Yesterday I was given the job to transcribe an interview with the marketing director of a big fashion house (I will not disclose the name). It was a 45 minuet interview and took me literally 6 hours to do. Why? I hear you scream, why did it take so long?
The reason for this was because the interviewee was a rambling, mumbling, bafoon. I mean, journalists as a whole dislike having to transcribe anything let alone an interview that consisted of umming ahing and consistent stuttering. Not that I have anything against stuttering, if it is a medical condition but when the stutter occurs due to your brain trying to pick bullshit from thin air it become a problem.
It wasn't just the mumbling that angered me. It was the way this man spoke about things, with an inner confidence that made me visualise some middle aged balding fat rich man with his nose stuck in the air. The pinnacle of my anger arrived when he spoke about his work with certain celebrities "oh yes, me and Amy as I called her" NO Mr big shot Miss Whinehouse to you!
So the moral of this rant to all of you being interviewed please think about what your going to say before hand and don't just start making crap up. Think before you speak!
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