You, the Community Television Producers, work hard.  You volunteer your time because you are passionate about your subject. You put your show on MTN channels because you want to reach people. I honor that and I challenge you to push yourself a step further. Don't just hand the tape into our Program Manager, Martin Hallanger and be done with it, make a personal plan that involves sharing and critiquing your show. Here are a few ideas. Share your tape at an MTN Member's Screening. Up to fifteen minutes of your program will be projected on the big screen. The next Member's screening is on Friday, November 8 at 7 p.m. in Studio A. Have a home viewing party. When your show airs on an MTN channel invite folks over to watch the show. After the show ends, have a critique session. Ask hard questions: what did they like, what didn't they like?  These are your friends; if they didn't like it, you need to listen. If they did, they will tell you that.  Trust them.  Do they want to come next time your show plays? Why or why not? Again listen. This is the hardest thing that you as a producer can do: listen to your viewers.   Have a home viewing party with the MTN projector. MTN recently purchased a fantastic video projector that our members can rent for $25 a night.  Have a screening party. Again celebrate and take time for feedback. If you are interested in getting access to the projector, call John to schedule a certification. Make copies. MTN has a dub rack available for members. Share copies of your show with guests and friends and ask for feedback.   In sharing your work you will find that the audio glitch really was "that bad" or that nobody noticed the cut-away that covered up the camera's big jerk.  This is important. As your skills as a video producer improve, your ability as a producer to reach your audience will also. When your show plays on MTN on the Time Warner System in Minneapolis you reach just under 80,000 households. That's a lot of viewers, a lot of viewers who see a lot of television each day. Work to communicate with them. You're competing with television programs that have spent millions of dollars to create their message. But your message is from the heart and it's local. Your message is important. Remember that and keep up the good work. -- Pamela Colby