Corporate video podcast: how to record one properly in a company

A corporate video podcast works when you have clean audio, two or three fixed cameras and a list of topics, not scripted lines. With a quiet room and a two to three hour session you can record two episodes and pull five or six LinkedIn clips from each.

What fails most often is not the picture, it is the sound and the lack of a clear format. If the audio is poor, nobody sits through twenty minutes. Without a format, the episode drags and there are no clips to rescue.

What is a company video podcast and what is it for?

It is a conversation recorded in audio and video, published in full on YouTube or your website and cut into clips for social media. It gives executives or in-house experts a voice without a heavy production, and it gives you recurring content at a reasonable cost per episode.

It is not a standard corporate interview. The conversation leads: less closed script, more open questions and a host who knows how to listen. You can hear it in the pace, and it makes the edit much easier.

How to record a corporate video podcast well

Audio: decide this first

One dynamic microphone per person, on a boom arm, about 10 centimetres from the mouth, each on its own channel. That lets me clean and balance voices in DaVinci Resolve without one speaker bleeding into another. Lavalier mics work in tight spaces, but a table mic sounds better and gives the guest a physical cue to speak to.

Cameras and framing

For two people I use three cameras: a wide shot and a medium shot of each speaker. With a Sony A7 in each position, locked off on tripods in 4K, you get shot changes in the edit without an operator on every camera. With a single guest, two cameras are enough.

Room, light and set

Pick a room without echo: carpet, curtains, bookshelves. Avoid glass-walled meeting rooms. Light is soft, from the front and slightly to the side, with a background that has some depth and a touch of brand colour, not a giant logo.

Common mistakes when recording a company podcast

• Recording in a meeting room with echo and air conditioning noise.
• Using a single room microphone for every guest.
• Not agreeing on a format: length, sections and number of questions.
• Publishing the full episode without cutting 30 to 60 second clips.
• Changing host every episode and losing the voice of the series.
• Leaving the edit for last without deciding which clips you want.

Frequently asked questions

If you want to start a company podcast in Madrid and are not sure where to begin, write to me through /contacto. With the number of guests and the room available, I will tell you what equipment you need and how many episodes I can record in one session.