attention: Craver or attention craver

I was asked to do announcements for church this weekend. Here's how it works, there is a page called the flow, indicating who is doing what and when. My part was early, after a certain choral piece. I like to keep things moving, and be standing on the platform as the song ends. Seamless transitions. Really people! Is that so hard to do?

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First, I arrived early. Real early.

Aisle seat. Check.

Handheld wireless mic. Check.

Mic switches turned "on." Check.

Announcement paperwork. Check.

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Hmmm... I saw that this time I could use the podium instead of standing in an open space. Good; I like that. The song they were singing didn't match the song I was supposed to go after. That's okay; I'll continue to get ready while I wait for it. I have plenty of time for my cue. I re-read my "script," because I wanted to do this as smooth as possible. I just hate to be a distraction, you know?

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Then I heard my name. "Paging Mr. Craver... Mr. Craver, you are needed at the podium." The director leaned over the sound booth and paged me to step up to the platform. Oblivious to the change in our program, I missed my smooth entrance. Everybody was laughing. Good thing I hadn't done this in front of a lot of people... except that (gulp) our service is carried over a local television station.