408. Why and How to Use Podcast Chapters

Podcast chapters allow your listening audience to get extra context during your podcast, more easily take action, and jump to spots in your episodes. So are chapters right for your podcast?

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What are podcast chapters? [01:05] 2.

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Answering the objection: chapters allow audiences to skip content [03:53] 4.

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The helpful benefit of chapters: context [07:19] 6.

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The most convenient benefit of chapters: actionability [10:52] 8.

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How to chapter your podcast episodes [17:55] 10.

First, pick your chaptering style [18:05]

Second, add your chapters with the right tools [21:33]

• Try PodChapters! https://podchapters.com/

1. Podcasting 2.0 "cloud chapters" are already better [34:29]

• The official Podcasting 2.0 chapters spec: https://podcasting2.org/docs/podcast-namespace/tags/chapters • Let's Look at Podcast Chapters, from The Future of Podcasting: https://www.futureofpodcasting.net/lets-look-at-podcast-chapters-with-daniel-j-lewis/

1. Podcasting 2.0 could bring "super chapters" [36:30]

• Super Chapters in Plain English, from The Future of Podcasting: https://www.futureofpodcasting.net/superchapters-in-plain-english/ • Chapters, from Podcasting 2.0 in Practice: https://podcasting-2-in-practice.captivate.fm/episode/chapters

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