I’m travelling a lot at the moment and, as company policy (and it’s my company so I’d better stick to it) it’s by train. What to do with the hours? Well I could sleep or blog or… instead I’m reading. Â Jurgen Wolff’s “Marketing for Entrepteneurs”.
Why? Because it was the best option at WHSmiths at the time! Â :)
As usual with this kind of book there’s an awful lot of hot air and otherwise good stuff but so generalised for general consumption it applies to no one, I suspect. Tucked away in a box in this book though is a little gem.
Local radio phone-ins.
You don’t have to give more than your first name (and I suppose you could even lie about that, just in case) so if you make a hash of things the first time, no one will know. Instant, relatively safe, practice!
What’s more, if you record it or use the Listen Again functions you can get to hear how you sounded… If you want to, that is – it’s not always a good idea.
Hey, I’m glad you at least found a gem!
Hi Jurgen – thanks for commenting. Looking back on my post it looks more negative than I mean it to be; blame the fact I was drafting it on an iPhone while on the train! :)
S
Simon –
I never thought that about that. I suppose that a radio phone-in is a good way to get over your nerves to become a better public speaker. Never thought of that as an option. Honestly, I’ve never called a radio station unless it was to try to win a prize – in which case the line is always busy. Thanks for the tip Simon…and Jurgen.
~bloom