Free tool · For hosts
Podcast Guest Introduction Generator
The first thirty seconds decide whether your listener stays for the hour. Fill in a few lines about your guest and get the on-air introduction, a cold open and the show-notes credit, each timed out loud. No sign-up, no AI, nothing stored.
A note for you, never read on air. Ask them, even when the name looks obvious.
Not the most impressive line on their résumé: the one your listeners lean in for.
Include the verb. The experience that makes them the right person for today.
An angle, not a topic. “Leadership” is a topic; “why she stopped doing reviews” is an episode.
A year, or a phrase like “three years ago”. Cold open only.
The decision, failure or discovery the interview opens on. Cold open only.
Goes in the show-notes credit, not the spoken intro.
Standard introduction
Read on air, most episodes
My guest today is [guest's name], [the one credential that matters to this audience]. [guest's name] has [the experience that makes them the right person for this subject]. By the end of this conversation you will know [the concrete takeaway]. [guest's name], welcome to [show name].
46 words · about 18 seconds out loud
Cold open
Read on air, when the guest has a story to start from
In [year], [guest's name] [the moment: the decision, the failure, the discovery]. Today they are [the one credential that matters to this audience], and that is where we are going to start. [guest's name], thanks for being here.
38 words · about 15 seconds out loud
Show-notes credit
The episode description, for listeners who never hear the spoken one
[guest's name] is [the one credential that matters to this audience]. In this episode: [the concrete takeaway]. Find [guest's name]: [the single link they asked for]
26 words · written, not read
Nothing is sent or saved: this runs entirely in your browser. Read it out loud once before you record: an intro that looks fine on paper often runs long in the mouth.
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How it works
- 1
Pick the one credential
The fact that makes your audience lean in, not the longest line on the résumé. Add how the guest says their name.
- 2
Say why them, and what the listener gets
The experience that makes them right for this subject, and the takeaway as an angle rather than a topic.
- 3
Read it out loud once
Each spoken version shows its time. Copy the one you will use, and paste the show-notes credit into the episode description.
One guest, three introductions
The same few lines make all three. The spoken ones are timed at about 150 words a minute, a steady on-air pace. The lengths below are this page’s made-up example guest.
| Version | Use it for | Example length |
|---|---|---|
| Standard introduction | Most episodes: who, why them, what the listener gets | 57 words, about 23 seconds |
| Cold open | A guest whose story the interview starts from | 38 words, about 15 seconds |
| Show-notes credit | The episode description, with the guest's one link | 30 words, written |
The generator also flags the mistakes that cost you the first minute: a superlative (“the world’s leading”), a credential that is really a list of titles, a topic with no angle, “without further ado”, and a name you have not asked the guest how to say. It points them out and leaves your words alone.
Around the introduction
For five hand-editable templates (including the co-host handoff and the guest your listeners already know) and the three questions to ask a guest before you record, read how to introduce a podcast guest. The question after the introduction is the next thing to prepare: the free interview question generator builds a timed plan for the whole conversation, and the show notes template holds the credit this tool writes.
Frequently asked questions
How do you introduce a guest on a podcast?+
Say three things, then ask a real question. Name the guest with the one credential that matters to your audience, say why they are the right person for today's subject, and tell the listener what they will get from the conversation. Then skip “tell us a bit about yourself” and open with a question only this guest can answer.
How long should a podcast guest introduction be?+
Between fifteen seconds and a minute, and shorter is almost always better. At a steady on-air pace of about 150 words a minute, that is roughly 40 to 150 words. The generator shows the time for each spoken version and flags one that runs past 60 seconds.
Should I read the guest's bio as their introduction?+
No. A bio is written to be skimmed on a page, and read aloud it becomes a list of titles the listener forgets at once. Take the one line that matters to your audience, say it in your own words, and put the full bio and the guest's link in the show notes.
What is a cold open on a podcast?+
An introduction that starts inside the guest's story instead of with their title: the year, the decision, the failure or the discovery, then who they are now. It works when the interview is going to begin at that moment anyway, because the listener arrives already wanting to know what happened next.
What should go in the show notes about a guest?+
Three lines: who they are in one line (in their own words, if they gave you one), what the episode delivers, and the single link they asked you to share. The written credit reaches the people deciding whether to press play, and it is the part a guest can share.
Is this introduction generator free, and does it use AI?+
It is free with no sign-up, and it does not use a language model. It places your own words into the introduction structure from our guide, in your browser: nothing you type is sent to a server or stored, and nothing in the script is a claim you did not write.
