tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988188.post8087582033547267960..comments2023-08-16T09:40:15.272+01:00Comments on Irascible Ian's Personal Blog: I'd better not give up the day job!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13442419547110456696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988188.post-29465612423493742542008-05-17T10:13:00.000+01:002008-05-17T10:13:00.000+01:00It's never easy watching yourself on film but don'...It's never easy watching yourself on film but don't undersell yourself. I've read autocues and interviewed while someone is nattering through an earpiece and a floor manager is giving you a count-down --- it is NOT easy! <BR/><BR/>You make it look pretty effortless - especially for a first attempt (forget about the one without specs!) and YOU look far more comfortable than you probably felt: importantly you engaged well with your guest and, absolutely vitally, with the viewer.<BR/><BR/>Well done!! <BR/><BR/>And only 51? So young... ;-)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988188.post-52633040793643036032008-05-16T20:04:00.000+01:002008-05-16T20:04:00.000+01:00Well if that's true (and I'm not convinced to be h...Well if that's true (and I'm not convinced to be honest) it's totally down to the patience and perseverance of the course instructors. I watch the clip and all I see is my complete inability to point out in the intro that Carl had been a 'victim' of the networking of radio, having been given his P45. <BR/><BR/>That being said, I just watched my autocue piece done earlier in the day and it's actually rather scary how much better take 6 is than take 1, whereas on the day I'd thought they were pretty much of a muchness.<BR/><BR/>I'd say that everyone else on the course did a much better job on the magazine piece. Any of them could go on national TV and be great. Carl (the chap who was my 'guest') did a couple of pieces that I thought were a bit weak, and then pulled a really good magazine programme out of the hat. Thought he did a great job as my guest as well.<BR/><BR/>I think my 'best' performance was actually as a guest, but of course I didn't get a copy of that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442419547110456696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988188.post-54638542023481367292008-05-16T19:41:00.000+01:002008-05-16T19:41:00.000+01:00That's pretty good after just a day's training.That's pretty good after just a day's training.Jaded and Cynicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634516059161327338noreply@blogger.com