thin red light

a micLast month for various reasons (mostly as I am somewhat of a curiosity coming from the UK to Poland, when most people travel in the opposite direction) I had few opportunities to be speaking on local radio shows. One was live, others pre-recorded. Before you accuse me of become ever-so-concerned with popularity let me explain that my main motivation was to gain some publicity for the school I am working for.

I have noticed a strange dose of bravery when speaking to a microphone. You see, you don’t see the crowds (well, OK all three people) you are addressing. All you see and hear is a friendly journalist who is asking you questions. It is very easy to forget that you are heard by anonymous (that is until they quote your words back to you on the street or at a party) multitudes. And while it is fine to express not fully precise opinions in a private conversation, it is a dangerous to do so on air. And apart from a small red light in the studio not much reminds you of it.

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