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The Level Up: Podcast Appraisal & Coaching
Find out exactly what’s holding your podcast back – and what to fix first.
This is a complete professional appraisal of your podcast from people who’ve spent thirty years in national broadcast radio and television.
It’s not a failing – it’s what happens when you’re too close to your own work. You stop noticing the wording in your intro that makes listeners switch off; the interview questions that close guests down instead of opening them up, the audio issues that fatigues a listener before they’ve reached the halfway point. You stop questioning if the title is doing its job, whether the show notes are pulling anyone in and if the supporting social media content is working.
We notice. It’s what thirty years in national broadcast radio and television trained us to do.
The Podcast Level Up is a complete, honest review of your podcast – every dimension of it. We listen carefully, we assess what’s working and what isn’t, and we tell you exactly what needs to change and why.
You’ll get a genuine professional appraisal from people who present daily shows on the UK’s biggest commercial radio brand and have worked in studios alongside some of the biggest names in UK broadcasting. We also have a lot of experience designing and producing successful podcasts.
If you’re an organisation looking for a full strategic review of an existing show with a view to ongoing production, you should consider our Podcast Review & Repositioning service.
What we review
Our Podcast Level Up covers every dimension of your podcast:
- Content and editorial – Structure and pacing, intro and outro effectiveness, episode length, call to actions.
- Host performance – Delivery and presentation, interview technique, energy and tone, listener connection.
- Technical and production – Audio quality and sound design, guest audio management, mixing and mastering.
- Distribution and visibility – Episode titles and show notes, promotional clips and social content, platform and distribution basics and release consistency.
“Our podcast coaching with Ben and Rory was invaluable – a detailed appraisal of our first series, with tangible actions and tips which we will be putting into practice in our second series. Ben and Rory have buckets of experience and enthusiasm and it was great to get an external expert view on what we're doing right and the tweaks we can make to take Trapped History to the next level. Thanks to this session we're feeling very energised and positive about what the future holds.”
How it works
Send us three recent episodes and a short brief about what you’re trying to achieve with the show. We do the rest. Within seven working days you receive a written report with time codes pointing to specific issues as well as broader ideas. A detailed report with time-coded feedback, clear priorities, and specific fixes you can act on immediately.
Choose how far you want to go
Level Up Report — £475
The full professional appraisal of your podcast. Every dimension assessed, findings prioritised, actions clear. If you want to know exactly what’s holding your podcast back and what to do about it, this is where you start.
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Level Up Report + Coaching — £950
The full diagnostic appraisal report plus two one-to-one sessions with a member of our team.
The first session (60 minutes) walks through the findings and works on delivery and presentation techniques in real time – because some of what we find around host performance is easier to understand when you can hear it demonstrated and practise it with someone in the room.
The second session (30 minutes), a few weeks later, reviews a new episode to assess your progress and lock in what’s changed. It’s also a chance to ask questions and work through anything specific to your show.
Contact us to book a Level Up Report + Coaching
"I approached The Podcast Coach hoping to improve the sound quality, edit and image of my podcast. Within a very short time all aspects were much improved, and ratings started to soar! They were fantastic to work with. A solid and professional production company ready to give your podcast what it needs to become successful."
You already know something isn't quite right. Now find out what it is and how to fix it.
Contact us to book your Level Up