They Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
I got an e-mail from our Events Researcher Karen Falconer yesterday afternoon. She was reminding me that today was the formal launch day for our latest SoundTown project at and suggested that I might want to say "a few words" to the invited guests.
This was a timely reminder, because I've lately developed a very bad habit of busking it when it comes to public speaking. This tends to leave the audience scratching their heads in confusion and leaves me cursing myself for forgetting all those profound thoughts I have about broadcasting, trends in mass media and, well, loads of other stuff.
So thanks to Karen, I made the decision to break my journey to Kelso and stay overnight at a motel on the Edinburgh bypass. There I locked myself in my room and penned the most magnificent speech you could imagine. It had everything; laughter, tears, unique insights into the role of radio in education and a few policy ideas for the Scottish Executive.
I got a good night's sleep and next morning completed my journey south, arriving at the school in plenty of time to link up with Fred MacAulay and John Beattie live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland and cut the ribbon on the new SoundTown studio. Afterwards I mingled with the guests. I met various councillors, church ministers and a small group of wonderfuly self-confident and articulate sixth year pupils. All was going well. We drank tea, ate cakes and then...
Then it was all over.
Kelso High feels like a really great school and I'm sure our year-long SoundTown project will benefit from the obvious enthusiasm shown by pupils and teachers alike.
Just one thing: does anyone want to hear my speech?
