I should be. I know, I should be. But…radio? Where people, people I possibly know, will be listening? Gah, no, not ready, so not ready. I don’t need my friends to be able to hear me when my terrible story goes on air.
Alright, so it isn’t even written yet. Heck, I still need to interview for it (The guy seems rather nice at least). But it’ll be bad, I just know it. My teacher will hate it, but I have no good ideas. I suck at ideas. Why am I doing this again? And I’m going to choke during the interview. Probably literally, I’ve been mildly sick all day and I bet tomorrow will be worse, just to spite me. And then I have to show it to my teacher, who will probably wonder what the heck I was thinking. And I’ll have to record it anyways. And it’ll go on air. And I get a bad grade. And I’ll be so embarassed.
And joy of joys, I get to do this again next week! Along with a live news cast! Actually, that sounds better. I don’t have to interview anyone.
It’s November. November sucks. I have terms papers to do and readings to do and response papers and then exams to study for, and I still have to find someone to profile for next week. And now I have to do voice reports and newscasts? I don’t need this!
I need some chocolate. Comfort food. Mmmmm, chocolate.
(Realistically, I’ll probably do at least a passable job. But geesh I’m stressed. It’s going on air Wednesday, but for various reasons, realistically I have to have it written by Sunday, ideally Saturday. On top of my other work. And I am not looking forward to doing this over again next week. So much for a trip home this weekend. I thought I had more time. And being sick is not helping, I have hardly eaten all day.)
Just drink half of a bottle of whiskey just before the interview. Not only will it calm your nerves, it’s also medicinal! 
Seriously, if I were going on the air (either radio or TV) for the first time, I would be nervous as hell. Anyone would be.
You will do fine. Your stomach will probably be doing slow rolls during the interview, and afterwards you will no doubt think that you have bitten the wax tadpole. Just remember that we are always our own worst critic. You will do fine.
BTW, who are you going to interview, and what is it going to be about?
Good luck, Jayn_Newell, and let us know what happens.
First off, what is a wax tadpole?
Second, good luck Jayn! I’m sure you’ll do fine.
Here is the origin of “bite the wax tadpole” from snopes.
We always used that phrase as kids when we messed-up, because it sounds vaguely obscene. 
Too bad I didn’t have my interview last night, the Wardroom was giving out free cocktails (And yes, I took advantage of it) 
As for who and what, it’s the owner of a doughnut shop, and I’m probalby going to angle towards the business/investment angle (He’s looking for investors to expand). We’ll see what comes out of the interview. It’s kind of a weak story to be honest. But I will admit that I tend to give myself stress, either by waiting too long to do things or just worrying more than need be.
Chill out, you’re a bigger spaz than me. O_o
I try
I feel so much better now. For one, the interview is over, though I am going to try and talk to a Dal prof about a point raised during the interview. But I also got to talk to a forth-year student at lunch, just before the interview, and it helped me to chill out a lot. I mentioned the story idea, and she said it sounded interesting. She also gave me some general advice, as well as a tip on where I can find story ideas that would be good for radio. All in all it was very calming, and I didn’t feel like throwing up at all when I left for my interview (I did shortly before I left though, probably a combination of nerves, sickness and lunch).
I feel a lot better about how this story is going to go. I have two angles I can go with, both of which I feel are solid stories. The interview went well. It may now actually be possible to coax me into coughing up the website where y’all can listen to it
You strike me as being a young guy. Public speaking tends to get easier the older a person gets. The “Fuck It” attitude takes over. The “Fuck it” attitude entails not worrying what other people think, doing the best you can, and if you screw up, just say, “Fuck it!”, and move on.
[Eager] So when can we hear it? Huh? Huh? Huh? [/Eager] 
I’m glad it went so well for you. Am I safe in assuming that you are majoring in broadcasting?
Actually, I’m a young girl, but I won’t hold that against you.
Wednesday at 7:50-8AM EST at CKDU. I’d like to know how they’ll react to a sudden influx of listeners I’m not sure why it’s at that time though, most of them are at supper time. Just look for the donut machine.
Journalism. I get to specialise next year, but the focus up until now is to give us the basics in all types of journalism.
If you think I’m spazzing now, wait until next semester–TV Broadcasting! :eek: