\u201cAt first, I didn\u2019t really know what I wanted to do for the summer\u201d she says. \u201cSusan Zeiger (Furman\u2019s Internship Program Director), told me that each year for the past few years a student from Furman has\u00a0interned with Conan<\/em>, which gave me a little hope when I was applying. Furman Advantage even paid for the majority of my trip.\u201d<\/p>\n While working with the show, she saw Conan frequently, but never had \u201cthat moment where [she] shook his hand and held a twenty-minute conversation. \u00a0He\u2019s too busy.\u201d<\/p>\n Some of the show\u2019s interns were selected to be talent escorts to celebrities for awards shows including the ESPY\u2019s, Do Something, and the Teen Choice Awards.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just followed the celebs around, made sure they knew where they were going, memorized the venue, things like that.\u201d \u00a0Phillips escorted Saturday Night Live\u2019s Jay Pharoah, and famed R&B singer Ne-Yo. \u00a0Other stars she saw included American actor John Hamm, and Ben Affleck, who will play Batman in The Dark Knight trilogy.<\/p>\n She also saw bands perform during the show, like She & Him<\/em> and Capital Cities, <\/em>two hit indie groups.<\/p>\n Phillips knowledge of the entertainment world was limited prior to the internship. Conan interns conducted research for the show and covered different staff desks if they were out of the office. \u00a0Phillips had the chance to speak with different producers and talent executives about their careers and duties.<\/p>\n Her most memorable experience was the day she was assigned to cover the writing coordinator\u2019s desk, which required her to handle the comedy pitches for the show. \u00a0\u201cIt was the coolest thing ever. \u00a0I felt so important. \u00a0Covering that desk is what made me consider changing my entire career path to one in the entertainment industry.\u201d<\/p>\n As the internship progressed, Phillips says she developed confidence, honed her ability to juggle multiple projects and learned to thrive in a fast-paced office environment.<\/p>\n
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