114: What if you had a meetup and nobody came?
Friday, October 3, 2008 - Filed under: Podcasts
Travel, meetups and Social Anxiety.
Also if all goes as planned, this is our first SIMULCAST episode. That’s right, we begin our invasion of terrestrial radio now. We’ll have a radio version of the show on Whistle Radio, CIWS 102.7 in Stouffville, Ontario. We’ll let you know as soon as we know where on the schedule we’ll be..
NEWS AND NOTES
- A busy fall
- Anyone in Edmonton want to hook up with Mark?
- Mark at Third Coast in Chicago
- Social Media invading traditional conferences
- Bob at Pixar (click on pic above for pics)
- Broader interview topics in coming shows
EVENTS
- Buffalo Tweetup
Satuday October 4, 2008 at 2pm
Gabriel’s Gate Restaurant
Organized By: Jim Milles
- Toronto Podcaster/Social media meetup
Saturday October 18th
Imperial PUBlic library, on Dundas
- PODMTL Podcaster meetup
Thursday October 23rd
Le Sergeant Recruiteur, 4801 St-Laurent blvd, Montreal
- Michigan Podcamp I
November 8th , 2008 9-4
Embassy Suites Hotel, Southfield, Michigan
For more details, go to : http://podcampmichigan.org/
- Geocaching-Saglac Podcast
- Kinetic Kaos
- Gorilla Radio – POLITICS
- The UKTI Briefing
- The Laughing Podcast
- Back From The Bin
INTERVIEW
- Mark chats with David Kacken about Social Anxiety
TALK OF THE WEEK
- Finding podcasters in a strange town
- Meetup Tips
CONTACT US
- email: canadianpodcastbuffet@gmail.com
- facebook group: Canadian Podcast Buffet
- feedback: +1-267-220-3701
- forums: CPB and PAB
- wiki: canadianpodcastbuffet.ca/wiki
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I have never been prouder to be a listener….
[...] Social anxiety affects people of all walks of life, stuttering or not. Mark Blevis , over at the Canadian Podcast Buffet , recently interviewed David Kacken, a councellor specializing in social phobia and anxiety disorders. You can hear it over at the Canadian Podcast Buffet website episode 114 at the 12:40 mark. The other guy you hear is Bob Goyetche , co-host of the Buffet. The interview itself begins at 14:40. [...]
As an introvert who knows just a little bit about social anxiety (no kidding, eh?), I have to say that what’s helped me a lot in the last couple of years is just going out to events, podcamps, meet-ups. At first it was really harrowing, and I have had some awful moments (more because of panic than anything).
But as I’ve got to know more and more people, as I’ve become more comfortable with them, I’m finding it easier to do. Yes, I still have the occasional panic attack (and yes, I give myself permission to walk away if I have to), but fewer and fewer of them.
I now know a core of people in the community who make me feel comfortable and welcome, and I figure if they like me, then maybe the voices in my head that tell me I’m stupid are wrong, you know?
And I would never have been able to stand up at Podcamp Montreal and do a presentation two years ago. I still had a panic attack right before I did it, but I pulled it off, and I really believe it’s because I knew that everyone was being so supportive that I was able to get up there and do it.
My next goal? To start trying to approach people at events, instead of still hanging back a bit. Don’t know when I’ll get there, but I’m sure that I will.
I’m sorry that I’ll miss the Toronto meet-up. I’ll be traveling.
I’m looking forward to hearing your upcoming interviews!
Thanks for the best information.