Behind the Scenes of My TV Interviews: Lessons and Challenges

I found that the longer the interview, the easier it was to answer questions.  One of my more challenging interviews was the CFN TV interview, where I only had eight minutes.  I spent a good deal of time talking about my personal experience of 9/11 and then realized that time was running out and I didn't have much time to talk about the hopeful themes which are very prominent in my story.  The interview still turned out ok, as one never knows what will catch the eye of the viewer.

Another challenging experience was the TV interview with Al Kiama.  I recorded my comments in English, and the artist and interviewer spoke in Arabic.  When I was doing my interview in English, the technology which was being used was Skype, and it was producing an echo, so my mind was suddenly distracted and caught off guard.  I mentioned in two places that the characters were escaping to Mosul, when, of course, the correct story is that they were escaping to Erbil.  It was a mistake I was unable to fix, but I learned how challenging it is to give these interviews.  When you are writing, changes are easily made, but when you are speaking publicly, it is not always easy to correct your words. 

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