The Essential Extra

I was a factory worker in Russia on November 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Actually, I wasn’t even born yet. But the other day I had an opportunity to be an extra in the television show Granite Flats. The scene in the episode being filmed was taking place on that…

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If It Works On TV, It Will Work On Your Audience

At the April meeting of the National Speakers Association  Mountain West Chapter (NSA-MW), our guest speaker Bill Stainton , encouraged us to drive people up a tree and throw rocks at them. He assured us that people in trouble make for great stories, especially when it is someone else. Bill is an expert in audience…

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Lights, Camera, Action

In honor of February, the month we celebrate love, this month’s meeting of the National Speakers Association  Mountain West Chapter  (NSA-MW) the program was all about how to make love to the camera so your clients will love you in return (and want to hire you). Actually, the program was How to Use Video to…

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