Nic Torres | Episode 909

Nic Torres operates a podcast termed Shaping Your Pottery to support potters to explore their exclusive voice. Nic has been producing pottery for 5 yrs and he knows how challenging it is to establish your exclusive voice in pottery. That is why it is Nic’s mission to aid potters find theirs.

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Why an additional podcast. I imply there’s previously The Potters Cast, why do we have to have a further one? (laughter) 

Which is a actually superior question. So for me, I needed my podcast to be additional specific. I desired to truly enable individuals come across their voice and I will maybe go on and attempt to check out a little something later on, but I truly preferred it to be more…a minor little bit targeted so that individuals can seriously increase in a certain way.

Was there anybody you essential to request to get authorization to do this?

No. I just form of started.  I just type of went in a started out undertaking it.

I really like that. There is nobody who has to give you permission. There are no gatekeepers. 

Was it super high-priced to get up and operating?

Not really. It was maybe 5 bucks a month and which is it. Surely not hundreds or hundreds of bucks. I had the internet site exactly where they hosted for my podcast and I made use of Zoom and my headphones. That was it.

In which did you understand the skill of podcasting?

The initially factor I did was I commenced modeling who I considered was a truly fantastic podcaster and I could kind of design after. There second matter I did was I invested in myself and I acquired a system that aided me find out about podcasting. And the third factor is I definitely did more analysis alongside the way. I experimented with to boost my job interview capabilities by looking through particular books on communication.

Would you say that your episodes have grown superior than since your before types?

I would certainly say that, indeed. When I initial started I couldn’t come up with abide by up queries. I was just looking through off of my checklist of what I sent them. But as I started to do additional and a lot more episodes and interviews the greater I became at listening superior and I was in a position to check with improved abide by up concerns that lead to better responses.

Have you experienced any conversations on your show the place you felt intimidated?

I wouldn’t seriously say I felt intimidated by anyone. Maybe the initial couple…the first 1 I did I was anxious but I never ever definitely felt intimidated. I felt that I was heading into it to master and support other people today and that definitely aided a lot.

When you are not in the studio producing and you are not in the studio recording, what do you do for enjoyable?

I normally check out anime and I engage in Dungeons and Dragons with my friends. But I believe what I do most is in all probability understand new points to strengthen my attitude to strengthen my way of everyday living. So that in the long term when I am capable to I am prepared to be the finest man or woman I can be.

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