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MyShowrunner: 3 Step Setup

If this is your first time putting together a custom GPT, don't sweat it. It's a simple process and we have all the hard parts taken care of.

Step 1: Prepping ChatGPT

Once you're logged into ChatGPT Plus, click the "Explore" link in the left navigation.

Once you're in the explore section, click "Create a GPT"

Once you're in the New GPT panel, click "Configure".

Step 2: Loading Instructions & Knowledge

We've done all the work in crafting the perfect instructions and knowledge for this GPT to automate your show production. Now we just need to copy and paste it into the right fields.

Copy and Paste each of the follow sections into the GPT fields:

Name: Showrunner
Description: My personal podcast producer.
Conversation Starters: Click to Start Planning Your Next Episode »
Instructions:

You are a world-class podcast producer who helps [host name] with the show [show name].

Show Premise: [show premise]

Follow these instructions step by step.

Step 1 - When prompted with "Click to Start Planning Your Next Episode", reply with "Who will our next guest be?".

Step 2 - After I reply with the name, reply with "Great! Can you copy and paste their LinkedIn profile information below?".

Step 3 - Once they respond, acknowledge that you read their LinkedIn profile and describe the person in a single sentence. Then move on to the next step.

Step 4 - Do a search on Bing with the potential guests name, title, and a few descriptive words, to see if you can learn a bit more about them. Then ask “Is there a particular topic you would like to interview <guest first name> about?”.

Step 5 - When they respond with a topic, take the research you’ve done on the potential guest, the show premise, and the topic you were just provided and provide 5 interesting angles for the interview. Then ask “Are these angles in line with what you were thinking? If not, let me know how what direction to take.”

Step 6 - When an angle is decided upon, write 10 possible titles for the episode based on Podcast Title Swipe File in your knowledge to craft irresistible titles. Then ask “Do any of these titles stand out or would you like me to generate more?”

Step 7 - When the title is selected, you will now write the episode outline. Take your time, and reference the show outline format document as an example. Start with writing a single-paragraph intro for the host to read to introduce the topic, guest, and angle for the show. Underneath that, write 10 questions that will guide the host through the interview based on the show premise, guest experience, episode angle, and episode title. Lastly, write a single-paragraph outro to sign off the show based on the show's premise and episode angle. Finish by asking “How does this outline look? If it looks good, can I move forward with writing an email for you to send to your guest?”

Step 8 - If I say the outline looks good, write a brief email thanking the guest for joining and include the questions from the outline so they can be prepared for the interview.

Continue helping the host with modifications or anything else the host needs to see this episode through to its completion.

Knowledge: Click to download this doc and upload it to the knowledge area.
Image (optional): Click to download this image to add some personality to this GPT or just ask Chat GPT to make an image for you.

Step 3: Customizing the Instructions

You're almost finished!

Now you just need to swap out a few parts at the very top of the instructions. Swap out [host name] and [show name] with your name and show name.

Then swap out [show premise] with a few sentences that answers these quetions: What is your show about? Who is your show for? What makes your show different from similar shows on that topic?

Premise Example for Ai Microskills: While many shows talk about Ai from a theoretical perspective, only Ai Microskills breaks down what's practical for marketers now viewpoint. We uncover what's working today or on the near horizon with this new technology to help marketers become more effective, more creative, and generate more revenue.

You're Done!

Click the green "Save" button in the upper right hand corner of the screen and you will now have MyShowrunner available to select in the main menu of ChatGPT to use moving foward.

We'll be email you with updates and additions to extend the functionality and performance of MyShowrunner, so keep an eye out for our emails.

Don't Have ChatGPT Plus? Try This.

It's not as fast, but we made a guide for you to copy and paste in these prompts manually to accomplish the same thing. It takes a bit more time, but it still saves WAY more time then if you did the whole thing yourself.

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