53. NO SPECIAL EFFECTS

I always love watching action movies. The special effects create an unbelievable cinematic adventure. The acting usually isn’t superb, and these movies usually don’t win any awards on their own, but the special effects are what make them such huge hits. The focus is not the actors, but the special effects. Cars blowing up, helicopters crashing to the ground, human skin being peeled away from the body—all exciting and even shocking spectacles. In this kind of movie, what do people talk about after the show? The special effects.

What do you want your interviewer to remember and talk about after your interview? Do you want her to talk about the different sound and lighting effects? No, you want her to remember you. You, and ...

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