I just finished listening to Tom Ridge o…
I just finished listening to Tom Ridge on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and he was doing something I find that I do on my podcast. Gov. Ridge would rarely end a sentence without starting another one. He would finish a sentence, then start another one without stopping or pausing.
I tend to do this when I am talking to my main co-host, Tom. Part of the problem is that we are talking over Skype, and the pauses will seem a little exaggerated, but the other issue is that we each want to get what we want to say on the show, and interruptions mean we may have to leave out a point or two we wanted to get across. We don’t end out sentences well, and I don’t feel it serves my audience well.
Being in a face-to-face setting helps. There is something to be said about facial expressions and slight cues when doing a podcast.
Do you notice yourself doing the same thing?
Koomdogg 8:42 am on September 24, 2009 Permalink |
Haven’t done a show using Skype yet, but I have done a bunch of shows face-to-face with special guests using my Zoom H2 recorder. Coming from a journalism background, I tend to let the other person speak more, but I interject a lot. I want to let the other person get their points across, but also want to jump in if I’ve got something of value to add. I have noticed that I use a lot of “y’know”‘s when I’m talking, so I’m trying to work on that.
James 1:05 pm on September 24, 2009 Permalink |
I heard one of those, and I was wondering what you were using to record with. The funny part for me was being able to tell when you guys were taking a sip of water.
“Y’know” always seems like a cue to me that a person has something to interject, but also wants the other person to comment on. I like it used sparingly, so I wouldn’t get too bent out of shape about it.
Koomdogg 1:09 pm on September 24, 2009 Permalink |
Ha! That was beer and Jack Daniels, respectively. But yeah, it picks up everything.
James 1:15 pm on September 24, 2009 Permalink |
Podcaster Juice!
I have an H2, and I’ve used it for interviews, but my favorite is to set it on a seat next to me at a hockey game and let it roll. I have gotten some great actualities like goals and celebrations, and even some background from it.