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Excuse me; you’re flying Coach with a budget airline!
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Philip Banks
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:24 am    Post subject: Excuse me; you’re flying Coach with a budget airline! Reply with quote

The client arrives at the airport and walks into the VIP lounge, an attendant asks to see his ticket and then shows him the way to the regular passenger waiting area. The client protests.

“Excuse me; you’re flying Coach with a budget airline!” says the attendant.

“Everyone else in here is getting good service” moans the client.

“Everyone else paid $1,000 or more for their tickets”

Here’s the way a Voice Over session works. Client approaches my agent, offers job, negotiates fee and I am told where to be and when. At the very least in the studio there is an engineer, the client, the director and I, Philip Banks “ready-outty-loudy” person. During the course of the session we collaborate to get the best out of the script and then we all go home happy. Needless to say thanks to ISDN my attendance is virtual. It also goes without saying that the quality of product and service is first class under these circumstances.

Remember that MP3 client? You read and recorded, self directed and edited the script he sent didn’t you? You did the work of at least 3 people for the price of less than one you must remember that. Do you remember the client’s response? “Mmmmmmm not quite right so do it again but faster in the slower parts with …..”
Of course it was a matter of taste but you did the work of 3 again but this time free of charge. Why did you do that? Next time try being an attendant in the VIP lounge at an airport; check your client’s ticket. What next? Clear your throat and say politely.

“Excuse me; you’re flying Coach with a budget airline!” Then offer to upgrade his service for the appropriate fee.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

what a great way to look at it. thanks philip!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

what about those of us in steerage?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well said.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Philip,

Superb insights and metaphor. Thank you.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Priceless!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

what about those of us in steerage?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Flippin' brilliant, Philip! I think this will become my new mantra...
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and, of course, be careful when opening the overhead compartments.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

unless, of course, you're boinkin' a flight attendant in Curaçao ...




i'm just sayin' ...
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Todd!!!! Gasp

OUR Edo is a gentleman!!! cool

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i believe i covered that with: "i'm just sayin'"
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lizden wrote:
Todd!!!! Gasp
OUR Edo is a gentleman!!!
L.


That... remains to be seen... cool
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

todd ellis wrote:
i believe i covered that with: "i'm just sayin'"


Actually, that doesn't "cover"' anything.

A-hem.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Too check just how far over the line you are use the Hubble telescope.
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