Alphecca: It's All About Me...

November 23, 2004

It's All About Me...

A couple months ago I was pleased to be a guest on the Cam Edwards radio show [link here for streaming] and today I will be on again at about 2:40 Eastern Time. Think of this as a sort-of "live" version of my Weekly Check on the Bias against guns and gun owners. The show is carried on XFM (the satellite radio service) and you can hear how goofy I sound on radio.

Update after the interview:
It is absolutely amazing how quickly 15 minutes goes by. I noticed that the first time in September. Anyway, I probably did "er" and "uh" too much but I hope I sounded alright otherwise.

I'm pleased (and grateful to Cam, John, and Aimee) to say that this will be a weekly feature from now on. Think of it as the "Weekly Check on the Bias" live every Tuesday. Once I get into the rhythm of it, and can regulate the (my battle plan) presentation of two biased stories each week, I hope to do better. I had all these story printouts with highlighted stuff but I got a bit nervous...

Anyway, if you heard my segment, please do comment on how I did. Even if you think I sucked, it's important that I try to improve myself.

Posted by Jeff Soyer at November 23, 2004 08:32 AM

Comments

One more reason I need to get XM...

Posted by: Head at November 23, 2004 12:41 PM

Was out at lunch and got back just after you were finished. Shucks!

Posted by: countertop at November 23, 2004 03:50 PM

One thing I learned long ago in public speaking is that thinking about being nervous or trying to not be nervous was counter-productive. One day, while watching someone I really liked as a speaker, I realized that he was nervous - hand shake, the whole bit. He had been speaking before large groups for years.

After that I just tried to use the nervous energy to make my presentation more animated. (Don't get moving too fast though...)

And of course, the classic formula of "Tell 'em what your gonna tell 'em, tell 'em, and tell 'em what you told 'em." Though this may not work in 15 minutes.

For "um" and "er" - breathe. You could say, "well," but you will sound like you are imitating Reagan.

Best of luck!

Posted by: Zendo Deb at November 23, 2004 04:32 PM

Wow, very cool. You sound different than what I imagined. Not that I really spent hours agonizing over what I thought you sounded like, but it was just different than my expectation. :)

Keep up the very good work.

Posted by: Bitter at November 23, 2004 10:27 PM

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November 23, 2004

It's All About Me...

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