I’ve done lots of radio interviews over the years, and they are invariably similar: the host has maybe three to five minutes to talk and asks a question every 30 seconds or so. You can’t slow down because the listener’s attention will wane and will switch to another station. It’s invigorating, but also ultimately frustrating because it’s so hard to say much that’s meaningful in that short a period of time.
That’s why my interview this week on Blog Talk Radio was such a pleasant surprise. Just minutes before going on the air, host Wayne Hurlbert informed me that the program lasted a full hour with no commercial breaks. This is like telling someone in a Porsche that they have the entire highway to themselves. It was such a pleasure to stretch out and really talk over some of the issues with Wayne, who asked excellent questions. I don’t know if anyone has the stomach to listen to me for an hour, but if you want to hear more details about what I learned about social media while writing The New Influencers, give it a listen.
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I checked the link and it’s working for me. There’s no link to a show notes page, but the interview is listed on the BlogTalk site at https://www.blogtalkradio.com/WayneHurlbert.
Thanks to Paul Gillin for being such a great and informative guest regarding the growth and rising influence of citizen based media. Paul was interesting and presented his concepts very well in the audio format.
The hour seemed to breeze right by, as we discussed his fine book The New Influencers, and Paul’s ideas on the growing power of the new social media and the people who use it.
While blogging is perhaps the best known, Blog Talk Radio as citizen broadcasting is another version of the same phenomenon.
The number of new media channels continues to grow and there will be even more exciting changes in the future.
Paul’s great interview on Blog Business Success, hosted on Blog Talk Radio, can be found here:
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?show_id=29968
Hi Paul, I subscribe to the podcast of Blog Talk Radio, and I must say yours was one of the best interviews I have heard. Extremely informative and engaging. Wayne asked very intelligent questions. I usually don’t last the hour, but I was truly enagaged. Thanks so much.