Starting Your Episode

To get started, open the BlogTalkRadio Studio by selecting "Studio" in your host menu, which is located in the upper right hand corner of every BlogTalkRadio page. This will open the Studio user interface in your browser.

If you have no show currently scheduled, Studio will prompt you to schedule your next episode. Click the blue button to go to the schedule an episode page in your BlogTalkRadio account. When you're done, you can return to the Studio page using the method in Step 1, and go to the next step.

If you have an episode scheduled already, you won't be prompted and you can skip this step.

At any time up to 15 minutes before your scheduled episode time, you may call in to start the host conference. In the upper right corner of the Studio interface, you will see your host number, and PIN number (1).

Once you have called in, you will see the host call displayed in the Switchboard area on the left (2). You may use the live, mute, and screen controls at this time. The usage of these controls is described in the lesson: Using The Switchboard: The Host Caller.

You may also use Skype to make your host call. This feature is described in the next section, Using Skype For The Host Call.