Activity: Get Ready for Your (Audio) Close-up

Prepare for, practice, and record an interview with Greg Soden, host of the Classical Ideas Podcast.

The finished episode will each be ~30 minutes in length and run as a Sacred Writes cohort series this spring. Greg writes, “the series will discuss their views of how Sacred Writes is helping them grow into the world of public scholarship and will focus on an area of their work they wish to focus on.”

Greg is a professional and will provide you with a detailed outline of questions in advance (this won't always happen). He wanted us to tell you that you can tell him at the end of the conversation if you would like portion deleted. There are no “gotchas” on Classical Ideas. This is a safe space for you to practice and get a recorded podcast interview under your belt!

PREPARE

• Before you start, set three style goals for your interview (e.g. avoid saying “um,” speak slowly, pause after sentences) and three content goals for your interview (e.g. tell story of moment I was surprised doing this research, show diversity of Muslim community, explain why increased visibility of Muslim Fashion is not always a good thing). Write all your goals down.

• Send Greg one piece of your writing that will act as springboard for your conversation.

• Prepare your core message by identifying a central learning objective, triangulate different approaches (problem, significance, and solution), and consider a brief story.

PRACTICE

• Set up a time with your podmates for this module to practice discussing your research in a conversational manner by 6 August. Perhaps give each person a set time (10-20 mins). Share with them your three style goals. Please specify if you:

  • prefer only comments about is working well or

  • are open to constructive feed back about what to improve on.

• You might want to revise your style goals after this exercise.