# Talks.co

> Talks.co matches podcast hosts with expert guests. Browse verified guest and show profiles, get AI-powered matches, and book podcast interviews.

Talks.co is a guest-podcast matching and networking platform. Podcast hosts use it to find credible guests; experts and authors use it to get booked on shows that fit their topic. Profiles are searchable by topic, audience size, format, language and country. The Podcast Journal is the editorial side of the site: practical guides on starting, growing, monetising and getting booked on podcasts.

## Core pages

- [Talks.co home](https://talks.co/): What the platform does and who it is for.
- [Find podcast guests](https://talks.co/profiles/experts/): Searchable directory of expert guests, filterable by topic, country and language.
- [Find podcasts looking for guests](https://talks.co/profiles/shows/): Directory of shows actively booking guests, with audience size and format.
- [Leaderboard](https://talks.co/leaderboard/): Most active and highest-rated guests and shows on the platform.
- [Pricing](https://talks.co/pricing/): Plans for guests and hosts.
- [How it works](https://talks.co/p/how-it-works/): How matching, outreach and booking work end to end.
- [FAQs](https://talks.co/p/faq/): Common questions about accounts, matching and bookings.
- [Podcast tools](https://talks.co/p/podcast-tools/): Free generators and calculators for podcasters.

## The Podcast Journal

- [Blog home](https://talks.co/p/): all 400 articles on podcasting, guesting and show growth.
- [How to Start](https://talks.co/p/how-to-start/): 146 articles.
- [Marketing](https://talks.co/p/marketing/): 92 articles.
- [Trends](https://talks.co/p/trends/): 75 articles.
- [Get Booked](https://talks.co/p/get-booked/): 60 articles.
- [Monetization](https://talks.co/p/monetization/): 25 articles.
- [Make Money](https://talks.co/p/make-money/): 2 articles.

## Guides by topic

### How to Start

- [Best Podcast Questions About Relationships? 180 Ideas for Deep Episodes](https://talks.co/p/podcast-questions-about-relationships/): What’s the worst breakup you’ve ever had? I know you already have a name. And if you’re being honest, you
- [57 Tips on How to Make Presentations Fun: Ideas, Examples + Checklist](https://talks.co/p/how-to-make-presentations-fun/): Have you ever fallen asleep in the middle of a really… b-o-r-i-n-g… lecture? (Same. Shh, I won’t tell.) So now
- [How to Engage an Audience: 30+ Tips, Examples & Checklist (2027 Guide)](https://talks.co/p/how-to-engage-an-audience/): You can physically and viscerally feel it when you’ve lost them. A room that was with you 5 minutes ago
- [10 Top Podcast Planning Templates (Copy & Use), Checklist + Guide 2027](https://talks.co/p/podcast-planning-templates/): The best podcast episodes look effortless. Great conversation, clear structure, a host who sounds like they've done this a thousand
- [23 Best WordPress Podcast Templates: Free & Paid Options + 2027 Guide](https://talks.co/p/wordpress-podcast-templates/): I know you’re looking at your mic right now thinking about all those episodes you’ve recorded that are definitely worth
- [12 Effective Presentation Techniques, Skills, Examples, Checklist 2027](https://talks.co/p/presentation-techniques/): Great ideas don't always win because the best-presented ones usually do. Super frustrating truth when you've spent years building your
- [12 Best Buzzsprout Alternatives: Reviews, Cost, Features + 2027 Guide](https://talks.co/p/buzzsprout-alternatives/): The podcast host says, "We'll be live in 5," and you're still wrestling with your podcast platform. That sinking feeling
- [10 Podcast Format Templates (Copy & Use), Tips, Ideas + Guide 2027](https://talks.co/p/podcast-format-templates/): Some podcasts pull you in before you've finished your coffee. Others pull a hard stop because they already know what's

### Marketing

- [How to Find & Hire Keynote Speakers (Fees, Questions + Do’s & Dont’s)](https://talks.co/p/hire-keynote-speakers/): Need to hire a keynote speaker? Start with the audience, not the speaker’s fame. I’ve organized enough virtual summits, workshops
- [Substack Creator Match vs Talks: Uses, Cost, Alternatives + Differences](https://talks.co/p/substack-creator-match-vs-talks-co/): You've got a newsletter, a growth goal, and a pile of collaboration messages you haven't sent. Substack just handed you
- [220 Best Podcast Questions Funny & Real to Get Laughs & Great Answers](https://talks.co/p/podcast-questions-funny/): If dogs wore pants, would they wear them on all four legs or just the back two? Didn’t see that
- [16 Best Beehiiv Alternatives: Reviews, Cost, Features + Checklist 2027](https://talks.co/p/beehiiv-alternatives/): What if the biggest thing holding your newsletter back isn't your content but your email marketing platform? You can write
- [Spreaker vs Podbean Review, Costs, Features & Alternatives +2027 Guide](https://talks.co/p/spreaker-vs-podbean/): You thought choosing a podcast host would take 5 minutes. Instead, you've spent hours bouncing between pricing pages, feature lists,
- [Buzzsprout vs Spotify Review, Costs, Features & Alternatives (2027)](https://talks.co/p/buzzsprout-vs-spotify/): How many hours are you willing to waste before you finally hit "Publish"? One comparison becomes 5. 5 become 15.
- [Podcastle vs Riverside Review, Costs, Features & Alternatives (2027)](https://talks.co/p/podcastle-vs-riverside/): Choosing the wrong podcast tool is a fast way to turn excitement into one frustrating recording after the other (and
- [Buzzsprout vs Captivate Review, Costs, Features & Alternatives (2027)](https://talks.co/p/buzzsprout-vs-captivate/): Choosing a podcast host to monetize your podcast shouldn't feel like a full-time job scraping nails on a chalkboard, right?

### Trends

- [Wedding Officiant Speech: Examples, Ideas & Guide to Write One 2027](https://talks.co/p/wedding-officiant-speech/): Writing a wedding officiant speech that makes people laugh, reaches for the tissues, and captures a couple’s love story takes
- [Write a Valedictorian Speech in 10 Steps: Examples, Topics & Tips 2027](https://talks.co/p/valedictorian-speech/): When I graduated from Macquarie University, my professional soccer career was coming to an end, and I was getting my
- [78 Public Speaking Ideas: Topics, Examples, Formats & Tips +2027 Guide](https://talks.co/p/public-speaking-ideas/): Does your brain currently have 47 brilliant ideas running while you’re in the shower? Does your mouth forget every single
- [Symbolic Speech Examples (Legal Limitations & How to Stay Protected)](https://talks.co/p/symbolic-speech-examples/): What if refusing to stand for the national anthem made you one of the most controversial athletes in America? That’s
- [10 Impromptu Speaking Examples with Practice Prompts & Tips 2027 Guide](https://talks.co/p/impromptu-speaking-examples/): Want to sound sharp, confident, and interesting when someone puts you on the spot? You can train yourself to think
- [238 Top Public Speaking Topics (Copy & Use) Ideas, Checklist & Guide](https://talks.co/p/public-speaking-topics/): Could you use these 238 public speaking topics to find a strong speech idea for an informative, persuasive, humorous, impromptu,
- [130 Student Debate Topics by Level (Copy & Use) + Checklist & Guide](https://talks.co/p/student-debate-topics/): What happens when you give students a debate topic they couldn’t care less about? You’ll probably get blank stares, half-hearted
- [5 Best Demonstration Speech Examples + Ideas & Guide to Write One 2027](https://talks.co/p/demonstration-speech-examples/): Ever tried explaining something you could do with your eyes closed, only to sound like you've never done it before?

### Get Booked

- [Substack Creator Match Review 2027: Cost, Worth It & Limits](https://talks.co/p/substack-creator-match-review/): You've been guessing at new Substack collaborations for months. Scroll Substack, pick a name, send a note to invite people
- [How to Get Speaking Engagements in 2027: Fees, Examples, Tips + Guide](https://talks.co/p/get-speaking-engagements/): You can be really good at what you do and still wonder why nobody’s asking you to speak. I’ve been
- [How Much Do Public Speakers Make? Salary Guide 2027, Fees + Examples](https://talks.co/p/how-much-do-public-speakers-make/): Your first few paid speaking gigs probably won’t pay $10,000 (or even cover any extra travel expenses). And honestly, that’s
- [How to Become a Motivational Speaker (Fees, Paths + Get Paid Checklist)](https://talks.co/p/how-to-become-a-motivational-speaker/): Sasha Simmons survived a cult. Now she speaks to leaders about turning discomfort into a competitive advantage. Pretty wild career
- [How Much Do Motivational Speakers Make? (Examples + Salary Guide 2027)](https://talks.co/p/how-much-do-motivational-speakers-make/): How much is your voice worth? Maybe you’ve pictured yourself onstage, microphone in hand, telling a room full of people
- [How to Become a Keynote Speaker in 7 Steps (2027 Guide + Examples)](https://talks.co/p/how-to-become-a-keynote-speaker/): You’ve heard of a seller’s high. But have you ever felt a speaker’s rush? You’re halfway through your talk. You
- [83 Public Speaking Tips, Tricks and Examples for Speakers (Guide 2027)](https://talks.co/p/public-speaking-tips/): You know that moment when your name gets called and suddenly you forget how sentences work? Your palms sweat. Your
- [56 Positive Body Gesture Examples (Copy & Use) + Exercises 2027](https://talks.co/p/positive-body-gestures/): People decide how they feel about you before you’ve finished saying hello. A raised eyebrow paired with a locked jaw

### Monetization

- [Ko-fi vs Buy Me a Coffee 2027 Review: Fees, Features + Alternatives](https://talks.co/p/kofi-vs-buy-me-a-coffee/): Trying to figure out if Ko-fi or Buy Me a Coffee is the better fit for getting paid through your
- [10 Podcast Sponsorship Templates (Copy & Use), Checklist + Guide 2027](https://talks.co/p/podcast-sponsorship-templates/): Your podcast might already be valuable. You might just be the last person getting paid for it. Every week, thousands
- [Buy Me a Coffee vs Patreon Review, Costs, Features & Alternatives 2027](https://talks.co/p/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-patreon/): If you're creating content for free and hoping people will eventually support you, you're making life harder than it needs
- [15 Best Ko-fi Alternatives: Reviews, Cost, Features + Checklist 2027](https://talks.co/p/ko-fi-alternatives/): Picking a creator platform shouldn't feel harder than creating the thing you're trying to sell. Yet that's where a lot
- [11 Top Buy Me a Coffee Alternatives: Reviews, Cost & Features 2027](https://talks.co/p/buy-me-a-coffee-alternatives/): The platform that gets you started isn't always the platform that gets you where you want to go as a
- [Supercast vs Patreon Review, Costs, Features & Alternatives (2027)](https://talks.co/p/supercast-vs-patreon/): Building a successful podcast today isn’t only about recording good conversations. It’s also about creating a steady income stream while
- [Ko-Fi vs Patreon Review, Cost, Features & Alternatives (2027 Guide)](https://talks.co/p/ko-fi-vs-patreon/): You’ve been pouring your heart into episodes, building your voice, growing your audience. Now you need a way to turn
- [How Does Patreon Work for Creators (Setup, Alternatives & 2027 Guide)](https://talks.co/p/how-does-patreon-work-for-creators/): You’ve been grinding away at your podcast for months. You’re building an audience, but you still have not figured out

### Make Money

- [How to Set Speaking Fees: Rate Examples, Fee Calculator + 2027 Guide](https://talks.co/p/speaking-fees/): If you’re a coach or consultant looking to grow your brand, stepping onto a stage is one of the fastest
- [Do Podcast Guests Get Paid? 23 Ways to Earn, How Much + Top Pay 2027](https://talks.co/p/do-podcast-guests-get-paid/): You’ve probably wondered at some point, “Do podcast guests get paid?” It’s a fair question, especially when you’re trying to

## Optional

- [Main sitemap](https://talks.co/sitemap.xml): every public profile and topic page.
- [Blog sitemap](https://talks.co/p/sitemap_index.xml): every article.
- [Contact](https://talks.co/contact/): how to reach the team.