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Contribute to Show Notes
Show notes are where you and your host prepare the episode together. Adding your talking points, links, and background before the recording helps the host ask better questions, and helps your best material make it into the final episode page.
Shared Notes vs My Notes
The Show Notes card has two tabs. Before you write anything, know which one you're in:
| Shared Notes | My Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can read it | Everyone on the episode | Only you and the host |
| Can it be published? | Yes, it may appear in the final episode show notes | No |
| Best for | Talking points, links to your work, resources for listeners | Questions, reminders, personal prep |
Each tab shows an info banner with the exact promise. Shared Notes: "These notes are visible to all participants. Content here may be published in the final episode show notes." My Notes: "These notes are private between you and the host."
My Notes are not fully private
Your host can read My Notes and "may reference these during the interview", as the banner says. They're private from other guests, not from the host.
Add Your Notes
- Open your guest portal and find the Show Notes card
- Pick the Shared Notes or My Notes tab (on a phone, the tabs are Shared and My Notes)
- Click into a section and start typing
There's no save button: your changes save automatically as you write. Each section shows when it was last edited and by whom, like "Last edited by Sam 5m ago".
See Who Else Is Editing
Show notes are collaborative in real time. When your host (or another guest) is working in a section, their avatar appears at the top of that section; hover over it to see who it is. You can both edit at the same time without overwriting each other.
If There Are No Notes Yet
If you see No Show Notes Yet ("The host hasn't created show notes for this episode yet. Check back later!"), the host simply hasn't set them up. There's nothing you need to do. Drop them a message in the episode chat if you have material ready to share in the meantime.
What Makes Great Guest Notes
- Links to your work: your website, book, project, or social profiles, so the host can plug them accurately
- Three to five talking points you'd love to cover
- Pronunciation notes for your name or anything technical
- Anything to avoid: topics you'd rather not discuss are often better raised in My Notes or the chat
What's Next?
- Message Your Host: coordinate over chat
- What Is the Guest Portal?: the full portal tour