Podcast Intro — Professional Branding

## Podcast Intro Design

**Podcast name**: [name]
**Genre**: [business / tech / comedy / true crime / interview / educational]
**Tone**: [professional / friendly / dramatic / witty / mysterious]
**Duration**: [15 / 20 / 25 / 30 seconds]
**Host name(s)**: [who hosts]

### Script + Audio Direction:

**[0:00-0:03] — Music Bed Starts**
Music: [genre-appropriate, energetic start — describe]
Level: starts at 80%, dips to 30% when voice enters

**[0:03-0:08] — Cold Open (optional)**
[A quick rotating quote, listener question, or episode teaser]
"[Preview of this episode's best moment]"
Voice: energy match to the content, slight processing (reverb/EQ)

**[0:08-0:12] — Show Title**
"Welcome to [Podcast Name]..."
Voice: confident, clear, slightly larger than life
SFX: subtle whoosh or impact on the show name

**[0:12-0:18] — Tagline + Host**
"...the show where [tagline that explains the show's value in one line]."
"I'm [Host Name]."
Music: slight energy lift here

**[0:18-0:22] — Episode Context**
"Today, [what this episode is about — one sentence]."
Music: settling down, creating space for the content

**[0:22-0:25] — Transition**
"Let's get into it." / "Here we go." / [Signature catchphrase]
Music: clean transition — either fade under or button ending
SFX: optional signature sound (ding, whoosh, record scratch)

### Music Specification:
- Genre: [specific to podcast genre]
- Energy: high for intro, dips for voice, clean ending
- Instrumentation: [describe]
- Must be licensable / royalty-free / original
- Loop-friendly in case intro needs to extend

### Versions Needed:
1. Full intro (with all elements)
2. Short version (10 sec — for mid-roll ad returns)
3. Music bed only (for voiceover flexibility)
4. Outro version (similar vibe, resolving energy)