top o' the mornin'®
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:37 am
Grandchildren are great in many ways, but believe it or not I think mine may help me with my next J! audition. How? you may ask. And my answer is this:
Last night elwing and I were "tag-team" babysitting Caden while we were at the local fitness center - I did my thing while she watched him, then she did her thing while I watched him. And I noticed that whenever he smiled at me I would smile back. "Of course" you say. But then it dawned on me that I actually had to go through the effort to smile, meaning that my normal expression must not be all that cheerful. I had never really thought about that before; I consider myself friendly enough, if somewhat standoffish (because I'm an introvert). But in thinking back over my previous J! auditions it occurred to me that beforehand, and during the time waiting for the test results I would sit with a blank stare on my face, or else grab my pen and crossword puzzle. Anything so as not to interact. But if the J! people are watching (and some have suggested that they do keep an eye on the people gathering before the session), they're looking for interesting people. My appearance also might come across as arrogant and/or smug. So the next time (and there WILL be a next time) I do the J! thing, I'll make an effort to look more friendly at the very least.
Last night elwing and I were "tag-team" babysitting Caden while we were at the local fitness center - I did my thing while she watched him, then she did her thing while I watched him. And I noticed that whenever he smiled at me I would smile back. "Of course" you say. But then it dawned on me that I actually had to go through the effort to smile, meaning that my normal expression must not be all that cheerful. I had never really thought about that before; I consider myself friendly enough, if somewhat standoffish (because I'm an introvert). But in thinking back over my previous J! auditions it occurred to me that beforehand, and during the time waiting for the test results I would sit with a blank stare on my face, or else grab my pen and crossword puzzle. Anything so as not to interact. But if the J! people are watching (and some have suggested that they do keep an eye on the people gathering before the session), they're looking for interesting people. My appearance also might come across as arrogant and/or smug. So the next time (and there WILL be a next time) I do the J! thing, I'll make an effort to look more friendly at the very least.