In this episode, Julie-Anna talks about how to test your equipment before you start recording. Now some of this may seem obvious, but we’ve both been there when a laptop conks out halfway through an interview or the mic records at the wrong level leaving you with rubbish audio.

Step 1: Plug in your lap or make sure it’s fully charged. Recording remotely takes up a lot of power, so having a laptop with plenty of battery power is essential.

Step 2: Check you have all your equipment and it’s all in the correct position.

Step 3: Do a test recording and listen back to it (and do this at the level you’ll be speaking at when in conversation with your guest which is normally louder than when you’re on your own).