This morning I did my first TV appearance on ABC4 news on Good Morning Utah. Don Hudson interviewed me and I got my five minutes in the spotlight.
It was really fun to sit in the back, by the cameras and watch how they produce the local news (I’ve never seen that before!)
Just so you know, Angie and Don have tele-prompters telling them every word to say, which are mounted right on the cameras so they look like they are looking at the viewer but they are really reading the script. It’s a piece of cake!
It was fun watching Marti Scold do the weather in front of the green screen pointing at nothing which just happened to be exactly where the computer showed SLC or Elko NV. She has that down pat!
I thought it was really interesting to see that the writers were writing the news, which showed up on the teleprompters, only minutes before each segment. They were putting this together on the fly… but it came together perfectly.
It was fun watching them steal a sip of pop or a hand-full of trail mix during the commercials too.
Right before it was my turn they asked for the websites for GMA and my company Claritypoint Coaching and made sure they had the facts straight – then they wired me with a mike and sat me next to Don and started rolling.
He was great. He asked the right questions about the contest, and gave me the chance to tell the world about life coaching and ask them to go online and support me. He cracked some great jokes about needing some life coaching himself and made me feel very relaxed. I came home right after and watched it – and though every girl thinks she looks fat in every picture ever taken of her – I didn’t hate it. I looked okay!
I am trying to figure out some way to get the video from my DVR to the computer so I can post it – but haven’t figured that out yet. Any ideas would be appreciated,
When I got home I saw that the advice from the first viewer questions is now online –
So I need your help!
I am hoping you would go the GMA website – read my advice and rank it. If you think it’s good advice, rank it a 4 okay!
Notice that two other finalists answered the same question I did.
It’s interesting to see that they gave very different advice than mine. You will have to tell me which feels better to you. Would you tell your friend she dressed badly or just love her the way she is?
I am so grateful for all the support I am getting from friends, clients and family members. This is quite a wild experience and your support means the world to me.
The producers of GMA are now sending me questions to answer twice a week. These assignments are stressing me out though and are an interesting opportunity for me to practice what I preach. I find myself getting very fearful about whether my writing or my answers are good enough.
I know, I know… I’m the one who said on National TV that “It doesn’t have to be perfect to be perfect!”
… But when your writing is going to be judged by everyone in America and your dream job hangs in the balance… it’s hard!
I really want perfect!
Yesterday I agonized for hours over whether my column was good enough. Finally Laney couldn’t take it anymore and made me hit send.
Writing is an unusual medium because you could keep editing and changing things in one article forever, and never really know if you are making it better or worse. It’s so subjective and one thing could be said a million different ways. I also have never claimed to be a professional writer. I like writing and think I do okay but I have a couple problems too…
I overuse exclamation points (badly!) I do this because I write the way I talk, and I talk loud. So in my head, every sentence that would be said with passion should end with one of these!!!!
I am not really sure if I put commas in the right place either, because I spent high school English class throwing things out the fourth story window with Sean Barnett or making fun of Mrs. Syphilis. (Kids pay attention in school!)
Another issue is that I try to be funny, and humor is really risky in writing… because it can sound funny in your head… and not end up that funny on paper.
I also love dashes – don’t know why – but I use them anyplace I might take a breath when speaking. I also love the old three dot thingy… You know I do… if you read the blog much. They are another great option for those breath pause situations.
I even had a stranger from back east comment on facebook that my writing wasn’t the best… though she later confessed that of all the candidates she thinks I’m the best!
Hopefully enough people will agree.
(I did get a book on punctuation though and am polishing up my skills.)
I am also having my brilliant husband proof read my writing… since the man has serious skills. He’s a good editor too.
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