All
right, you have gotten this far; you sat for hours waiting for auditions, you
sat for weeks at home waiting for the call to come in for a taping, you sat for
hours waiting in the Green Room. Then, suddenly the Assistant Producer comes in
and says your name. You are about to go on stage and be in the spotlight.
Ignore
the spectacle. Ignore the cameras. Ignore your family and friends in the
audience. Just deal with the host, follow his lead. That’s his job, to put you
at ease, while your task is only to do what you came here for. Follow the inner
voice that has spoken all along: “You can win this!”
Seriousness
and Enthusiasm. You’ll need an equal dose of both and naturally you will have
no problem with that, since you’ve been preparing for this moment since you
first saw the show in your living room. You have watched hundreds of others up
here, and now it’s your turn. With a little luck (and some perfect questions
that you know the answers to), that top prize will be yours! Congratulations.