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Pod Crashing 101 Episode 514 When Your Guest Doesn't Show Up Who Is To Blame · Arroe Collins Like It's Live

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  Speaker 1: Hey, there's a podcast network I would love for you
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  Speaker 1: to check out, arrow.net, A-R-R-O-E.net. Not just a podcast, but
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  Speaker 1: it's 21 different choices. One of the most popular ones
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  Speaker 1: is The Daily Mess. Putting ourselves right here in this
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  Speaker 1: present place of right now. Now the question is, how
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  Speaker 1: do you stay and how do you grow beyond this
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  Speaker 1: moment of now without looking over your shoulder? Pretty heavy stuff, right? Oh,
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  Speaker 1: when you're driving in the car, it'll sink right in
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  Speaker 1: and put you in the right place at the right time.
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  Speaker 1: The Daily Mess on arrow.net. A-R-R-O-E dot net. Enjoy your exploration. Hey,
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  Speaker 1: welcome back to Podcrashing One-on-One, episode number 514, when your
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  Speaker 1: podcast guest doesn't show up on time. I mean, how
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  Speaker 1: long should you wait for them on Zoom? Do you
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  Speaker 1: walk away? This is becoming too often, mainly because many
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  Speaker 1: of the publicists or PR firms Aren't keeping up with
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  Speaker 1: the rhythms of change and unexpected mindsets not associated with
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  Speaker 1: being in love with the idea of doing another interview.
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  Speaker 1: But what happens when the guest isn't zooming in? How
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  Speaker 1: long should the professional hang on to that connection before
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  Speaker 1: letting go? Five or ten minutes? Send a quick message
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  Speaker 1: or an email. Wait another 15 or 20 minutes. If
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  Speaker 1: you still can't find them, cut it off and reschedule.
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  Speaker 1: The bigger issue isn't being late. It's whether they communicate.
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  Speaker 1: A guest who admits to being 10 minutes behind is
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  Speaker 1: far different from somebody who just doesn't show up. I
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  Speaker 1: never throw away my show prep believing something could happen
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  Speaker 1: in the days ahead. And it's like, oh my God,
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  Speaker 1: I got to prep for this again. This is why
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  Speaker 1: I created the podcast Missed Opportunity. I still ask the questions,
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  Speaker 1: leaving out their answers. And believe it or not, seven
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  Speaker 1: people have written to me immediately. And that interview did happen.
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  Speaker 1: The best way to beat the disconnection is to never
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  Speaker 1: assume that it's going to happen. Always drop an email
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  Speaker 1: the day before. Is it completely normal for someone to
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  Speaker 1: feel disrespected? Absolutely. It seems even more painful when somebody says, hey, dude,
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  Speaker 1: get over it. Coming up next, we're going to continue
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  Speaker 1: this conversation when your guest doesn't show up. Hey, thanks
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  Speaker 1: for coming back to Podcrashing One-on-One. Up-and-coming publicists are really
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  Speaker 1: working hard to get their clients any type of airtime.
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  Speaker 1: When your guest doesn't show up for their interview, how
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  Speaker 1: do you protect that publicist from rejection? Well, you've got
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  Speaker 1: to make it clear to the publicist that this is
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  Speaker 1: not a reflection of their hard work. Do all you
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  Speaker 1: can to protect that relationship. And trust me, the publicist
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  Speaker 1: does feel embarrassed because of the reality that is set
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  Speaker 1: in here and we don't want to wreck someone's reputation.
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  Speaker 1: Let the publicist know that you understand. Avoid venting frustrations.
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  Speaker 1: Thank them for every bit they put into it. Plus,
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  Speaker 1: do all you can to communicate over and over again.
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  Speaker 1: Podcast guests come and go. A strong relationship with a
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  Speaker 1: publicist is worth a lot more than that. Such professionalism
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  Speaker 1: on your behalf can easily lead to greater opportunities. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: I've got publicists that I've been with since the very beginning.
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  Speaker 1: When they took a chance on a podcaster that's a
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  Speaker 1: radio guy, really, really, what do they know about podcasting?
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  Speaker 1: They never left my side. So let's say there is
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  Speaker 1: a breakup. How long does it take to recover? Well,
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  Speaker 1: depending on what happened. Most situations are easily recovered. Some
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  Speaker 1: may take a couple of days and others maybe a
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  Speaker 1: week or so. And I've even had a few that
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  Speaker 1: haven't recovered. I'm Arrow, and that's Podcrashing One-on-One.