I’m Tom Hailey and this is The Break Out Session Podcast.
My other podcast is named Bluegrass Region Voices and Views.
There I host conversations with creative and inspiring people around the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.
Sometimes I’m asked why I spend time and money to do that show.
So, I’m beginning a list of the reasons. I’ll come back to that in a minute.
I’m reading the book Make Noise, A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting by Eric Nuzman.
Eric suggests that we answer four questions as we think about our podcast.
They are: Who Am I? Who Am I Speaking To? What Do I Have to Say? and What Effect do I want it to have on the listener?
So, here’s my first pass at those answers.
Who Am I?
A retired person who spent his career in business development in the construction materials business focused on various forms of communications. My favorite activities involved conversations with creative and inspiring people in that industry.
Who Am I Speaking To?
My guest and their friends, family, and others in their circle. And people who might be interested in some aspect of the topics my guest and I are talking about.
What Do I Have To Say?
I’m demonstrating that we all have friends who are creative and inspiring and that their stories are worth listening to.
What Effect Do I Want it to Have on My Listener?
I’d like the listener to have a deeper connection and appreciation for the person I interview and to recognize that they too have a story worth telling.
Those are the answers that I can relate to today. It will develop and change over time.
Here is my rough draft of the reasons list. It’s not in any particular order. Yet.
I’ll work on prioritizing it later.
- It’s my senior project. I’m retired and I think it’s important to have more to do than watch TV and nap. So, it’s a way to stay out of my recliner.
- I enjoy talking with people and I think many older people tend to become isolated. Maybe as I get even older this will give me a platform or mechanism to reach out to people so I avoid that feeling and maybe help others too.
- I enjoy learning new technical skills. I believe that every little tech trick I’ve picked up over the years has eventually paid off in some way.
- I have some good friends and this is a way for me to get to know them better. Fun with friends!
- The podcast recording is something that the people I interview can share with their family and friends.
- When I was in college I often thought that the job I would enjoy the most would be to have a radio interview show. This is my senior version of that dream.
That’s a start on my list. I’ll work on refining it and the answers to those four questions.
Thanks for listening.
