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Perfect your podcast sponsorships

Sixty seconds. One sponsor that doesn't exist. Generate a random sponsor, get time to prepare, and then the clock starts ticking to deliver your host-read live. Choose to record your mic, or not.

How the tool works about 5 mins, start to finish
  1. 1Get a sponsorA fictional brand with a full brief. Spin as many as you like.
  2. 2Prepare1-10 minutes on the clock, a checklist, and space for notes.
  3. 3Read it live60 seconds, no script, no safety net. Your notes stay on screen.
  4. 4Score and shareRate your own read, earn a badge, challenge someone else.then go again
The craft

Great host reads usually...

9 things the best-performing reads have in common.

    75% of podcast fans say hosts are more influential than social media influencers or TV and film celebrities. Acast, Podcast Pulse 2025 That influence is the thing advertisers are buying when it comes to host reads, which is why the delivery matters more than the script.

    Who's sponsoring you today?

    Every brand here is completely made up. The briefs are real though, built the way an advertiser would write them.

    or narrow it down
    Sponsor 1
    Industry

    Brand name

    Description

    Key selling points
      Product

      Brand personality

      Target audience

      Tone of voice

      Campaign objective

      Your challenge

      Prep time

      Don't write a script. Work out what you actually want to say, make some notes and make it sound natural.

      5:00 to prepare

      Work through these
      Notes
      These stay on screen while you read. Held in this browser tab only, never saved or sent anywhere.

      Starts a 60-second countdown.

      How did that go?

      Listen back if you recorded it, then answer these four honestly. Nobody else sees this.

      Score your own read, honestly
      – out of 100

      Share the challenge

      Post your card and name someone who'd struggle with this brief.