Volunteering for a community radio station

In Britain, I find that there are many organisations that encourage people to become a volunteer; even the Prime Minster David Cameron keeps mentioning the 'Big Society'. Well, I've been feeling a bit bored at home lately. One day, I read my local newsletter and found that Bradley Stoke Radio was looking for volunteers, I thought it was an interesting opportunity, so I applied.

I actually didn't aim to be a presenter as I'm not good at talking. I worry that I might offend other people without knowing until listeners make a compliant. However, James Hyden, another volunteer, has a two hour music show on Sunday evenings. He suggested that during his show, he could include a feature where I could teach him Cantonese, and in return he would teach me how to speak with a Bristolian accent. I thought this was a great chance to try something unusual, and so I started to appear on his show from last Sunday.

Even though the feature only lasted a quarter of an hour, I had to do some preparation beforehand. Also, some quick thinking was needed during the show; I was nervous at first. However, James is very articulate and helped me to feel more at ease. When our Chairperson listened to it, she found that it was really good and made a recording of the session available online, so that you can now listen to my first ever radio live show! It was fun.

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