However for the lucky 41, this Friday is “ABC3 potential host bootcamp training session 1″ time! I don’t know what this exactly entails but it does sort of sound like something participants of “The Biggest Loser” get put through. I wonder if this will include jumping through tyres, crawling under nets through mud and filth, eating cold hard rations… and if it doesn’t, then it definitely should! (Please take note here, ABC3 staff.)

Anyway these are a few things that I personally think should be included into their training sessions. (Once again staff, please concentrate on below).

1. As with any job that has a lot of interaction with people, a killer smile is a great asset. A Smile School session at the bootcamp sounds like a great idea – just make sure you have plenty of Vaseline to go around!

2. If you’re going to be working with children, then you should be fit enough to keep up with them. Thus I present to you the be all and end all of exercise – the Bunny Hop. Three times a day, five times a week and I’ll guarantee you’ll be able to keep up with a active, sugar-consuming kid!

3. Everything in this video; need I say more? Come on, got to show your skills man!

1. One of the most popular question flying around the message board concerns the selection criteria for ABC3. Can you elaborate a bit more about this?

2. As this is a television medium, how important was physical attractiveness in choosing a host or was it more of a balance with other things? Gender? Race? Age?

3. This is a question straight from the message board: Was ‘techness’ of video a factor? In other words, were applicants who provided a better quality video instead of a pixelated one have more of an advantage than others? In that same vein, did gimmicks such as the cereal box/life-size cardboard picture/etc, help elevate those applicants?

4. How many people were involved in the selection process and who are they?

5. Lastly, please tell us how was the experience of watching over 5000 videos?! How long did this process take? I think this was another question that fascinated a lot of us especially since we never really thought that that many people would apply. What did you do to keep the focus on all those videos/applications/pictures? Tons of coffee? Popcorn?

Watch here and I’ll keep you guys updated!

Thanks for watching!