Monday, April 9, 2007
Alternatives
After finishing project two, I thought back and realized there were definitely alternatives I could have chosen as opposed to The Oprah Winfrey Show. I could have had my pick from The Tyra Banks Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Rachel Ray Show, etc. but I feel that I chose Oprah mostly because of her reputation as an international philanthropist. If any of these hosts could do the greatest amount of good for the Kopper Top organization. When I really thought about why I didn’t choose one of the other organizations, however, another thought donned on me: I probably have a much higher chance of being selected by one of the other talk shows for the same reason I chose Oprah, her international recognition. Because the other shows are less renowned, there’s in a minimally greater chance of being selected to appear by them than by The Oprah Winfrey Show. I could have seriously taken this into consideration before proceeding to select Oprah but at the same time, while our chances are slimmer, the perks of being chosen by Oprah are much greater than being chosen by the others.
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I agree that there is probably a better chance to get chosen on some other shows, but they would be great to send a similar letter to after Project 2. I think you're right in saying that Oprah could definately do the most help or good for Kopper Top. Another thing that Deborah told us is that Oprah is from the southern area and I think that would be something great to tie into her letter being that this may hit close to home for her, and maybe she will feel a stronger connection to it.
I can agree that you chose Oprah to help with your organization because of her influence she has on so many people. She is an extremely strong person and I probably would consider her too to help my organization. I do also agree that there are many other people that could help too. There are many strong people in the world that you could have made a connection to. I think Oprah was a great chose though.
I think it is really interesting that you chose to write to Oprah Winfrey. It makes perfect sense, however, since she is always doing charity work all over the world. Although I understand that you considered writing to other talk show hosts after the fact, I think choosing Oprah was a good idea.
I think it would be easier to get recognized by a lesser known show than by a huge celebrity like Oprah. But Oprah is so well known that she has so much money. It is a hard choice, you could always write to these other shows at a later date if you ever hear back from Oprah, good or bad. I think it is just a positive thing that you actually wrote to these shows to try to help Kopper Top!
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