Optimized Airway

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Your recording process▼

Goal: one episode, start to published, in about 75 minutes. No audio engineering needed.

Gear (pick one)

  • Fastest: iPhone + Voice Memos, in a closet — $0
  • Recommended: Samson Q2U or Shure MV7+ into a laptop — ~$90–$350
  • Overkill: Interface + condenser + treated room — $600+

The biggest quality jump is the room, not the mic. Clothes in a closet kill echo.

  1. Print the script. Read it out loud once cold. Cross out anything that doesn't sound like you.
  2. Record a 10-second test. Listen on your phone speaker before committing.
  3. Record in three chunks. Top, middle, close. Stop, drink water, restart.
  4. Fumble? Clap once, pause two seconds, say the sentence again from the start. Buzzsprout shows the clap as a spike.
  5. Upload to Buzzsprout. Turn on Magic Mastering — that's your entire post-production.
  6. Paste show notes. Set episode number. Schedule for Tuesday 6:00am ET.

Mic 4–6 inches from your mouth, angled slightly off to the side. Pace: ~150 words/min — slower than feels natural.

Pronunciation card — tape this to the mic▼
hygienisthy-JEE-nist
myoMY-oh
myofunctionalMY-oh-funk-shun-ul
orofacialor-oh-FAY-shul
frenectomyfren-ECK-tuh-mee
ankyloglossiaang-kih-loh-GLOSS-ee-uh
obstructive sleep apneaAP-nee-uh
SureSmileSHUR-smile
CerumSEER-um

Scripts now write these phonetically inline the first time they appear, so you don't have to remember.

Order of attack (since you deleted the old uploads)▼
  1. Re-record the trailer first. It's 90 seconds and the sample most people hear.
  2. Then Episodes 1–3 (the launch block). Replace the AI audio in Buzzsprout — you can swap the file without losing the URL or stats.
  3. Episodes 4–5 stay unpublished until the first three are in your voice.
  4. Record the standard intro/outro once. Buzzsprout auto-splices it to every episode — you only ever record the body.

Weekly rhythm: Sunday 20 min read/mark up script → Monday 40 min record/upload/schedule → Tuesday 6am episode drops.

Scripts & show notes▼
Trailer script (~90 sec).mdTrailer — show notes.mdEp. 1 — Myo as an RDH.mdEp. 1 — show notes.mdEp. 2 — Implementing Into Practice.mdEp. 2 — show notes.mdEp. 3 — Benefits to Hygienists.mdEp. 3 — show notes.mdEp. 4 — You Don't Have to Leave Hygiene.mdEp. 4 — show notes.mdEp. 5 — The Aligner Is Not the Problem.mdEp. 5 — show notes.md
Voice, tone & show intro/outro▼
Voice & tone guide (v2 — neutral, team-first).mdShow intro / outro scripts.mdSTART HERE — unstick list & order of operations.mdLaunch schedule — what to do on which day.mdLaunch plan.mdBuzzsprout metadata (ready to paste).mdBuzzsprout step-by-step walkthrough.mdUploading episodes to Buzzsprout.mdLaunch captions (IG / LinkedIn).md
Old AI audio — reference for pacing only▼

These are the previous AI-generated versions. Use them to hear pacing and length, then replace them with your own recordings.

  • Trailer — Welcome to Optimized Airway1:04

    AI voiceover — reference for pacing only

    Download .mp3
  • Ep. 4 — You Don't Have to Leave Hygiene8:15

    AI voiceover — reference for pacing only

    Download .mp3
  • Ep. 5 — The Aligner Is Not the Problem10:29

    AI voiceover — reference for pacing only

    Download .mp3
Optimized Airway cover art

Cover art — Optimized Airway (1536×1536)

Tap & hold on mobile → Save to Photos. A 3000×3000 version is below.

Cover art — 3000×3000 (upload this one to Buzzsprout)

Apple's max size. Use this file in Buzzsprout → Artwork.

Download everything (.zip)

Cover + all scripts and plans in one file.

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