About that radio interview....
One of the most frequent questions I get is "How noisy is the product?" Well, the simple answer is that you can't move air without making some noise. But the product is not at all noisy.
Thinking back to my first ever media interview about the product on BBC Radio Solent (see our homepage for the downloadable interview) listeners may have thought they were listening to a jet engine!
So, why was that? Well the simple reason is as follows:
I have a very quiet speaking voice. Clear, but quiet.
There were 2 microphones in the studio. Georgie Windsor, the presenter, used the one that was suspended above the table. I used the one that was on the tabletop. The sound engineer progressively turned up the sensitivity of my mic until my voice matched Georgie's. I'm not saying she speaks loudly, it's just I speak quite quietly.
When we demo'd the product it was sat adjacent to my mic. As Homer Simpson would have put it... "DOH!"
The end result is there for you to hear on the download! Well, you live and learn.
And whilst on the subject of radio... the most popular programme in the SleepBreeze office is undoubtedly Simon Bate's Breakfast show on ClassicFM. Simon's music selections have seen us through plenty of triumphs and setbacks during the design of the SleepBreeze personal cooler.
And from time-to-time we I enter the "Identity Crisis" competition. When you work alone in the office, it's not so much about winning, more about connecting with folk. As someone who's never won a competition I had to be picked up off the floor one morning when Simon announced me as the winner. WOW!
And even better, Simon kindly offered some advice by email: "Andy, when you suffer an industrial accident at work, make sure you immediately call the 2 main emergency services: the Human Resources and Health & Safety departments."
Nice one, Simon.