Three Quick Ways to Make Your Podcast Edits Sound Natural

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And now, this week's episode.

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When it comes to editing your podcast, it can be tempting to make it too polished, to the point where it doesn't flow as well as it should.

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And it's understandable. After all, you want to offer your listeners the best experience you can.

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But to make each episode as good as it can be, there are three quick changes you can make to help it sound as natural as possible.

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Number one, don't delete every um.

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Yes, they can be very conspicuous if there are a lot, but at times they can also be a very natural part of the conversation.

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So when someone's thinking of a point to make, for example.

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So leave those ones in.

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Number two, don't be too aggressive on removing breaths.

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Much like ums, they can be conspicuous

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if someone is particularly breathy when speaking.

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But if you're too aggressive on this, it can sound choppy

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because now natural breaths are also removed

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and you get that staccato vocal effect.

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And number three, don't rely on AI too much

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to remove filler words and spaces.

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Yes, it can save you time,

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but you can always tell when a podcaster's used AI

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to remove filler words and not checked it,

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because the space between words and sentences

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is much more prominent and jumpy

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and sounds super unnatural.

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You don't need to make huge changes

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to your editing process,

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but making one or all of the three mentioned here

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will help each episode flow better.

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Until the next time,

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