Readers are more likely to follow and trust someone they perceive as authentic and transparent. Talking about successes and failures, lessons learned and turning points in your life/career can inspire and motivate your audience. I know that for some creators it comes naturally, for others it takes more work, tackling motivation, impostor syndrome, fear of exposing yourself.
And we work hard on it, together, in the Full Blogger teacher data courses. On social media, let's go back to talking in the bedroom The trend of not doing many spoken stories has become widespread; vertical graphics, written text and if necessary a link. For a while it worked, now something is changing and, in some respects, going back to the origins.
you talking looking at the camera, even without makeup, even without perfect lighting; this is part of that personal life story that does not necessarily pass through words, but through visuals. No radio diction, it's useless! Don't be afraid of your strong accent, on the contrary! Know that it is one of the humanizing factors that make people remember something more about you.
Don't take diction courses for your podcast; we bond with web characters also because they are humanized and humanizable. You would be able to distinguish an audio of Alessandro Barbero among a thousand, for his tone of voice and his Piedmontese accent; creators like La Malafimmena, our beloved Michela Murgia, Alessandro Luna and many others just for their strong local accent.