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Re:Ask YC: Doing first TV appearance tonight. Advice? by edw519 on Thursday July 03, 2008 @03:19PM (#235536)
I've never done this either so I'm not a good one to suggest advice.

Why not ask the producer or the interviewer in advance? If I were them, I'd want to know if a guest was going to "wedge in a pitch". Rather than surprise them, get them to help you.

Re:Ask YC: Doing first TV appearance tonight. Advice? by brandnewlow on Thursday July 03, 2008 @03:37PM (#235553)
I had a 20 minute pre-interview with one of the producers a little while ago. Went well.

Just got my hair cut. The lady at Great Clips wished me well. So I've got that going for me.

And I had my people pull up some fun facts in case I need to reach into the quiver for something good.

Time to get some clothes together. The producer said business casual.... but my wardrobe goes from casual straight to suits....let's see what I can turn up...

Re:Ask YC: Doing first TV appearance tonight. Advice? by hugh on Thursday July 03, 2008 @03:49PM (#235562)
Suit - Tie - Jacket = business casual. If I were you I'd just show up wearing the suit and lose the jacket and/or tie if they recommend it.

Also, no white shirts or finely-patterned ties, since those can look bad on camera. Come to think of it, take a spare change of clothes just in case.

Re:Ask YC: Doing first TV appearance tonight. Advice? by brandnewlow on Thursday July 03, 2008 @03:53PM (#235566)
That's exactly what I'll do. Great plan. They did warn me against white shirts, so I'm on top of that one.
Re:Ask YC: Doing first TV appearance tonight. Advice? by techstink on Thursday July 03, 2008 @04:44PM (#235641)
You're better off going with a coat on. You don't need to wear a tie but a coat w/ dress shirt would look better in this type of situation than a shirt & tie with no coat.
Re:Ask YC: Doing first TV appearance tonight. Advice? by daniel-cussen on Thursday July 03, 2008 @04:10PM (#235598)
Maybe you could buy some clothes...I don't know.