A year ago I was invited to do a phone-in talk radio show where I would talk about my cookbook, why I wrote it and what makes it different from all other cookbooks. When asked, I hesitated. It made me nervous to even think about talking to thousands of people at one time. I thought about things like, how would I sound over the radio. I'm from the south so will my accent be too much? Will I hesitate to come up with an answer to any question asked of me? These questions and many more very quickly ran through my mind and then I said yes. As the time got closer, all of these questions plus their brothers and sisters came back to haunt me. By the time of the interview I was a wreck! That is when I wish I had someone like my beautiful friend Dr. Mary Kennedy in my corner. Mary is not only a doctor but she is also a writer. And now she has gone a step further and created a site that will help all of us when faced with doing something we aren't comfortable with...like a radio interview.
I'm not going to tell you all of the tips Mary has put together to make this experience flow smoothly I'm going to do something even better. I'm giving you her site address so you can read this, plus more for yourself. Check out Mary's article How To Be A Hit On Live Radio by going to her BlogHer site. As I said, I wish I had talked to her before my interview.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
How To Be A Hit On Live Radio
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I'm from Georgia, moved to North Carolina by way of Florida. I've been in Charlotte for 14 years and love it. The recipes in my book Stir, Laugh, Repeat are all tested by "Food Testers" of which I now have 24. They try a dish and rate it from 1-10 with only those scoring at least an 8 making the book. My website is a holding place for my 2nd book Stir, Laugh, Repeat... Again. Please visit my site to find new recipes and tips. All recipes are easy, using common ingredients and according to my testers, great!
When I wrote my introduction about a year ago and a lot has happened since then. I now have 5 blog sites that keep me pretty busy. Two of my sites are dedicated to nothing but recipes. Martha's Recipe Cabinet holds recipes that will be included in one of my upcoming cookbooks. Martha's Kitchen Korner consists of recipes that are good but still need just a bit of work. On A Book and A Dish you will find my book reviews and the author's favorite recipe. Stir, Laugh, Repeat holds reviews written about my cookbook Stir, Laugh, Repeat and the site you are now on is the "mother" site for all of these. Here you will find cooking tips, simple recipes and updates for additions to the "offspring sites." So, enjoy!










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Hi Martha, thank you so much for posting this!! You would be terrific on the radio--you are warm, witty and have a sparkling personality. And I think a southern accent is a plus--just think of Paula Deen, it's worked for her! Thanks so much for mentioning me and giving a link to my BlogHer article. You're the best!
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