1 00:00:00,090 --> 00:00:02,430 The following content is provided under a Creative 2 00:00:02,430 --> 00:00:03,810 Commons license. 3 00:00:03,810 --> 00:00:06,060 Your support will help MIT OpenCourseWare 4 00:00:06,060 --> 00:00:10,150 continue to offer high quality educational resources for free. 5 00:00:10,150 --> 00:00:12,700 To make a donation or to view additional materials 6 00:00:12,700 --> 00:00:16,600 from hundreds of MIT courses, visit MIT OpenCourseWare 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:17,265 at ocw.mit.edu. 8 00:00:25,779 --> 00:00:26,820 GEORGE ZAIDAN: All right. 9 00:00:26,820 --> 00:00:28,409 We're going to talk about hosting. 10 00:00:28,409 --> 00:00:30,450 I'm going to go through rules quickly, guidelines 11 00:00:30,450 --> 00:00:31,960 just the same as we did before. 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:36,720 Then I'm going to read a short section of one of your scripts. 13 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,350 You're going to critique my hosting. 14 00:00:38,350 --> 00:00:40,800 And then we'll do the same thing for some of you. 15 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,500 Again, we won't do everyone. 16 00:00:44,500 --> 00:00:45,550 This we covered already. 17 00:00:45,550 --> 00:00:46,371 Don't read it. 18 00:00:46,371 --> 00:00:46,870 Tell it. 19 00:00:46,870 --> 00:00:49,665 This is the Hourglass video from before. 20 00:00:52,780 --> 00:00:54,880 This is a subtle point. 21 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:59,390 You can start off by imitating someone else's hosting style, 22 00:00:59,390 --> 00:01:02,990 but you'll invariably just get caught, as like that's 23 00:01:02,990 --> 00:01:05,099 the only thing that you can do. 24 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:08,220 And since it's not your own personality, 25 00:01:08,220 --> 00:01:12,180 it's just sort of weird and unnatural, and doesn't work. 26 00:01:12,180 --> 00:01:15,130 I did this when I was first starting out. 27 00:01:15,130 --> 00:01:16,570 It did not end well. 28 00:01:16,570 --> 00:01:20,090 These are my words of wisdom to you. 29 00:01:20,090 --> 00:01:24,800 And no more needs to be said about that. 30 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:25,890 This is a really hard one. 31 00:01:25,890 --> 00:01:33,770 So there's this device called interview something. 32 00:01:33,770 --> 00:01:34,834 I don't know. 33 00:01:34,834 --> 00:01:36,500 There's a famous director, who basically 34 00:01:36,500 --> 00:01:40,070 has a silver mirror that he puts in front of the camera. 35 00:01:40,070 --> 00:01:41,767 And there's an image below. 36 00:01:41,767 --> 00:01:43,850 It's like a teleprompter, except, instead of text, 37 00:01:43,850 --> 00:01:45,040 you see a person's face. 38 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,420 You see the interviewer's face. 39 00:01:46,420 --> 00:01:49,890 So the interviewee is looking straight into the camera lens, 40 00:01:49,890 --> 00:01:52,410 but that person is actually seeing 41 00:01:52,410 --> 00:01:54,486 the face of the person who's interviewing them. 42 00:01:54,486 --> 00:01:56,110 So who's seen the movie The Fog of War? 43 00:01:59,360 --> 00:01:59,860 No one else? 44 00:01:59,860 --> 00:02:00,497 OK. 45 00:02:00,497 --> 00:02:01,330 You should watch it. 46 00:02:01,330 --> 00:02:02,639 It's really interesting. 47 00:02:02,639 --> 00:02:03,430 It's a documentary. 48 00:02:03,430 --> 00:02:04,630 It's an interview movie. 49 00:02:04,630 --> 00:02:09,620 And not Richard Nixon. 50 00:02:09,620 --> 00:02:14,420 The Secretary of War for the Vietnam War was McNamara. 51 00:02:14,420 --> 00:02:17,940 So he was interviewed on that movie using this technique. 52 00:02:17,940 --> 00:02:19,840 And it's a really interesting technique. 53 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,240 But the point is when you look into the camera-- 54 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,490 we don't have a fancy device like that, unfortunately. 55 00:02:24,490 --> 00:02:27,150 But when you look into a camera, see a person's face, 56 00:02:27,150 --> 00:02:29,630 preferably someone that you know, 57 00:02:29,630 --> 00:02:33,000 whether it's like a friend, husband, wife, son, 58 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,260 daughter, whatever it is. 59 00:02:34,260 --> 00:02:36,820 Pick someone, and see their face on camera. 60 00:02:36,820 --> 00:02:38,470 That is the quickest and easiest way 61 00:02:38,470 --> 00:02:40,660 to make your hosting more natural without really 62 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:42,060 thinking about it. 63 00:02:42,060 --> 00:02:43,150 And that's very hard to do, because you're 64 00:02:43,150 --> 00:02:43,970 thinking of your script. 65 00:02:43,970 --> 00:02:45,740 You're thinking of 18,000 other things. 66 00:02:45,740 --> 00:02:49,510 But that's the most important rule. 67 00:02:49,510 --> 00:02:51,620 Usually, the camera tones you down. 68 00:02:51,620 --> 00:02:57,410 So if you are talking like you would normally talk, 69 00:02:57,410 --> 00:03:01,140 you will kind of seem like this on camera. 70 00:03:01,140 --> 00:03:05,000 It just tones you down and slows you down, 71 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,780 and lowers your energy level, unless it's right in your face. 72 00:03:07,780 --> 00:03:09,370 Then it's different. 73 00:03:09,370 --> 00:03:11,180 But usually it's not right in your face. 74 00:03:11,180 --> 00:03:14,150 So you need to compensate by-- I really 75 00:03:14,150 --> 00:03:16,530 hesitate to say, up your energy level, 76 00:03:16,530 --> 00:03:19,800 because when people say that the initial reaction is to be like, 77 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,470 and then, you need to talk like this, 78 00:03:21,470 --> 00:03:24,710 because that's how-- and that just doesn't work either. 79 00:03:24,710 --> 00:03:27,760 So you want to be a more energetic version 80 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:28,850 of your natural self. 81 00:03:28,850 --> 00:03:31,410 So think of if you were just really excited about something, 82 00:03:31,410 --> 00:03:32,570 how would you actually be? 83 00:03:32,570 --> 00:03:34,430 That's how you should be on camera. 84 00:03:34,430 --> 00:03:37,710 ELIZABETH CHOE: And just to have physical metrics, 85 00:03:37,710 --> 00:03:41,272 higher energy doesn't mean higher pitch and tone. 86 00:03:41,272 --> 00:03:43,910 That's the biggest thing that happens when they say, now, 87 00:03:43,910 --> 00:03:44,710 with more energy. 88 00:03:44,710 --> 00:03:47,420 Then people talk with a higher tone, like this. 89 00:03:47,420 --> 00:03:50,010 And that's the last thing you want to do, generally. 90 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:54,190 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 91 00:03:54,190 --> 00:03:56,820 So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to read this. 92 00:03:56,820 --> 00:03:59,010 And you all are going to critique my hosting style. 93 00:03:59,010 --> 00:04:01,320 And I'm going to read it as if-- I'm going 94 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,490 to deliver it as if-- oh, wait. 95 00:04:05,490 --> 00:04:06,800 No, most of this is a quote. 96 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,500 So let me do something else. 97 00:04:08,500 --> 00:04:10,680 I'll do this. 98 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,891 I'm going to deliver this as though it's not my job. 99 00:04:14,891 --> 00:04:15,390 OK. 100 00:04:15,390 --> 00:04:15,800 Ready? 101 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:16,299 Here we go. 102 00:04:19,390 --> 00:04:22,110 Why do some people handle cold better than others? 103 00:04:22,110 --> 00:04:24,070 Why is it that some are so fearful of the cold 104 00:04:24,070 --> 00:04:26,320 that they'd rather die than be caught outside with all 105 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:27,810 the winter gear on, mask and all, 106 00:04:27,810 --> 00:04:30,630 while others can wear one layer for a morning jog? 107 00:04:30,630 --> 00:04:32,470 What makes all the difference? 108 00:04:32,470 --> 00:04:33,210 OK. 109 00:04:33,210 --> 00:04:34,432 Critique. 110 00:04:34,432 --> 00:04:36,244 What was wrong with that? 111 00:04:36,244 --> 00:04:36,743 Yeah? 112 00:04:36,743 --> 00:04:38,550 AUDIENCE: I felt like you could do more. 113 00:04:38,550 --> 00:04:38,830 GEORGE ZAIDAN: In what way? 114 00:04:38,830 --> 00:04:40,786 AUDIENCE: So you were restrained by the fact 115 00:04:40,786 --> 00:04:44,030 that you were looking at somebody else's work. 116 00:04:44,030 --> 00:04:45,010 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 117 00:04:45,010 --> 00:04:45,760 That is true. 118 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,680 So if I was reading something that I had written myself, 119 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:50,370 I'd probably do a better job. 120 00:04:50,370 --> 00:04:52,590 But in this case-- you will be reading your own work. 121 00:04:52,590 --> 00:04:53,540 So that won't be quite the same. 122 00:04:53,540 --> 00:04:54,130 Yeah? 123 00:04:54,130 --> 00:04:55,940 AUDIENCE: So I think just how you read it, 124 00:04:55,940 --> 00:04:57,690 it seemed like you were asking a question, 125 00:04:57,690 --> 00:05:01,810 but there's no, oh yeah, I've never thought about it. 126 00:05:01,810 --> 00:05:05,124 It's like, why do some people handle cold better than others? 127 00:05:05,124 --> 00:05:07,040 Maybe if you changed it to like, have you ever 128 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,847 wondered why some people-- and try to-- I 129 00:05:09,847 --> 00:05:11,680 don't know if it's the structure of sentence 130 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:12,681 or just how you said it. 131 00:05:12,681 --> 00:05:14,680 GEORGE ZAIDAN: And this is part of the exercise, 132 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,030 as I'm reading it word for word. 133 00:05:16,030 --> 00:05:18,030 So let's assume that I can't change the wording. 134 00:05:18,030 --> 00:05:19,279 I mean, in real life, you can. 135 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,740 But what could I do just with intonation of my voice, 136 00:05:21,740 --> 00:05:23,035 or what else? 137 00:05:23,035 --> 00:05:27,482 AUDIENCE: Maybe slow down a little bit, 138 00:05:27,482 --> 00:05:29,580 and really hit that question hard. 139 00:05:29,580 --> 00:05:30,330 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 140 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:36,440 You were going to-- no, you had your hand up. 141 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,320 AUDIENCE: I'm going to think a bit more. 142 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:39,260 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 143 00:05:39,260 --> 00:05:41,730 AUDIENCE: The intonation, when you ask a question, 144 00:05:41,730 --> 00:05:45,046 you probably want to raise it at the end. 145 00:05:45,046 --> 00:05:48,516 And if you were to ask a very [INAUDIBLE], 146 00:05:48,516 --> 00:05:50,432 because there are a couple of questions there. 147 00:05:50,432 --> 00:05:53,288 So I guess you can pick the one that you really want them 148 00:05:53,288 --> 00:05:55,160 to think and give them pause. 149 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,900 So get them to think before you [INAUDIBLE]. 150 00:05:58,900 --> 00:06:00,790 ELIZABETH CHOE: That's a good point, 151 00:06:00,790 --> 00:06:04,230 that you can create suspension in your tone of voice. 152 00:06:04,230 --> 00:06:06,460 But a lot of people make the mistake 153 00:06:06,460 --> 00:06:10,050 of assuming that every question has to end with an uptone. 154 00:06:10,050 --> 00:06:10,550 Right? 155 00:06:10,550 --> 00:06:15,860 A powerful question can be posed with the tone ending downwards. 156 00:06:15,860 --> 00:06:19,610 Why do some people handle cold better than others? 157 00:06:19,610 --> 00:06:21,360 That is still a strong question even 158 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,270 though I didn't say, why do some people handle 159 00:06:24,270 --> 00:06:25,990 the cold better than others? 160 00:06:25,990 --> 00:06:26,740 That actually is-- 161 00:06:26,740 --> 00:06:29,323 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Well, you didn't end upward on either of those. 162 00:06:29,323 --> 00:06:32,640 The ending upward is like, why do some people handle 163 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,330 cold better than others? 164 00:06:34,330 --> 00:06:37,150 That's the traditional way that people asks questions. 165 00:06:37,150 --> 00:06:38,170 But I agree with you. 166 00:06:38,170 --> 00:06:40,710 The way that I read it, all the questions were flat. 167 00:06:40,710 --> 00:06:42,496 All had the same intonation. 168 00:06:42,496 --> 00:06:43,870 What I really want to do is vary. 169 00:06:43,870 --> 00:06:47,840 So something like, why do some people 170 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:49,680 handle cold better than others? 171 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,670 Why is it that some are so fearful of the cold 172 00:06:51,670 --> 00:06:54,620 that they'd rather die than be caught outside without all 173 00:06:54,620 --> 00:06:56,760 the winter gear, all the mask and all that stuff, 174 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,030 where other people can just where one layer for a morning 175 00:06:59,030 --> 00:06:59,529 jog? 176 00:06:59,529 --> 00:07:01,280 What's the difference? 177 00:07:01,280 --> 00:07:04,061 So each question I asked there in a totally different way. 178 00:07:04,061 --> 00:07:04,560 What else? 179 00:07:08,814 --> 00:07:10,480 ELIZABETH CHOE: So a big piece of advice 180 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,915 that we give to students is to think about the words 181 00:07:12,915 --> 00:07:15,062 that you're saying, which is also the hardest 182 00:07:15,062 --> 00:07:17,270 thing to do when you're trying to remember everything 183 00:07:17,270 --> 00:07:18,250 that you're saying. 184 00:07:18,250 --> 00:07:21,040 You have a camera in front of you. 185 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,870 But that's also why we often take the script away 186 00:07:23,870 --> 00:07:25,380 from the students. 187 00:07:25,380 --> 00:07:27,050 It's easy to get caught up in, oh shoot, 188 00:07:27,050 --> 00:07:27,860 I have to remember all the words. 189 00:07:27,860 --> 00:07:30,140 And I'm very, very guilty of this as well. 190 00:07:30,140 --> 00:07:33,100 So I totally understand how hard it is to do. 191 00:07:33,100 --> 00:07:35,920 But when you are asking the question genuinely, 192 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,860 why do some people get cold while other people don't? 193 00:07:39,860 --> 00:07:42,930 The way I said that was very different than why 194 00:07:42,930 --> 00:07:46,270 do some people handle cold better than others? 195 00:07:46,270 --> 00:07:49,020 When I'm actually thinking about the words that I'm saying, 196 00:07:49,020 --> 00:07:51,910 which is a very obvious suggestion to make, but, 197 00:07:51,910 --> 00:07:55,420 again, very hard to implement yourself, 198 00:07:55,420 --> 00:07:57,402 the intonation and the delivery become 199 00:07:57,402 --> 00:07:59,319 a lot more natural and genuine. 200 00:07:59,319 --> 00:08:01,360 I don't know if you want to add anything to that. 201 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:02,440 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Yeah, and that's another rule. 202 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,731 Like when you look into the camera, see someone's face, 203 00:08:04,731 --> 00:08:07,960 that's something that you can do that doesn't-- I mean, 204 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,230 it requires some preparation. 205 00:08:09,230 --> 00:08:12,046 But it doesn't require thought while you're actually doing it. 206 00:08:12,046 --> 00:08:14,170 So when you look in the camera, see someone's face. 207 00:08:14,170 --> 00:08:17,510 And actually think about the words that you're saying 208 00:08:17,510 --> 00:08:18,401 is helpful too. 209 00:08:18,401 --> 00:08:20,150 ELIZABETH CHOE: You want to avoid monotony 210 00:08:20,150 --> 00:08:21,900 not just in the intonation. 211 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:24,350 So you don't want to say, why do some people handle 212 00:08:24,350 --> 00:08:26,510 cold better than the others? 213 00:08:26,510 --> 00:08:28,540 Why is it that some are so fearful-- right, 214 00:08:28,540 --> 00:08:31,809 that's monotonous in tone, but it's also monotonous in rhythm. 215 00:08:31,809 --> 00:08:32,309 All right. 216 00:08:32,309 --> 00:08:34,530 So when George said it the second time, 217 00:08:34,530 --> 00:08:36,210 he rushed through some of the words 218 00:08:36,210 --> 00:08:38,860 in the middle that were in a list, which is very natural. 219 00:08:38,860 --> 00:08:41,250 When we're like, this morning I have to go to work, 220 00:08:41,250 --> 00:08:43,541 and I have to do this, and I have to do this, and this, 221 00:08:43,541 --> 00:08:45,310 you rush through things that you list. 222 00:08:45,310 --> 00:08:48,030 Whereas, if you're just reading like you would read, 223 00:08:48,030 --> 00:08:50,326 you say it with the same rhythmic pacing. 224 00:08:50,326 --> 00:08:53,480 You make the pauses where the punctuation is. 225 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,900 You sound very even with the way you break up your words. 226 00:08:56,900 --> 00:08:58,420 And that's super unnatural. 227 00:08:58,420 --> 00:09:00,270 That's why it sounds robotic. 228 00:09:00,270 --> 00:09:05,180 So when you mix up not only the intonation, but also 229 00:09:05,180 --> 00:09:08,569 the speed at which you're delivering some of the words-- 230 00:09:08,569 --> 00:09:09,110 I don't know. 231 00:09:09,110 --> 00:09:10,901 You can do it again and maybe pay attention 232 00:09:10,901 --> 00:09:12,000 to how he does it. 233 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:16,230 That's kind of also why it feels a lot more natural. 234 00:09:16,230 --> 00:09:19,000 So I'm going to do it again, this time completely different, 235 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,710 and get your critique as well. 236 00:09:22,710 --> 00:09:25,600 Why do some people handle cold better than others? 237 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,850 Why is it that some are so fearful of the cold 238 00:09:27,850 --> 00:09:30,740 that they would rather die than be caught outside without all 239 00:09:30,740 --> 00:09:33,590 the winter gear on, mask and all, while others can 240 00:09:33,590 --> 00:09:35,800 where one layer for a morning jog? 241 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,830 What's the difference? 242 00:09:37,830 --> 00:09:40,210 Was that better or worse than the first time I did it? 243 00:09:40,210 --> 00:09:42,106 AUDIENCE: It sounds like a Ted Ed video. 244 00:09:42,106 --> 00:09:43,980 GEORGE ZAIDAN: It sounds like a Ted Ed video? 245 00:09:43,980 --> 00:09:46,539 Oh man, then I'm not making very good Ted Ed videos. 246 00:09:46,539 --> 00:09:48,997 AUDIENCE: Better than the first, not as good as the second. 247 00:09:48,997 --> 00:09:50,140 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 248 00:09:50,140 --> 00:09:50,640 Why? 249 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,384 What was inauthentic about that? 250 00:09:56,384 --> 00:09:59,417 AUDIENCE: You sounded too intentionally energized. 251 00:09:59,417 --> 00:10:00,250 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Yeah. 252 00:10:00,250 --> 00:10:02,940 So normally, when we say to someone, up your energy, 253 00:10:02,940 --> 00:10:05,670 or when anyone says that, that's what comes out. 254 00:10:05,670 --> 00:10:10,920 You get this weird, I have to really try 255 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,024 to be excited about this, because I don't really 256 00:10:13,024 --> 00:10:13,940 know what I'm reading. 257 00:10:13,940 --> 00:10:15,930 But I'm going to just emphasize random words 258 00:10:15,930 --> 00:10:17,190 and say them louder. 259 00:10:17,190 --> 00:10:18,860 And that makes it exciting. 260 00:10:18,860 --> 00:10:19,890 No, it doesn't make it. 261 00:10:22,990 --> 00:10:25,972 And especially, if you mix that in with a bit of newscastery, 262 00:10:25,972 --> 00:10:27,430 then you're just dead in the water, 263 00:10:27,430 --> 00:10:33,040 because you end up with the most unwatchable video ever. 264 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,040 ELIZABETH CHOE: And you sound like you're trying 265 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,612 to talk to a 2-year-old too. 266 00:10:37,612 --> 00:10:42,500 I think that's the final effect, which we want to avoid. 267 00:10:42,500 --> 00:10:43,250 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 268 00:10:43,250 --> 00:10:44,841 Now, I'm going to read it again. 269 00:10:44,841 --> 00:10:46,590 And this is going to be a bit more subtle. 270 00:10:46,590 --> 00:10:47,990 Here we go. 271 00:10:47,990 --> 00:10:50,570 Why do some people handle cold better than others? 272 00:10:50,570 --> 00:10:52,630 Why is it that some are so fearful of the cold 273 00:10:52,630 --> 00:10:55,004 that they'd rather die than be caught outside without all 274 00:10:55,004 --> 00:10:56,490 the winter gear on, mask and all, 275 00:10:56,490 --> 00:10:58,500 while others can wear one layer and be fine? 276 00:10:58,500 --> 00:11:00,985 What makes the difference? 277 00:11:00,985 --> 00:11:02,360 What does that sound like to you? 278 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:03,794 AUDIENCE: It sounds more natural, 279 00:11:03,794 --> 00:11:05,085 like you're talking to someone. 280 00:11:05,085 --> 00:11:07,500 GEORGE ZAIDAN: It definitely sounds more natural. 281 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:09,550 Any critique of it? 282 00:11:09,550 --> 00:11:12,242 AUDIENCE: I think it sounded a little disinterested at parts. 283 00:11:12,242 --> 00:11:13,970 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Uh-huh. 284 00:11:13,970 --> 00:11:15,148 Why? 285 00:11:15,148 --> 00:11:17,439 AUDIENCE: It was kind of like a little bit of a mumble, 286 00:11:17,439 --> 00:11:20,579 like when I talk, and I'm going on like this. [MUMBLING] 287 00:11:20,579 --> 00:11:22,370 GEORGE ZAIDAN: It's like, yeah, [MUMBLING]. 288 00:11:25,490 --> 00:11:26,450 It is very natural. 289 00:11:26,450 --> 00:11:28,410 But there is a lack of wonder. 290 00:11:31,010 --> 00:11:34,850 This is a topic that I am sort of taking for granted. 291 00:11:34,850 --> 00:11:38,110 And I sort of expect that you'll take it for granted too, 292 00:11:38,110 --> 00:11:41,670 so you do take it for granted. 293 00:11:41,670 --> 00:11:42,217 All right. 294 00:11:42,217 --> 00:11:44,300 I've sort of run out of different ways to do that. 295 00:11:44,300 --> 00:11:49,620 So let's have you guys try. 296 00:11:49,620 --> 00:11:52,601 Who did not have their script analyzed? 297 00:11:52,601 --> 00:11:53,100 Come on up. 298 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:01,410 So take my hot seat there. 299 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,350 And give us a read. 300 00:12:10,316 --> 00:12:12,440 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle the cold better 301 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:13,450 than others? 302 00:12:13,450 --> 00:12:15,510 Why is it that some are so fearful of the cold 303 00:12:15,510 --> 00:12:18,490 that they'd rather die than be caught outside without all 304 00:12:18,490 --> 00:12:20,310 the winter gear on, mask and all, 305 00:12:20,310 --> 00:12:23,550 while others can wear one layer for a morning jog? 306 00:12:23,550 --> 00:12:24,940 What makes all the difference? 307 00:12:24,940 --> 00:12:26,386 GEORGE ZAIDAN: One more time. 308 00:12:30,650 --> 00:12:31,150 Differently. 309 00:12:31,150 --> 00:12:32,700 Do it differently. 310 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:36,671 By the way, those of you that will do production with me 311 00:12:36,671 --> 00:12:38,420 and Elizabeth, that is the phrase that you 312 00:12:38,420 --> 00:12:40,990 will hear most throughout the week is, one more time. 313 00:12:44,265 --> 00:12:46,390 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle the cold better 314 00:12:46,390 --> 00:12:47,640 than others? 315 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,450 Why is it that some people are so fearful of the cold 316 00:12:50,450 --> 00:12:52,960 that they'd rather die than be caught outside without all 317 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,970 the winter gear on, mask and all, while others can 318 00:12:55,970 --> 00:12:58,230 where one layer for a morning jog? 319 00:12:58,230 --> 00:13:00,009 What makes all the difference? 320 00:13:00,009 --> 00:13:02,342 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Do you have the first sentence memorized? 321 00:13:02,342 --> 00:13:03,520 AUDIENCE: Yeah. 322 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:05,280 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Deliver it without looking at the script. 323 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,405 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle the cold better 324 00:13:07,405 --> 00:13:08,050 than others? 325 00:13:08,050 --> 00:13:09,633 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Now, look at Elizabeth, 326 00:13:09,633 --> 00:13:10,870 and just ask that question. 327 00:13:10,870 --> 00:13:12,994 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle the cold better 328 00:13:12,994 --> 00:13:13,670 than others? 329 00:13:13,670 --> 00:13:18,580 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Now, don't have the line in your head. 330 00:13:18,580 --> 00:13:20,035 Just ask her. 331 00:13:20,035 --> 00:13:22,160 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle the cold better 332 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:22,960 than others? 333 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:29,361 ELIZABETH CHOE: Now, ask me as if I were Eric Lander. 334 00:13:29,361 --> 00:13:30,610 AUDIENCE: I've never seen him. 335 00:13:33,560 --> 00:13:36,320 Why do some people handle the cold better than others? 336 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,970 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Elizabeth, sit closer. 337 00:13:38,970 --> 00:13:40,230 ELIZABETH CHOE: OK. 338 00:13:40,230 --> 00:13:41,690 I'm a professor. 339 00:13:41,690 --> 00:13:43,130 And you're at my office hours. 340 00:13:43,130 --> 00:13:47,940 And I've given you the piece at question 341 00:13:47,940 --> 00:13:50,745 relating to hypothermia. 342 00:13:50,745 --> 00:13:52,870 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle the cold better 343 00:13:52,870 --> 00:13:55,100 than others? 344 00:13:55,100 --> 00:13:58,270 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Now, ask the question in your own words. 345 00:14:00,810 --> 00:14:03,550 Don't use the words that are written on the script. 346 00:14:09,250 --> 00:14:10,280 Ask Elizabeth. 347 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,870 AUDIENCE: Why are some people so immune to the cold? 348 00:14:13,870 --> 00:14:16,625 GEORGE ZAIDAN: So do people see how hard this is? 349 00:14:16,625 --> 00:14:18,230 This is really not easy. 350 00:14:18,230 --> 00:14:19,190 Right? 351 00:14:19,190 --> 00:14:19,690 Thanks. 352 00:14:19,690 --> 00:14:20,189 You're good. 353 00:14:20,189 --> 00:14:21,620 Come on back. 354 00:14:21,620 --> 00:14:22,120 All right. 355 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:22,781 Who's next? 356 00:14:22,781 --> 00:14:23,280 Your turn. 357 00:14:30,390 --> 00:14:31,350 Same paragraph. 358 00:14:31,350 --> 00:14:32,183 AUDIENCE: All right. 359 00:14:36,630 --> 00:14:39,770 Why do some people handle cold better than others? 360 00:14:39,770 --> 00:14:41,695 Why is it that some are so fearful of the cold 361 00:14:41,695 --> 00:14:44,070 that they'd rather die than be caught outside without all 362 00:14:44,070 --> 00:14:45,885 the winter gear on, mask and all, 363 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:48,320 while others can wear one layer for a morning jog? 364 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:49,910 What makes all the difference? 365 00:14:49,910 --> 00:14:51,195 GEORGE ZAIDAN: One more time. 366 00:14:51,195 --> 00:14:53,320 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle the cold better 367 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:54,084 than others? 368 00:14:54,084 --> 00:14:56,000 Why is it that some are so fearful of the cold 369 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:57,990 that they'd rather die than be caught outside without all 370 00:14:57,990 --> 00:14:59,540 the winter gear on, mask and all, 371 00:14:59,540 --> 00:15:02,495 while others can wear one layer for a morning jog? 372 00:15:02,495 --> 00:15:03,930 What makes all the difference? 373 00:15:03,930 --> 00:15:06,305 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Now, do the first time without reading it. 374 00:15:09,050 --> 00:15:11,263 AUDIENCE: I have a horrible memory. 375 00:15:11,263 --> 00:15:13,096 ELIZABETH CHOE: Don't worry about the words. 376 00:15:13,096 --> 00:15:14,429 You can say it however you want. 377 00:15:23,900 --> 00:15:25,150 AUDIENCE: I guess, it's just-- 378 00:15:32,979 --> 00:15:34,562 GEORGE ZAIDAN: What's the video about? 379 00:15:34,562 --> 00:15:36,210 What's the video about? 380 00:15:36,210 --> 00:15:39,130 AUDIENCE: Dealing with the cold weather. 381 00:15:39,130 --> 00:15:42,759 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Say who is dealing with it. 382 00:15:42,759 --> 00:15:43,300 AUDIENCE: OK. 383 00:15:43,300 --> 00:15:44,770 I have it. 384 00:15:44,770 --> 00:15:47,360 Why are some people better at dealing with cold than others? 385 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:47,740 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 386 00:15:47,740 --> 00:15:48,448 You can sit down. 387 00:15:53,940 --> 00:15:54,960 Anyone else want to go? 388 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:55,870 Anyone else want to give it a shot? 389 00:15:55,870 --> 00:15:56,820 Yeah, come on up. 390 00:16:02,850 --> 00:16:03,475 Same paragraph. 391 00:16:06,465 --> 00:16:08,590 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle the cold better 392 00:16:08,590 --> 00:16:09,690 than others? 393 00:16:09,690 --> 00:16:12,500 Why is it that some people are so fearful of the cold 394 00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:14,995 that they'd rather die than be caught outside without all 395 00:16:14,995 --> 00:16:16,490 the winter gear on, mask and all, 396 00:16:16,490 --> 00:16:19,890 while others can wear one layer in the morning jog? 397 00:16:19,890 --> 00:16:21,440 What makes all the difference? 398 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:22,960 GEORGE ZAIDAN: One more time. 399 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,085 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle the cold better 400 00:16:25,085 --> 00:16:25,600 than others? 401 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,949 Why is it that some are so fearful of the cold 402 00:16:27,949 --> 00:16:29,490 that they'd rather die than be caught 403 00:16:29,490 --> 00:16:32,890 outside without the winter gear on, mask and all, 404 00:16:32,890 --> 00:16:36,040 while others can wear one layer in the morning jog? 405 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:37,920 What makes all the difference? 406 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,584 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Great, thanks. 407 00:16:40,584 --> 00:16:41,250 What time is it? 408 00:16:41,250 --> 00:16:42,564 Do we have time? 409 00:16:42,564 --> 00:16:44,480 ELIZABETH CHOE: You only have like 10 minutes. 410 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:45,420 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 411 00:16:45,420 --> 00:16:47,924 What did you guys notice about all 412 00:16:47,924 --> 00:16:49,215 of those, all three deliveries? 413 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,080 Were they different or similar? 414 00:17:04,355 --> 00:17:04,980 AUDIENCE: Both. 415 00:17:04,980 --> 00:17:06,830 Their personalities came through. 416 00:17:06,830 --> 00:17:07,580 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 417 00:17:10,940 --> 00:17:13,170 But-- it sounds like there was a but. 418 00:17:13,170 --> 00:17:15,420 AUDIENCE: But they had a really hard time 419 00:17:15,420 --> 00:17:20,624 doing something different than what they did the first time. 420 00:17:20,624 --> 00:17:22,290 GEORGE ZAIDAN: I don't know why this is. 421 00:17:22,290 --> 00:17:24,700 I don't have any cognitive theory 422 00:17:24,700 --> 00:17:32,004 as to why it's so hard to do something so differently-- when 423 00:17:32,004 --> 00:17:33,670 you have the same words in front of you, 424 00:17:33,670 --> 00:17:37,280 why it's very difficult to read them in different ways. 425 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,600 But this just happens with everyone. 426 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:45,180 And especially, if you've written the script yourself, 427 00:17:45,180 --> 00:17:46,820 you know the words so well, you've 428 00:17:46,820 --> 00:17:51,570 looked at it a million times, when it comes time 429 00:17:51,570 --> 00:17:56,119 to actually be on camera and perform that script 430 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:58,160 and we say like, OK, well, that was great, but do 431 00:17:58,160 --> 00:17:59,080 it a different way. 432 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:00,740 You're like, well, I wrote it this one way. 433 00:18:00,740 --> 00:18:02,060 Why should I do it a different way? 434 00:18:02,060 --> 00:18:03,768 Maybe that's what your brain is thinking. 435 00:18:03,768 --> 00:18:06,460 And so you just don't know how to do it a different way. 436 00:18:13,180 --> 00:18:16,890 Let's try something a little weird and creative. 437 00:18:21,070 --> 00:18:23,800 Julia, right? 438 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,530 Do the first line, but try and do 439 00:18:26,530 --> 00:18:30,950 it as different from your first reading as you possibly can. 440 00:18:30,950 --> 00:18:33,670 And I mean, if you want to exaggerate-- 441 00:18:33,670 --> 00:18:35,530 don't think of this as I'm hosting a line. 442 00:18:35,530 --> 00:18:40,510 Just think of it as I'm going to say these words in the most 443 00:18:40,510 --> 00:18:41,907 different way I can think of. 444 00:18:41,907 --> 00:18:43,130 ELIZABETH CHOE: It's OK if it doesn't make any sense. 445 00:18:43,130 --> 00:18:44,150 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Yeah. 446 00:18:44,150 --> 00:18:46,900 AUDIENCE: Like, why do something handle cold better than others? 447 00:18:46,900 --> 00:18:48,150 GEORGE ZAIDAN: So valley girl. 448 00:18:48,150 --> 00:18:49,279 OK, good. 449 00:18:49,279 --> 00:18:51,320 That was very different than your first delivery. 450 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:52,142 Great. 451 00:18:52,142 --> 00:18:53,350 Remind me of your name again. 452 00:18:53,350 --> 00:18:54,170 AUDIENCE: Joshua. 453 00:18:54,170 --> 00:18:54,690 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Joshua. 454 00:18:54,690 --> 00:18:55,190 Go ahead. 455 00:18:55,190 --> 00:18:57,770 Do the first line totally different than the way you did 456 00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:00,144 it, and not valley girl either. 457 00:19:00,144 --> 00:19:02,597 AUDIENCE: Why do people some-- OK, let me try again. 458 00:19:02,597 --> 00:19:03,680 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Yeah, yeah. 459 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:04,512 AUDIENCE: Hey. 460 00:19:04,512 --> 00:19:07,410 Why do people sometimes handle cold better than others? 461 00:19:07,410 --> 00:19:08,160 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK. 462 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:09,240 That was an accent. 463 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,217 So great, very different. 464 00:19:11,217 --> 00:19:12,425 Remind me of your name again. 465 00:19:12,425 --> 00:19:12,700 AUDIENCE: Nathan. 466 00:19:12,700 --> 00:19:14,075 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Nathan, your turn. 467 00:19:16,070 --> 00:19:20,310 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle cold better than others? 468 00:19:20,310 --> 00:19:22,847 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Julia, yell the line. 469 00:19:22,847 --> 00:19:24,430 AUDIENCE: [YELLING] Why do some people 470 00:19:24,430 --> 00:19:26,870 handle cold better than others? 471 00:19:26,870 --> 00:19:29,950 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK, now, close your eyes. 472 00:19:29,950 --> 00:19:31,620 And just say it. 473 00:19:31,620 --> 00:19:32,736 Ask the question. 474 00:19:32,736 --> 00:19:35,900 AUDIENCE: Why do some people handle cold better than others? 475 00:19:35,900 --> 00:19:38,640 GEORGE ZAIDAN: OK, that was your best delivery. 476 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:39,440 I don't know why. 477 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,530 Sometimes getting people to step way outside their comfort zone 478 00:19:42,530 --> 00:19:45,580 and do a line in a totally ridiculous way 479 00:19:45,580 --> 00:19:49,610 that you would never actually use 480 00:19:49,610 --> 00:19:51,360 resets something in your mental circuitry. 481 00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:53,540 I have no explanation for why this works. 482 00:19:53,540 --> 00:19:56,949 But you get out of your normal, and then you just sort of do it 483 00:19:56,949 --> 00:19:58,490 the way that you would normally do it 484 00:19:58,490 --> 00:20:00,764 if you were talking to someone. 485 00:20:00,764 --> 00:20:02,180 That's a technique that we'll also 486 00:20:02,180 --> 00:20:04,070 use when we're in production. 487 00:20:04,070 --> 00:20:07,700 We'll be like, OK-- actually, we might even say, do 488 00:20:07,700 --> 00:20:08,870 this line as a valley girl. 489 00:20:08,870 --> 00:20:09,745 Do it with an accent. 490 00:20:09,745 --> 00:20:12,220 Yell it out loud. 491 00:20:12,220 --> 00:20:13,040 Do it like a robot. 492 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,748 [TALKING LIKE A ROBOT] Why do some people 493 00:20:14,748 --> 00:20:16,992 handle cold better than others? 494 00:20:16,992 --> 00:20:18,450 And then do it in your normal-- why 495 00:20:18,450 --> 00:20:20,240 do some people handle cold better than others? 496 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:21,740 I mean, that was different than how 497 00:20:21,740 --> 00:20:23,224 I've done it every single time. 498 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:27,430 What other hosting tech-- I mean, 499 00:20:27,430 --> 00:20:31,210 this is just one of those things that practice-- 500 00:20:31,210 --> 00:20:32,150 you need to practice. 501 00:20:32,150 --> 00:20:34,390 And you should do it, like I was saying earlier, 502 00:20:34,390 --> 00:20:35,867 with an audio recorder. 503 00:20:35,867 --> 00:20:36,950 You have them doing vlogs. 504 00:20:36,950 --> 00:20:37,210 Right? 505 00:20:37,210 --> 00:20:37,950 ELIZABETH CHOE: Mhm. 506 00:20:37,950 --> 00:20:39,658 GEORGE ZAIDAN: It might be good to change 507 00:20:39,658 --> 00:20:42,321 one of those assignments into an audio vlog versus a-- 508 00:20:42,321 --> 00:20:44,820 ELIZABETH CHOE: Yeah, actually, for your daily reflections-- 509 00:20:44,820 --> 00:20:47,585 I know Siri did a video just to make sure that you guys knew. 510 00:20:47,585 --> 00:20:49,720 But you don't have to do text reflections. 511 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,870 You can do an audio recording if you want. 512 00:20:51,870 --> 00:20:53,700 You can do a video blog if you want. 513 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:55,610 And I think that's a great opportunity 514 00:20:55,610 --> 00:20:57,910 to practice some of this stuff. 515 00:20:57,910 --> 00:21:01,210 Your reflection last night, it was really good. 516 00:21:01,210 --> 00:21:03,100 It was really authentic. 517 00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:04,300 You weren't trying to host. 518 00:21:04,300 --> 00:21:07,750 But I thought you did a pretty good job on camera. 519 00:21:07,750 --> 00:21:10,512 And it was very different from your pitch. 520 00:21:10,512 --> 00:21:11,900 Right? 521 00:21:11,900 --> 00:21:14,340 I would suggest that you go back and watch yourself 522 00:21:14,340 --> 00:21:17,450 on both your pitch and on your blog last night. 523 00:21:17,450 --> 00:21:19,730 And you'll see a pretty surprising difference. 524 00:21:19,730 --> 00:21:21,750 And it happens to all of us. 525 00:21:21,750 --> 00:21:23,550 GEORGE ZAIDAN: When you listen to-- that's 526 00:21:23,550 --> 00:21:25,008 the other part of this is that once 527 00:21:25,008 --> 00:21:29,830 you do your vlog, reflection, or audio vlog, or whatever, 528 00:21:29,830 --> 00:21:32,780 listen to it, and see what you sound like. 529 00:21:32,780 --> 00:21:34,980 Do one where you're just talking off the cuff. 530 00:21:34,980 --> 00:21:36,770 You're like, today was great. 531 00:21:36,770 --> 00:21:37,900 We had this guy. 532 00:21:37,900 --> 00:21:38,830 He was terrible. 533 00:21:38,830 --> 00:21:40,914 But he had some good points, whatever, whatever. 534 00:21:40,914 --> 00:21:42,330 And then do one where you actually 535 00:21:42,330 --> 00:21:44,927 read-- you can read even this same paragraph if you want, 536 00:21:44,927 --> 00:21:46,510 or pick something that you've written. 537 00:21:46,510 --> 00:21:49,130 And listen to the difference. 538 00:21:49,130 --> 00:21:51,170 I think it's only by sort of really 539 00:21:51,170 --> 00:21:54,580 listening to yourself that you will learn to do this. 540 00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:55,080 Yeah? 541 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:58,186 AUDIENCE: Have you ever tried to have people do practice 542 00:21:58,186 --> 00:22:00,900 dry-runs, and maybe tell them that it's not running-- 543 00:22:00,900 --> 00:22:04,732 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Yes, we do that all the time. 544 00:22:04,732 --> 00:22:06,190 We'll say, oh, this is a rehearsal. 545 00:22:06,190 --> 00:22:09,999 We're not rolling, but go ahead and deliver the line anyway. 546 00:22:09,999 --> 00:22:10,790 Sometimes it works. 547 00:22:10,790 --> 00:22:12,456 It usually doesn't, because you've still 548 00:22:12,456 --> 00:22:13,580 got the camera there. 549 00:22:13,580 --> 00:22:14,400 It's still-- 550 00:22:16,872 --> 00:22:18,330 ELIZABETH CHOE: And the other thing 551 00:22:18,330 --> 00:22:21,980 is even though we want you to sound as natural as possible, 552 00:22:21,980 --> 00:22:24,120 when it comes to the day of shooting, 553 00:22:24,120 --> 00:22:26,420 the more you've practiced your lines, 554 00:22:26,420 --> 00:22:29,197 it just takes out one more confounding variable that 555 00:22:29,197 --> 00:22:32,630 will stress you out during the day of shoot. 556 00:22:32,630 --> 00:22:34,734 The students, you can really tell if they've 557 00:22:34,734 --> 00:22:35,650 rehearsed their lines. 558 00:22:35,650 --> 00:22:38,160 Even if we end up changing a lot of the wording, 559 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:39,670 they're just much more comfortable, 560 00:22:39,670 --> 00:22:41,950 because they're not worrying about remembering things. 561 00:22:41,950 --> 00:22:45,480 They actually are thinking about the words that they're saying. 562 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,800 For tonight's assignment, it will just 563 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:53,750 be to recreate your episode pitch. 564 00:22:53,750 --> 00:22:56,920 I would suggest that you redraft your script. 565 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:58,900 We are going to do a table read next Monday. 566 00:22:58,900 --> 00:23:01,180 And there's no official assignment 567 00:23:01,180 --> 00:23:03,790 for another draft of a script until then. 568 00:23:03,790 --> 00:23:07,870 If you want feedback on any material that you write, 569 00:23:07,870 --> 00:23:13,318 which I would recommend, I am happy to give feedback. 570 00:23:13,318 --> 00:23:13,818 George-- 571 00:23:13,818 --> 00:23:15,120 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Yep, I'm going to write my email right now 572 00:23:15,120 --> 00:23:17,434 ELIZABETH CHOE: --is happy to give-- his email's also 573 00:23:17,434 --> 00:23:18,100 on the syllabus. 574 00:23:20,670 --> 00:23:22,760 We're all happy to give feedback. 575 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:27,130 We will have traditional office hours today, tomorrow, Friday. 576 00:23:27,130 --> 00:23:29,700 So there's lots of opportunity for feedback 577 00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:32,010 before the table read. 578 00:23:32,010 --> 00:23:33,850 But just so you guys know for tonight, 579 00:23:33,850 --> 00:23:39,387 it's just a repitching of an idea for your episode. 580 00:23:39,387 --> 00:23:41,470 GEORGE ZAIDAN: That's all the material that I had. 581 00:23:41,470 --> 00:23:44,951 Does anyone have any questions in the two minutes remaining? 582 00:23:44,951 --> 00:23:46,200 And I'm going to stick around. 583 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,241 So if you guys want to chat with me individually, 584 00:23:48,241 --> 00:23:49,286 that's fine too. 585 00:23:49,286 --> 00:23:52,990 AUDIENCE: So basically, to host, just be yourself. 586 00:23:52,990 --> 00:23:54,800 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Yeah. 587 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:58,932 To the most extent that you can, be yourself. 588 00:23:58,932 --> 00:24:00,890 ELIZABETH CHOE: And I mean there are exceptions 589 00:24:00,890 --> 00:24:03,960 to every single rule. 590 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,365 I know that when I host, I'm very different than I 591 00:24:06,365 --> 00:24:07,130 am in real life. 592 00:24:07,130 --> 00:24:07,685 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Not really. 593 00:24:07,685 --> 00:24:08,080 ELIZABETH CHOE: Really? 594 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:09,571 GEORGE ZAIDAN: No, you're pretty similar. 595 00:24:09,571 --> 00:24:11,062 ELIZABETH CHOE: You said that my hosting persona 596 00:24:11,062 --> 00:24:12,560 was a lot different than you were expecting. 597 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:14,351 GEORGE ZAIDAN: I was just messing with you. 598 00:24:16,958 --> 00:24:20,180 ELIZABETH CHOE: But for the most part, be yourself. 599 00:24:20,180 --> 00:24:21,680 And we mean that very literally. 600 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:23,350 Right? 601 00:24:23,350 --> 00:24:24,840 I don't know if you guys noticed, 602 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,980 but that time you asked that question at the very end, 603 00:24:27,980 --> 00:24:30,905 it was how you would say it, and it was the best delivery. 604 00:24:30,905 --> 00:24:33,230 It really was. 605 00:24:33,230 --> 00:24:35,770 AUDIENCE: So less of like a pitch to get people excited, 606 00:24:35,770 --> 00:24:38,200 but just kind of explain what you're doing? 607 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,905 Because a pitch, just [INAUDIBLE] kind of 608 00:24:41,905 --> 00:24:42,680 like excited. 609 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:43,610 ELIZABETH CHOE: Well, when you think of pitch, 610 00:24:43,610 --> 00:24:44,670 you think of Shark Tank. 611 00:24:44,670 --> 00:24:49,620 And you think of, I have 30 seconds to buy into my idea. 612 00:24:49,620 --> 00:24:53,080 So I'm just going to be as loud and exaggerated as possible. 613 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,860 So please don't mistake pitch for that. 614 00:24:55,860 --> 00:24:59,270 Keep it under a minute and a half. 615 00:24:59,270 --> 00:25:01,390 A lot of your videos were five and a half minutes. 616 00:25:01,390 --> 00:25:04,760 That's longer than your entire episode is going to be. 617 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,700 Keep it under a minute and a half. 618 00:25:07,700 --> 00:25:09,700 Not just as a challenge, but that'll really help 619 00:25:09,700 --> 00:25:14,190 structure the way you deliver. 620 00:25:14,190 --> 00:25:17,190 And that should be the point of the video. 621 00:25:17,190 --> 00:25:21,446 So maybe don't think about it as a pitch as it is a point, 622 00:25:21,446 --> 00:25:22,320 like a thesis almost. 623 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,600 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Think of it as explaining your video 624 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:26,818 to someone else. 625 00:25:26,818 --> 00:25:31,780 AUDIENCE: So it's not the actual stuff that you wrote? 626 00:25:31,780 --> 00:25:33,580 ELIZABETH CHOE: It's like a trailer. 627 00:25:33,580 --> 00:25:35,650 GEORGE ZAIDAN: Remember-- Paul, right? 628 00:25:35,650 --> 00:25:37,910 Remember when Paul was doing his shoebox thing. 629 00:25:37,910 --> 00:25:38,560 It's that. 630 00:25:43,330 --> 00:25:45,779 AUDIENCE: I don't think I have a shoebox, but-- 631 00:25:45,779 --> 00:25:47,320 GEORGE ZAIDAN: You can just mime one. 632 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:49,900 ELIZABETH CHOE: We've got a budget for a cardboard box. 633 00:25:49,900 --> 00:25:51,160 Let me tell you. 634 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:55,100 GEORGE ZAIDAN: We've got about $1.50. 635 00:25:55,100 --> 00:25:56,310 OK, thanks, guys. 636 00:25:56,310 --> 00:25:57,393 ELIZABETH CHOE: All right. 637 00:25:57,393 --> 00:26:00,170 We'll stick around for a while if you guys have questions.