{"id":331,"date":"2016-02-21T04:15:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T09:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/fshorr\/?p=331"},"modified":"2016-02-21T04:15:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T09:15:26","slug":"you-talkin-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/fshorr\/2016\/02\/21\/you-talkin-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"You Talkin to Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might not come face to face with \u00a0Travis Bickle<\/a> in a professional locker room\/clubhouse but overstep your bounds and a media relations person just might pull you aside…There are “rules of engagement”, so to speak, some are written, some not, but all come with experience on the job….<\/p>\n

Take, for example, this sign posted on \u00a0the New York Yankees spring training clubhouse door….Some say it was put there for the players to read as they try to reverse their second place finish of a year ago….It might be argued it was put there for media members as well….<\/p>\n

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Let’s try and figure out what they meant…..”Motivated Professionals Only” – why are you there?….Is it to get information or is it to make a name for yourself?…Know the proper time or place…let’s go to the videotape!<\/a><\/p>\n

“By entering here, you agree to give 100% of what you have”…hello Larry Merchant<\/a>!<\/p>\n

“There are no excuses”…not even for angry athletes right Mike<\/a>?<\/p>\n

“Do not squander your time going through the motions”…can you say Jose Mourinho<\/a>?<\/p>\n

“Train hard and get results”…get those interviews that will get the athlete to remember you…you never know, someday they might have their own T-Vshow<\/a>…<\/p>\n

“At the end of the day, look in the mirror and ask yourself if you gave it your all”…were you willing to stand up for your convictions?… Tim McCarver<\/a> was…<\/p>\n

And finally, “If you don’t have the level of commitment, don’t waster your time or ours”…Torts and Brooksie\u00a0<\/a>…<\/p>\n

Who knows, maybe it was for the players but it sure looked appropriate to me…Sarah McMahon<\/a> is the media relations person for the Providence Bruins and has, on more than one occasion, had to pull someone aside, “I’ve had to talk to a few people and it’s uncomfortable, she said, but it only benefits them.”<\/p>\n

Michael Jurovaty<\/a> of the New England Patriots agrees, “Be there to do your job, you’re not fan boys\/girls, be respectful of people working.”<\/p>\n

Remember, you’re the (invited) guest here…Take advantage of the resources at your disposal, including the media relations people…But keep in mind, as Jurovaty so aptly articulated, “We can’t control the questions but we can control the answers, we can control the message”…<\/p>\n

It’s all part of the game……<\/p>\n

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