Podcast Intro Voice Script + TTS Direction

[VOICE DIRECTION]
Voice: Warm, confident, conversational baritone/alto
Pace: Medium (150 words/min), slow down on the show name
Energy: Enthusiastic but not over-the-top — NPR meets Joe Rogan
Emphasis: Bold words should be slightly louder and slower

[SCRIPT — 20 seconds]
Welcome back to **[Show Name]** — the podcast where we [one-line show concept].

I'm your host, **[Host Name]**, and today [we're diving into / I'm sitting down with / we're unpacking] **[episode topic/guest]**.

[If guest]: They're [one impressive credential], and they're here to [what listener will learn].
[If solo]: This is one I've been wanting to dig into for a while, and I think you're going to [walk away with / be surprised by / completely rethink] [teaser].

Let's get into it.

[MUSIC CUE: Fade in theme music under last sentence, full volume after "Let's get into it."]

[TTS SETTINGS]
- Stability: 0.45 (slightly more expressive)
- Similarity boost: 0.78
- Style exaggeration: 0.3
- Add 0.5s pause after show name
- Add 0.3s pause before episode topic