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Instagram · Walk and Talk Interview
@golfdigestwoman From the writers room to the golf course. Shonda Rhimes joins @hallylead to talk about her new book and her journey into golf. 🔥 Full episode at our link in bio.
@golfdigestwoman
Instagram · Walk and Talk Interview
@golfdigestwoman From the writers room to the golf course. Shonda Rhimes joins @hallylead to talk about her new book and her journey into golf. 🔥 Full episode at our link in bio.
Performance
Video #14954 · Walk and Talk Interview
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The interviewer asks creator Shonda Rhimes about the 10th-anniversary edition of her book, 'Year of Yes,' and specifically why she dedicated a chapter to golf. Rhimes explains that learning to play golf was one of the most life-changing 'yeses' for her, describing her transformation from a non-fan to a passionate follower of the sport and all women's sports.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Verbal hook · 35%
So your book that is coming out the tenth anniversary edition of Year of Yes.
Visual hook · 65%
Two women, including celebrity Shonda Rhimes, walking and talking on a vibrant green golf course on a sunny day.
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Film a and walking side-by-side through a visually striking while they talk.
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
An interviewer introduces a specific, unexpected, or counter-intuitive fact about the subject's work or life, immediately creating a question in the viewer's mind.
Payoff
The subject concludes with a simple, emotionally resonant statement that summarizes the impact of the transformation, providing a satisfying resolution to the initial question.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Unexpected Passion Reveal
To use a specific, seemingly out-of-character detail about a subject to spark curiosity, and then reveal the deep, transformative story behind it through a concise Q&A format.
The Specificity Hook
The interviewer presents a highly specific and intriguing detail about the subject (e.g., a chapter in a book, a unique hobby), framing it as a point of curiosity.
The Justification Demand
The interviewer poses a direct 'why' question, asking the subject to explain the significance or reasoning behind this unusual detail.
The Profound Declaration
The subject responds not with a simple explanation, but by reframing the detail as a catalyst for significant personal change or a core part of their identity.
The 'Before & After' Proof
The subject provides a concise narrative contrasting their state before the experience with their state after, illustrating the magnitude of the transformation.
From the writers room to the golf course. Shonda Rhimes joins @hallylead to talk about her new book and her journey into golf. 🔥 Full episode at our link in bio.
So your book that is coming out the tenth anniversary edition of Year of Yes Yes. The chapter is called There's rank Athlete in All of Us, and it's about golf. Why was it so important for you to have a whole chapter about golf? You know what? It might be the longest chapter too. So when I went to, you know, write new chapters and add new chapters, it was really clear to me that the thing that had changed my life the most, the yes that has changed my life the most, one of them, is golf. Wow. To actually go from being somebody who I couldn't even I didn't even watch golf on television no somebody who now loves golf, watches golf, watches all women's sports. It's exciting. Yeah. And it was a big change.