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Re: Help! My ASM is USELESS.
« Reply #15 on: Apr 13, 2008, 08:13 pm »
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If you are going to have another person on headset during the show, why don't you simply switch hats with those two individuals? Perhaps the relief of not being the ASM will spur her on to being a better crew person, taking directions as opposed to giving them...?

This is an excellent idea. At the very least, it's worth a shot. With two pairs of eyes (and ears) on cans, one would hope your safety and efficiency factors increase. Maybe she's not a natural leader and needs that "velvet hand in the iron glove" sort of motivation; with the shared responsibility, it's possible she'll come 'round.

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Re: Help! My ASM is USELESS.
« Reply #16 on: Apr 15, 2008, 02:19 am »
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If you are going to have another person on headset during the show, why don't you simply switch hats with those two individuals? Perhaps the relief of not being the ASM will spur her on to being a better crew person, taking directions as opposed to giving them...?

This is an excellent idea. At the very least, it's worth a shot. With two pairs of eyes (and ears) on cans, one would hope your safety and efficiency factors increase. Maybe she's not a natural leader and needs that "velvet hand in the iron glove" sort of motivation; with the shared responsibility, it's possible she'll come 'round.

Afraid it's not that simple.   You see if i asked a faculty member if I could do this, they'd give me a line about "educational obligation" and about how her learning from the experience is more important than her being a good ASM.  Whatever...the show's in tech and she hasn't killed anybody and all of her stuff is getting done.  Now I have other people to worry about.

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Re: Help! My ASM is USELESS.
« Reply #17 on: Apr 17, 2008, 05:00 pm »
Buona fortuna, Geoff.

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Re: Help! My ASM is USELESS.
« Reply #18 on: Apr 18, 2008, 01:07 am »
And howdy...
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