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Interview clips that quote themselves.

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An hour-long interview produces 5-10 quotable moments — the lines that get screenshotted and shared. Manually finding them means listening to the whole interview again, taking notes, then extracting clips. HaikuClip surfaces those moments automatically.

Why interview clipping matters

Long-form interviews are too long for most modern audiences. Even people who'd love your guest's insights won't sit through 60 minutes. But a 45-second clip of the most counterintuitive thing they said? That gets shared, screenshotted, quoted. That brings traffic back to the full episode.

The HaikuClip interview workflow

Upload your interview recording. HaikuClip's algorithm is tuned to find quotable moments — strong opinions, surprising statements, specific data points, vulnerable admissions. Then it generates ready-to-post clips with the quote pulled out as a caption header.

Quotable-moment scoring

Prioritizes statements with subject + verb + concrete claim. The kind of line that fits in a 280-char tweet.

Pull-quote caption format

Caption shows the actual quote in big text, attributed to the speaker, so it works without sound.

Speaker tracking

Two-person interviews? HaikuClip detects who's speaking and reframes accordingly.

Republishing-friendly

Includes a 'Listen to the full interview' line in the auto-generated description.

Step by step

  1. Upload interview recordingMP4 from Zoom, Riverside, etc.
  2. AI scores 10-15 quotable momentsSorted by virality potential.
  3. Pick 5 with the strongest quotesLook for shareable sentence structure.
  4. Add the quote as caption headerHaikuClip pre-generates this for you.
  5. Post across platformsTikTok, Twitter/X video, Reels, LinkedIn.
  6. Always credit the guestTag them — they often re-share to their audience.

"The auto-reframe is black magic. I shoot 16:9 and get perfectly centered 9:16 clips every single time."

— Aisha R., YouTuber

Frequently asked questions

How do I find quotable moments fast?

Look for sentences with this structure: '[strong verb] + [specific claim] + [reason or example]'. e.g., 'I quit my $200k job because I realized the title was making me less interesting at parties.' That's quotable. 'It was a great experience' is not.

Should I always tag the guest?

Yes — they often re-share to their audience, doubling reach. Send them a message before posting too: 'I'm sharing this clip from our interview, would love your thoughts.' Most guests appreciate the heads up.

Can I add the guest's photo as overlay?

Not yet via HaikuClip directly. You can export the clip and add an overlay in CapCut or similar in 30 seconds. Often the original face-cam framing is enough.

What about live interviews vs recorded?

Both work. For live, just record the call (Zoom, Riverside, StreamYard all do this). HaikuClip processes any clean recording.

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