April 25

I parked at the Canterbury West station, walked up through the old town to a little pub and over lunch worked through my options on how to improve the engagement I’m getting and how to make cold approaches to people easier on me.
Walking back through the old town after looking through the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral it struck me just how antique towns like this are, and how very much the older parts of the UK remind me of Europe.
Walking back to the car, it’s a bit of a fight to stop and have another crack at talking to people on camera.
“Hi, I’m Ed Smith from Australia; can I ask you on camera about the EU vote?”
This worked much better: I got five good interviews, 1 in 3 people would talk to me, and I’m getting what I need: some insight as to what people from this part of the world think. I’ve got a lot of work to do to refine my approach but I’m learning and improving.
1. Don’t ask at shopping centres. (I think people think I’m going to try and sell them something!)
2. I don’t think the ‘research’ thing is as appealing to people as simply being interviewed about something topical.