PreShow Notes
Helpful Hints
- Prepare site in advance
- Lighting is important, light your face, bright lights behind the camera not in front of it
- Sound is the most critical thing
- An external or clip on microphone is always better than what is on the laptop or cell phone
- Using headphones is a great way to get better sound. Old school apple ear buds are awesome
- Comfortable seating arrangements
- Have a drink handy
- Limit unplanned interruptions
- Invite all your friends and family to watch and interact
Sample Questions
Here are a few Sample Questions
- Why did you join
- What were your goals
- Were you avoiding anything
- How did this affect your love life
- What one thing did you mess up going in
- Was Basic and all that hard?
- Who do you remember
- What did they do
- Did you learn anything in Basic
- Who do you wonder about the most
- Was there a transition into the real world, real army
- What was your first duty station
- How did you family situation affect you
- Did you have a rival
- Who took care of you
- Was there someone you didn't trust
- Tell me about your most difficult, ethical decision
- Did you make the right decision
- Would you do it the same way again
- Did you ever fire you weapon
- What was it like to experience danger
- Did you ever get shot at
- How do you deal with loss
- Do you remember a time in training when you almost didn't make it
- what was that like who helped you what would you tell your loved ones about it
- Were you ever in any danger
- tell me about it how did you get there
- how did it come out
- Did you have a buddy
- where was he from
- how did he affect you what bad habits did you form
- Were you looking for love?
- any special times with someone?
- Tell me about that one time when you were the hero?
- did you get the recognition does the act give you pride would you do it again
- Family
- how did the thought of family affect you
- Do you have a special time that it is impartant to be with family
- How did the service affect that
- You are a hero thanks for your service your legacy lives on with this video Is there a special story you like to tell that you haven’t told so far
- Lists: Important songs and why
- Duty stations and ratings from 1 to 5 starts and the reasons why
- Best unit/Worst Unit
- Best vehicle or weapon / worst vehicle or weapon
- Family events and special memories
- Funeral Party Playlist
- Favorite Hymns
- Final Wishes
