Starting live shows on air may seem nerve-racking, and that’s because it is. No matter how many times you’ve been on, being on the air will always be slightly nerve-racking. Take it from me: I did three Seneca Open Houses, the first two with someone who had done it the year before and was teaching me what to do and how to do it and the third where I was supposed to run the show. By the second time, I knew roughly what I was doing. There were a few mistakes that I had made, like leaving the mic on or turning the music on a second too late. These were all little mistakes that were easy to learn from because they were caught early, and everything was all good before anything could be said. 
Going into my show, I know I will make mistakes, which will be okay. I’m not a professional, and that’s what we’re working to be—professionals. I will be blogging after my shows to give a rundown of what happened and how I think it went, along with what I did and what was happening around me. I will most likely talk about mistakes I made and explain how I can do better next time and things that I might want to talk about the next time I’m on the air.
The main difference for me will be that instead of talking to someone, like what happens in the Open Houses, It’ll just be me in the radio room. I also know that being in the room with the windows, people will be peering in because we are being put on full display in the booth, and I will have to get used to that. I feel more prepared going in, knowing I know how to work the board and that if I need help, all I need to do is call one of my classmates or professors, and they will help me.
Besides being able to make mistakes and learn from them, part of the learning process is practicing everything we need to do on-air in the first two semesters at Seneca. We in the Radio Broadcasting Program learned announcing skills, music programming, radio production, and everything else we need to keep our radio shows and anything else audio-related we will ever do running smoothly. Thanks for reading.
Until next time,
Catherine
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