Here’s an oldy but a goody (well, 6 months old.. but that’s an “oldy” in internet time). Sometimes being a “public speecher”, isn’t about screwing up while you’re talking… it can be what you’re doing or what’s happening around you, as you try to maintain a professional appearance.

Poor Kathleen Cochrane, reporter for Fox affiliate WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland Ohio, was trying to get through her report while holding a cat that has clearly never heard of politely saying “no comment”:

Less entertaining (and less than honest, in my opinion) was the follow-up the next night. After the clip got national attention, the anchors and Kathleen chose to address it on air. Am I the only one not buying the “I wasn’t crying, I was laughing” line?

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