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Speaker 1: Two seven Kiss FM. This is a great story. This

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Speaker 1: is a vibe, this is a good viber. There's a

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Speaker 1: woman named Helena and she shared the story on social

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Speaker 1: media on TikTok actually, and she shared that her sister

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Speaker 1: was going in to take a standardized test four years

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Speaker 1: ago and the testing center and I just get that

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Speaker 1: feeling of talking like thinking of how I did not.

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Speaker 2: Do well in those kinds of tests.

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Speaker 3: Same.

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Speaker 1: The testing center called the day before with details, and

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Speaker 1: there was a woman that worked at the testing center

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Speaker 1: that left her this message. Here's how you prepare, here's

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Speaker 1: you need to think about. Here's what you gotta do. Listen, Elia,

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Speaker 1: this is.

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Speaker 3: Problem that's giving you a courtesy call for your grid

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Speaker 3: that's tomorrow. It sowll know that you can arrive forty

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Speaker 3: five minutes early. If you come early, we start you early. Missimelia.

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Speaker 3: This is what she studied for. This is what you

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Speaker 3: work hard for. Bring your best girl confidence, bring your

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Speaker 3: best girl magic. It's called girl power. Girl power is

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Speaker 3: the best. Probably ain't nothing better than that. Just come confident,

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Speaker 3: come prepare, and just tell yourself I worked hard for it,

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Speaker 3: and come with a smile, because I'll have one already now.

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Speaker 2: That's someone that loves again.

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Speaker 1: So Helena and her sister listen to that voicemail, you know,

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Speaker 1: day after day, week after week, after all the testing

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Speaker 1: years later, because it motivates them and it reminds them

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Speaker 1: of how a simple motivation can really help in the

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Speaker 1: things in life. And social media did its thing and

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Speaker 1: tracked down to Meeka Rooks because she wanted to meet

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Speaker 1: that person. She didn't know her name, but they found

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Speaker 1: her from the testing center and it was four years ago.

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Speaker 2: We got her on the line.

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Speaker 1: Now, Tamika Rooks is in Boston. Now, Tamika, good morning.

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Speaker 1: It's Ryan Seacrest. Nice to meet too.

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Speaker 3: Nice to meet you, Ryan.

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Speaker 2: Tell me, are you still working at the testing center?

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Speaker 3: Yes? I am.

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Speaker 2: And do you always go to that work?

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Speaker 3: Right now?

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Speaker 2: Where you are? Do you have to make any calls?

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Speaker 2: You want me to join you?

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Speaker 3: F Aenny, we'll see somebody already or.

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Speaker 2: Somebody made the call. Do you have anybody? Are there

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Speaker 2: any other students we should we could call them motivate.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, we can. We can actually recall some of them people.

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Speaker 3: Yeah you didn't.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, let's do it. Go ahead, you die, Okay, you

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Speaker 2: do your thing, I'll do my thing. You know what goes?

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Speaker 3: All right?

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Speaker 2: Yes, sir, Okay, here we go, jump right in.

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Speaker 3: Hi, Sarah, how are you today? I'm doing good. This

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Speaker 3: is Prometrics giving you a courtesy call for your exam

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Speaker 3: that is tomorrow at eleven fifteen. You need to reschedule, honey,

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Speaker 3: Why what's the problem? So okay, so let's say this.

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Speaker 3: You know that you also can if you can, if

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Speaker 3: you talk to me, I can work with you with

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Speaker 3: your time. If you need to come in earlier, if

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Speaker 3: you need to come in late, I don't mind accommodating

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Speaker 3: you if that's the problem, because I really don't want

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Speaker 3: you to miss your exam.

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Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, Sarah, Tamika is very flexible here

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Speaker 1: and he's gonna, you know, try and make sure you

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Speaker 1: get in so we don't get off track right and

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Speaker 1: get that test taken. So, by the way, my name

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Speaker 1: is Ryan Seacrest. I'm working with Tamika today on the

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Speaker 1: outgoing calls.

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Speaker 3: Okay, that's all right. Well, let me let me say

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Speaker 3: this to you, honey, don't ever think that you can't

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Speaker 3: move forward and don't let nothing hold you back. If

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Speaker 3: this is what you want to do, then you'll make

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Speaker 3: time for it. At this given point, you have other

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Speaker 3: important things that you need to put forth, so this

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Speaker 3: can be on hold. We are not going nowhere. They

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Speaker 3: got a million testing centers, you know what I'm saying,

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Speaker 3: So whenever you're ready to come, it's here for you.

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Speaker 3: So you know, just come when need be.

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Speaker 2: Have a good day.

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Speaker 3: Bye bye. Well Ryan, I'm sorry that one didn't go

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Speaker 3: with court.

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Speaker 2: So lovely. Now do you generally like tailor your conversation?

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Speaker 3: I don't. I'm just come natural, you know what I'm saying.

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Speaker 3: Like you said, to tailor it to each individual, like

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Speaker 3: just to make them feel comfortable when they come in.

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Speaker 1: But what I love to make who's calling from the

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Speaker 1: testing center to set up students so that they're ready

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Speaker 1: and prepared, they get the right mindset, Like we're all

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Speaker 1: nervous for tests. Why do we get nervous for tests?

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Speaker 1: Kind of make that point. Hearing someone like you on

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Speaker 1: the other end makes me feel like, Okay, I can

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Speaker 1: do this. I'm not alone.

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Speaker 2: I can go in and I can get this test.

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Speaker 1: Done and and be the best me. And I think

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Speaker 1: it also shows to Meika how much you care and

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Speaker 1: love your job.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I do, cause I like talking to people.

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Speaker 2: Ryan, I'm like, youde, we should do a podcast.

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Speaker 3: Of course, why not. I don't see why not, you.

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Speaker 2: Know, and Tamika Rooks could come back with a positive spin.

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Speaker 2: I like, exactly, yes, I like that.

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Speaker 3: You're awesome for that. Well, you know, Ryan, I The

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Speaker 3: thing is is, you know a lot of people, they

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Speaker 3: do come here and they do be stressed. But it's

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Speaker 3: like in my head like it's they happen to just

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Speaker 3: take a breather step back, and my second guests themselves,

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Speaker 3: they'll put theyself right right where they need to be.

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Speaker 3: But it's all about creating the environment, the atmosphere and

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Speaker 3: letting people know that we are here, like this testing

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Speaker 3: center right here, I'm trying to beef it up to

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Speaker 3: the biggest one in the world if I possibly can.

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Speaker 3: You know, that's my that's my goal. That's to maintain

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Speaker 3: people and keep them smiling. Like the candidate walking out

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Speaker 3: the door.

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Speaker 1: We need you every now and then on our show

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Speaker 1: at the beginning of it to get us ready to

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Speaker 1: me thank you for coming on.

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Speaker 2: It's so super nice to meet you. Keep up the

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Speaker 2: positive spirit.

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Speaker 3: Nice to meet you to Ryan. I appreciate it. I

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Speaker 3: was like, Ryan Seacrest wants to interview me, get that

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Speaker 3: out of here, like you made my freaking day. I

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Speaker 3: was like, oh, Snell, what are we doing now? No,

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Speaker 3: you you definitely made my day and I appreciate it

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Speaker 3: so much and thanks for the opportunity of being on

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Speaker 3: your show. It is oh and don't forget Ryan. Don't

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Speaker 3: forget Ryan.

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Speaker 2: Everybody does need it to meet everybody needs is Tamika.

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Speaker 2: I will never forget that. Big hugs to you, Tamika.

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Speaker 2: You take a care.

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Speaker 3: Thank you you too. Ryan appreciated.

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Speaker 2: Bye. We're gonna post this story up right now.

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Speaker 1: Let's get it up, but also hashtag Tamika Rooks r

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Speaker 1: o o ks on TikTok if you want to see

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Speaker 1: the story.

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Speaker 2: Great story and love her, love her, need her in

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Speaker 2: our life. Thank you Tamika. Nicki Minaj tickets for you

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Speaker 2: to win now