For Immediate Release:
Dateline: Chicago,
IL
Friday, March 7, 2014
Lupita Nyong’o was radiant and exceptional in her acceptance speech.
Lupita Nyong’o, Supporting Actor Winner from 12 Years a slave is a young actor that reminded us how success is often paired with adversity: “ It doesn’t escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else’s. When I look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.”John Travolta Flubs Adele Dazeem
John Travolta made us all remember that you really need to practice before you speak…he mispronounced the name of the winner of the Oscar Winning performer, by calling Adele Dazeem, Idina Menzel. John was simply too arogant or poorly prepared for the minor role he played at the Oscars. Still if he planned it, then it was brilliant IF he wanted to gain unwanted attention.
Jared Leto’s recognition of his mother was a WOW. Thanks mom.
In 1971, in Bossier City Louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. She encouraged here kids to be creative and work hard and do something special. That girl was my mother and she?s here tonight. I just want to say ?I love you mom, thank you for teaching me to dream.?
I focused on three professional speakers and marveled at the extremes of their presentations. Lupita and Jared were impromptu or at least well prepared to look spontaneous, and John simply flubbed it.It was obvious that he simply did not know his lines. He was every speakers worst nightmare…a teleprompter error. Come on John. You are a professional…make it count. You are a pilot. Would you blame arriving at the wrong airport the fault of your compass?
As an observer of people that get paid to perform I was struck by the smooth professional content and delivery of the two less experienced actors. I was reminded that professional built the Titanic and amaters built the ark.
Yet the best professional at the Oscars was Ellen. She owned the room. She took a ‘selfie’ and shut down Twitter. She ordered pizza and got the A-List attendees to pay for it. She even prompted some of the most affluent, professional, and guarded actors to how that they too, like pizza.
In life there is Business As Usual and in life there is Innovation As Usual. Ellen is the IAU leader for leading the change in what we do and see at award shows. She owned it !
As I watched the show, followed the entertainment programs afterwards, and listened to the tweets, comments, friends, and naysayers I learned what we all know…Shift Happens! The only question is whether you are making it happen or it is happening to you. And that is an award winner
Over 2million downloads shut down Twitter
Pitt eats pizza with Jolie
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