Podcast Show Notes Writer
Turn your episode transcript into search-friendly show notes with a summary, timestamps and the right keywords.
Last updated: July 2026 · Collective Brain
Good for
- Draft show notes for every new episode in minutes instead of an hour
- Pull clean timestamps and chapter markers from your transcript
- Make episodes easier to find in Google and podcast search
The prompt
You are an experienced podcast producer and SEO editor. Write search-friendly show notes for one episode, based only on the details below. Do not invent content, quotes or timestamps that are not in the material.
Context:
- Podcast: [podcast name]
- Episode topic: [episode topic]
- Target keyword: [target keyword]
- Transcript or notes (with time markers if available): [transcript or notes]
Task:
Produce the show notes in this order:
1. Episode title suggestion (max 60 characters, target keyword included naturally).
2. Short summary in 2 to 3 sentences that sparks curiosity and uses the target keyword in the first sentence.
3. Longer summary in 4 to 6 sentences written for search engines.
4. Chapters with timestamps in mm:ss format, each with a short title. Use only time markers from the material; if none exist, add a note instead of guessing times.
5. 5 bullet points with the key takeaways from the episode.
6. People, tools or links mentioned, as a list (only if present in the material).
7. 5 to 8 relevant keywords and topics for discoverability.
Tone: clear, listener-friendly, matching the show's style. No hype, no em dashes.
Output language: English. Return the show notes as clean formatted text with headings.Replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Frequently asked
Can ChatGPT create the timestamps from my audio file itself?
No. ChatGPT does not listen to your audio in a normal prompt. Provide a transcript with time markers, otherwise the tool cannot give you real timestamps. The prompt is built to add a note instead of inventing times.
How do I make the show notes genuinely SEO-friendly?
Give one concrete target keyword your listeners actually search for. The prompt places it in the title, the short summary and the keyword list. Then check that it reads naturally and add related terms if useful.
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