Should You Edit a Boring Speaker Differently Than an Exciting Speaker?

Podcast participants who are exciting and energetic versus those who are more slow and boring — should you edit them differently?

My thinking: If the participant is slow, boring, and not energetic, their audio should be edited tighter to keep the pace flowing forward at a more reasonable pace. But if a participant is very energetic, then editing a bit more loosely would maintain their flow and avoid making it sound too fast.

For reference:

• Editing “tighter” means removing more blank space, removing more unnecessary filler words, and potentially removing sections where the host repeats themselves or restates something.
• Editing “looser” means leaving in more blank space, leaving in some/all filler words, and potentially leaving in sections where the host repeats themselves or restates something.

So, here’s the question for podcast editors: Does the energy level of a participant affect how tightly you edit their audio?

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