Angela’s Notes
Giving Yourself Permission to Be You On-Air Personal Worksheet
By Angela ‘the girl with many last names’ Stevens
Lead with Values: Every break contains a value,
spoken or unspoken. Even “fun” is a
value.
Values Important to My Station:
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Values Important to Me:
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Determine your Personal Filter: Every person has a unique point of view. Who is your on-air character?
(Ex: I’m a stressed mom, I’d like life to be easier sometimes, but I realize I’m a mess and I laugh at it.)
Questions to ask:
- What makes me laugh/cry?
- Who’s pain do I feel?
- Who’s problems do I like to solve?
- What do I do well (on and off the air)?
- What’s my comedic personality? (exaggeration, self deprecation, etc.)
- Who do I relate to best?
My Personal Filters Are:
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My Station’s Filters Are:
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Give Yourself Permission to Experiment
- Lead with your values to minimize backlash. Usually backlash comes against a perceived set of unequal values. They want to know you’re reflecting their values.
- Ground yourself in support. It takes courage to be daring, having other people to support you will make it easier. Talk to your PD, GM, Consultant, Co-workers, ask for their support as you try new things.
Permission Slip Exercise:
What do you refrain from doing on the air because you’re afraid someone may disapprove? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Who am I afraid will disapprove? ______________________________________________________________________________
What’s important about having their approval? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What might you need to let go of in order to give yourself permission to try it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What’s one way you could execute this while still holding the values of the station and your listener? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I, _______________, give myself permission to experiment and be authentically me on air this week. Signed, _________________________________________________________________
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