A sponsored post…
Have you ever met a celebrity?
I have.
*swoops hair off brow, scratches said brow with unkept nail*
Me meeting Dora at BlogHer 2010. See? I’m cool, I’m chill…
Meeting Nate Berkus – BlogHer 10. I wonder if he remembers us…
*sigh*
Pretty much anytime I meet someone who is of the celebrity-ilk – I get a wee-bit goofy. But I try to be cool. But can’t help but be goofy… because OMG! A celebrity!
Poor Jenny (not me, see picture below)… Bless her. She is a saint. The first time I met her back in 2009 I nearly tackled her… but she was so gracious… Every time I almost tackle her she is gracious. And when I had a chance to corner her see her again back in July –
I can’t help but get a little goofy when I see this woman. But it’s practically her fault… if she wasn’t so nice.
Aaaaanywho.
Eventhough I don’t feel I have EMOTIONALLY mastered the celebrity-meet – I have never been imprisoned after a meet, nor have I ever been served a restraining order… So, pretty much… I feel I can give advice.
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How to behave when you meet a celebrity at a blogging conference:
- Don’t use tackling as a method of approach.
- Yet, don’t be shy.
- But don’t be obnoxious.
- Be yourself.
- Unless you’re obnoxious.
- Then be less-yourselfy. Hey… nobody’s perfect.
- Pretend the celebrity
is nakedis a real-live person, but pretend they are not human… but rather a spider or a cockroach… Basically, they are just as afraid of you as you are of them. - (Celebrities are not cockroaches… to be clear.)
- Put yourself in their shoes… how would you like to be approached! Do you like to be pet by perfect strangers? I think not… Or maybe you do, but most people don’t. Make a note:
- Don’t pet the celebrities.
- If you fumble over your words/flattery… own it. And always remember it is better to say less than more.
- Note to self: read this post Friday morning.
- Lastly, remember… we can be scary. If the celebrity stands there wide-eyed… unable to speak… Just remember – they are more scared of us that we are scared of them. Just like cockroaches.
So. Today I get to meet AND INTERVIEW a celebrity! Maybe you’ve heard of her, Wendi McClendon-Covey… Gorgeous blonde recently seen in Braidesmaids… Reno 911…. and the “inner voice” for Hillshire Farm:
WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR???!!!!!!!!
Will she think I’m pretty? Will I scare her?
Did I just write that out loud?
How embarrassing.
Aaanywho… This meeting is being arranged by Hillshire Farm, as well as my attendance at the Hillshire Farm Food Photography and Styling Workshop.
I just made me scrambled eggs mixed with chopped-up Hillshire Farm honey ham and tomato. I’d take a picture of it for you, but it’s in mah bellee now…
*And this post is sponsored by HillSHire Farm… opinion, advice and breakfast choice was all mine. You gotta visit their Facebook page!
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