The other night I had the privilege to be interviewed by Shawn King of Your Bike Life, a motorcycle-themed podcast. Shawn thought that my point of view on Women’s only motorcycles: pandering or genius marketing? and May is now Women Riders Month was interesting and he wanted to have me on his show.
Going into it I really had no idea what to expect. I wasn’t sure what kind of interview he would throw at me. Up front, I’ll say that he was very easy to talk to and I enjoyed our conversation (thank you, Shawn!). At the time, I thought I was answering all the questions to the best of my capabilities, trying to sound smart and like I knew what I was talking about and voicing my opinions affably without sounding like an uninformed, opinionated bitch. Overall, we had a great conversation and I hung up feeling good about it!
Then I listened to the podcast when he told me it was posted and inevitably I slapped my forehead a few times! First of all, I cringed at the sound of my own voice (who doesn’t, right?). As the interview progressed I started to wonder how many times I said “you know” “ummm” or “I feel like…” Errrgh. So much for sounding self-assured and intelligent!
I’ve heard many times before that I have “strong opinions” or that I’m very “opinionated” and I guess listening to myself made me realize that was true. I hope that I adequately support those opinions and not just blurt them out with attitude. I try to do a good job in explaining what I have to say and hope that it isn’t too off-putting. Sometimes when I throw a statement out there, I hold my breath waiting for the backlash to occur. Luckily most times I’m able to let it all out with relief when most people agree with me (whew!).
There were definitely a few questions during the interview that I wasn’t expecting and I wonder if everyone can tell that I’m floundering. Overall, I think I did ok. If you have a spare half hour take a listen and let me know what you think!