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I want to start out by saying that while I am pleased with my interview, I think there are about a billion things I would do differently with my story, but, alas, I think that's how it always goes.
All in all, I think this was the least stressful week for me. Unlike in previous weeks, where I am running in the door at 3:30 or later and racing around like a chicken with my head cut off to get my story done by deadline.
Today however, was more like a walk in the park. After I had a couple of misses when it came to story ideas, I finally got a "that's an okay idea" response, which to be honest, was good enough for me.
I was still pretty nervous about the story. I haven't had very good luck with getting ahold of the original stories I plan to do. However, luck was on my side this afternoon, and all I had to do was call and set a time.
When I arrived at Dr. Nowak's office, I was a little nervous again. I don't think I'm stupid, but I'm always a little wary about meeting researchers, because I feel like they will look at me like I am stupid. Again, I was lucky because the guy I talked to was really eager to talk to me. He was really excited when I told him I taught outdoor survival skills to kids for the past few summers, and that I really liked trees.
He gave a pretty good interview too. He told me information I didn't know before, and every time he told me something about his research, he would retell me the information in terms that the average person would understand. I really appreciated that.
Unfortunately, he was a little soft spoken, so after I played with the levels on Audacity, there was quite a bit of background static.
I was back in the classroom well before two o'clock, which is definitely a first for me. For the first time, I was able to have Professor Nicholson look over my story before I recorded it, and that was a huge help. I even think I spoke slower, because I was far less stressed out.
Basically, today was the easiest story for me to get, and when you couple that with the least stress filled editing period, I think I maintained the better part of my sanity today. Hooray!
All in all, I think this was the least stressful week for me. Unlike in previous weeks, where I am running in the door at 3:30 or later and racing around like a chicken with my head cut off to get my story done by deadline.
Today however, was more like a walk in the park. After I had a couple of misses when it came to story ideas, I finally got a "that's an okay idea" response, which to be honest, was good enough for me.
I was still pretty nervous about the story. I haven't had very good luck with getting ahold of the original stories I plan to do. However, luck was on my side this afternoon, and all I had to do was call and set a time.
When I arrived at Dr. Nowak's office, I was a little nervous again. I don't think I'm stupid, but I'm always a little wary about meeting researchers, because I feel like they will look at me like I am stupid. Again, I was lucky because the guy I talked to was really eager to talk to me. He was really excited when I told him I taught outdoor survival skills to kids for the past few summers, and that I really liked trees.
He gave a pretty good interview too. He told me information I didn't know before, and every time he told me something about his research, he would retell me the information in terms that the average person would understand. I really appreciated that.
Unfortunately, he was a little soft spoken, so after I played with the levels on Audacity, there was quite a bit of background static.
I was back in the classroom well before two o'clock, which is definitely a first for me. For the first time, I was able to have Professor Nicholson look over my story before I recorded it, and that was a huge help. I even think I spoke slower, because I was far less stressed out.
Basically, today was the easiest story for me to get, and when you couple that with the least stress filled editing period, I think I maintained the better part of my sanity today. Hooray!
And of course, I can't forget to thank the wonderful Team C. Everyone was really supportive, and I know it was tons of work for Annie and Mura. You guys did a fantastic job, and although the final newscast was a little stressful, you guys did marvelously. Well done Team C. We rocked as a team!
1 comment:
I feel the same way everytime I interview people. I always worry that they are going to think I'm too dumb to be there asking them questions that seem like common sense to them. I'm also worried that why would they even want to talk to me at all. It's good that you had so much success this afternoon. Let's hope things will stay that way throughout the semester... yes I AM joking.
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