• Be somewhere quiet to limit the background noise

• Use your earbuds (the volume control is a microphone)

• Please start by introducing yourself and your location (state is sufficient)

• Let me know if you're planning to renovate or build (or you're not sure yet)

• If your question needs a little background, please provide a quick overview

• Then ask your question

So, it will sound something like:

"Hi, my name is Sally, and I'm in NSW. I'm planning to build a new home. We're a family of 4 and this will be our forever home, and so we've been researching for a while, plus looking at a lot of display homes. My question is .... "

You have 5 minutes in total (which is AGES, so don't panic!) And, you'll get the chance to listen back to your recording before it's sent.

And then ... stay tuned to the Christmas episodes. I'll choose a selection of questions to respond to in a series of podcast episodes we'll be featuring over the Christmas / New Year time.