Say Again? #66: Common Phraseology    • E-Mail this Article   •
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Say Again?  Do you get nervous on the radio? Me too. After a
slight delay to handle a family matter, I arrived at Oshkosh
just in time to do my very first radio interview. And I mean
just in time. The radio interview was at 12 noon and I didn't
get there until 11:30 a.m. or so. There's nothing like being in
a hurry and doing something for the first time to make you
nervous.  Being rather unprepared didn't help, either.
Fortunately, I knew the subject matter well, so that didn't add
to my nervousness. That and the fact that my hosts -- Mike and
Mel -- were very gracious and worked hard to put me at ease
helped it all go rather well.  I'd like to try to do the same
for you this month. I want to run through some standard
situations and explain the phraseology you'll need to know.
You'll still be nervous if you aren't used to talking on the
radio. But hopefully this will help you learn t