It was the last regular-season broadcast of HF-L Cougars football. I was fighting a tenacious (and growing) cold. The last thing I wanted to do was spend the night on the roof of the press box.
The incessant wind made the cool autumn air downright cold. I wore four layers. A T-shirt, a sweatshirt, a hoodie, and a hooded windbreaker. And I was still freezing. By the second half, I put on my gloves.
Needless to say, I was prepared. I knew the conditions. I’m like that when it comes to Continue Reading “Two Wires And A Prayer”
The Compliment That Caught Me Speechless
Then I remembered. We had only one microphone. It was on a cord. My vision for the panel was more of a conversation than a series of mini-presentations. Passing a mic between each panelist would stunt the informal back-and-forth I wanted to achieve. What could I do?
When the panel began, I asked each person to speak without a microphone to test if the audience in the back of the room could hear us. They could, so I told everyone we wouldn’t be using the mic. That’s when a lady sitting in the front said, “Will you be able to keep your voice loud? Whenever a presenter decides to go without a mic, they start loud, but their voice invariably gets quieter as the presentation goes on.”
I stopped dead in my tracks, looking at her straight in the eye. Then, channeling my inner Continue Reading “The Compliment That Caught Me Speechless”