Lessons learned from publishing 300 episodes

Pharmacist's Voice

This is episode 300! In today’s episode, I celebrate my podcasting milestone, share clips from old episodes, express gratitude, share 20 lessons learned, and talk about what’s next for The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast.

If this is your first experience with The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast, thank you for listening! My name is Kim Newlove, RPh. I’m a pharmacist by training, and I have experience in hospital, retail, compounding, and behavioral health. I’m not in clinical practice anymore. Among other things, I’m an author, a voice actor, and a podcast host. My website is https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com.

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Clips in this episode

• Episode 1
• Episode 100 (oops version)
• Episode 100 (redo version)
• Episode 200

Thank-yous

• Thank you God for unanswered prayers. Instead of the 30-year career in a traditional pharmacist role I aimed for, I got an interesting, non-traditional career that includes podcasting.
• Supportive friends and family, especially to my husband Nathan and my two sons.
• Dave Jackson for teaching me about podcasting and continuing to coach me (5 years and still going strong). To learn more about Dave, visit www.schoolofpodcasting.com.
• Don Baarns, my audio engineering mentor
• My audience. The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast has tens of thousands of downloads in more than 60 countries (in the last 30 days). Thank you for listening!
• Guests. This podcast has about 50% interview shows or panel discussions. Our conversations inspire my audience. Thank you for being guests!

Lessons learned

1. Vocal confidence
2. Better microphone choices
3. Better microphone positioning
4. Comfort, confidence, and skill with in-person podcasting
5. Experience hiring a podcast editor. (Thank you, Engin Hassan.)
6. I closed the gap (reference to Episode 83 with Sean Pratt)
7. I can laugh at myself.
8. Vocally and audio engineering-wise, I have improved tremendously
9. Production schedules are important.
10. I am coachable, and I can confidently coach others about podcasting.
11. I need a “guest sign-up form” on my website.
12. Otter.ai is helpful for show notes.
13. Being able to copy a link to an episode and paste it into an email saves me time.
14. It takes years to earn a reputation as a podcaster.
15. Focusing on single topics feels right to me.
16. I enjoy writing.
17. 300 episodes helped me learn what I like to do and what I don’t like to do.
18. If I had to pick between VO (voiceover jobs) and podcasting, I’d pick podcasting.
19. I got my 300th follower on YouTube this week.
20. Life is short.

What’s next?

• The next hundred episodes…ETA Fall 2026
• Newsletters for the podcast (LinkedIn and email)
• Coaching new pharmacist podcasters. I am offering a webinar on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 8 PM Eastern for anyone interested in starting a podcast.
• In 2025, I will be pitching pharmacy organizations to hire me to run their podcasts at conferences. I don’t have to be on the mic. I can record a host of their choosing.

If you know someone who interested in starting a podcast or hiring me to help their organization with podcasting, please share this episode with them. Please subscribe/follow The Pharmacist’s Voice ® Podcast on your favorite podcast player and YouTube to get each new episode right when it comes out.

Links from today’s episode

The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast Episode 1

The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast Episode 100

The Pharmacist’s Voice Podcast Episode 200

Episode 83 with Sean Pratt, non-fiction audiobook narration coach

The Perrysburg Podcast https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com

Samson Q2U microphone https://bit.ly/48g7arQ (not an affiliate link 10-17-2024)

ShureSM7B microphone https://bit.ly/3A1uJrE (not an affiliate link 10-17-2024)

Cloud Lifter https://bit.ly/3Y564KG (no an affiliate link 10-17-2024)

Dave Jackson https://schoolofpodcasting.com/

Don Baarns https://redbaarnsaudio.com/

Kim’s websites and social media links:

✅Business website https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com

✅The Pharmacist’s Voice ® Podcast https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast

✅Pronounce Drug Names Like a Pro © Online Course https://www.kimnewlove.com

✅FREE eBook/audiobook combo https://www.kimnewlove.com/podcasting

✅Podcasting Online Course https://www.kimnewlove.com/podcasting

✅Private Podcasting Coaching or Consulting https://www.kimnewlove.com/private-coaching

✅LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnewlove

✅Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kim.newlove.96

✅Twitter https://twitter.com/KimNewloveVO

✅Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimnewlovevo/

✅YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA3UyhNBi9CCqIMP8t1wRZQ

✅ACX (Audiobook Narrator Profile) https://www.acx.com/narrator?p=A10FSORRTANJ4Z

✅Start a podcast with the same coach who helped me get started (Dave Jackson from The School of Podcasting)! **Affiliate Link - NEW 9-8-23**

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