founder of Driven Young (DYP) and host of the Driven Young podcast, the number one educational podcast in Australia for young people, with over 1 million followers and over 700,000 podcast downloads. Byron focuses on teaching practical life skills we don’t learn in school. This episode discusses his journey as a podcast host and his process for creating a podcast episode. He discusses the importance of making guests feel comfortable and the benefits of having a conversational approach to interviews. He also shares his strategy for creating TikTok clips and measuring the success of his podcast through listener feedback.

Key Takeaways:

• The Driven Young podcast targets young people and aims to teach practical life skills not taught in school
• Imposter syndrome can be a good thing because it keeps us in check and forces us to be learners
• Authenticity and relatability are key components of successful podcasting
• Preparation and research are important for interviewing, but conversation flow is also crucial
• Social media platforms like TikTok can be used to promote podcast content and engage with listeners
• Measuring success through listener impact can be a more meaningful metric than focusing solely on numbers

All this and more, on this week’s episode of We Are Podcast.

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Links:

• https://drivenyoung.com/