You get the idea.
You know that one of the best ways to position yourself as an expert in your field is to interview experts.
You know that one of the easiest mediums to use is audio.
You’ve invested the $50-$80 required for a decent digital audio recorder from Audio Shack or Circuit City.
Now what?
“He steps into the unknown,” walks up to his first expert and says, “What’s up with that?” Well you could.
My advice, though, is to get a few notches under your belt into familiar territory first. And by familiar territory, I’m talking about someone you know.
Now the person could be someone in your industry that you already have a relationship with. It could even be your mother or your brother. Really do not care.
The important thing is that you gain some experience connecting the digital recorder to the phone. And the experience of interviewing people on the phone.
It’s a bit like people taking their first steps in public speaking. It’s much easier if you practice in front of your “fan club” first… The ones who are behind you all the time.
So just ask them, “Would you be willing to do an interview?” You can simply say that he is practicing with his new digital recorder and would like to practice asking some questions over the phone. And then once you have the recording of that interview, learn how to get it off your digital recorder and onto your computer.
There you can use some of the simple editing software out there to edit your interview. Or maybe have the interview transcribed.
Either way, you’ll practice converting the original interview into more valuable formats, without the pressure of having to get it right the first time.
