dear janet and everbody else
Yhank you janet for yuor warm words of praise. Maybe I did come across as if i
knew what i was doing - maybe it even made a good impression. but i w as not
seeking your endorsement - tho i am grateful for it. The point is - I did not
handle the interviewer, he handled me. And i didnt get to say what I wantede
to say, but rather, said what the interviewer wanted me to say. And when I
was given the opportunity to say something, it was on a subject I did not want
to discuss at that point - and so this whole golden oopportunity to put across
some issues to the public was wasted while i answered the interviewer's
preprepared questions, and of making the interviewer feel as if he is
directin the show while actually, you are tha one who is determiing everhything.
janet paterson wrote:
>
> hi all
>
> At 22:57 1999/06/06 -0400, hilary wrote:
> > What does "TV-ready' mean?
> > This is a question which has been bothering me since I waas
> > originally one of the earliest members of this list . Yes I
> > have been on television and radio. Was I ready? I don't know!
> > I have recieved praise for my 'performance' yet I feel totally
> > inadequate; that I did not get my point across. Ivan Suzman,
> > the founder and originator of this list, IS TV ready, He knows
> > what to say and how to say it. There are others who are also
> > good at handling interviewers. Maybe they could give some tips
> > to the rest of us? Hilary Blue
>
> my dear hilary
>
> "ready" might be a short-form for "ready, willing, and able"
>
> i believe that your feeling "inadequate" and in need of "some tips"
> may be caused by some of those negative "yatta yatta" monkeys
> [we all have them in our heads
> giving us a running "doubting thomas" commentary on all that happens
> to us or around us]
>
> i know you received praise for your performance on tv;
> i read some of the messages
> from some pretty bright people on this list
>
> why not give the writers of those messages more credence
> than those yammering monkeys?
>
> what the heck do they know anyway?
> what the heck have they ever done?
> where the heck have they ever been?
>
> they are like the hear no, see no, speak no, evil trio
> "my mind is made up; don't bother me with the truth"
>
> they are un-fun-house mirrors reflecting
> fear and longing and haunting
>
> they cower in the presence of the sparkling energy and spirit
> that is inside all of us
> no exceptions
>
> given enough air-time
> they can even put the brakes on and grind us down to a slow halt
>
> given the air-time they deserve
> in other words nada, zip, zilch, niente, richts, rien, NONE
> we can put the pedal to the metal and hit our own unique cruising speed
> no problemmo
>
> janet
>
> janet paterson
> 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
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