05 — On camera
On camera & public speaking
An on-air demo reel, a state-winning speech performance and an internal intern-spotlight sample — backed by years of live hosting and competitive speaking.
- Organization
- Reel · Competitive speech · Live hosting
- When
- Ongoing
- Type
- On-air demo reel and speaking samples
Context
- Before communications, Sam competed in speech: he is a Top 100 National Speaker and a three-time Illinois State Speech Champion.
- He has hosted live audiences and recorded voice work professionally.
My contribution
- On-ice host, PR & promotions coordinator for the Madison Capitols (USHL), Nov 2024 – May 2025: hosted games and led live promotions, sponsorship activations and audience engagement; coordinated postgame media appearances with players and coaches.
- Game Day & Fan Experience Marketing Intern, UW Athletics (Mar – Dec 2025): led wrestling promotions and basketball game-day scripting.
- Conversational voice actor for Simplify AI (Jan 2026 – present): recorded 50+ dialogue samples to train a conversational AI voice agent.
Documented results
- Top 100 National Speaker; 3× Illinois State Speech Champion.
- Hosted Madison Capitols games for 1,000+ fans nightly and coordinated events drawing 3,000+ attendees.
Please note
Scope
The intern spotlight is a PDF capture of an internal United Airlines employee-news page. The video it shows is not playable here.
Sample
Video
On-Air Demo Reel
Video
State-winning speech performance
Internal page capture
Sam Rizzo Intern Spotlight: My Week in 60 Seconds
United Airlines employee news · July 20, 2026
A first-person intern spotlight on the airline’s internal news site: a week that included helping coordinate media interviews at a Make-A-Wish event in Denver and discussing a pilot’s story with a local reporter.
This is a PDF screenshot of the internal page. The video it shows cannot be played here.
Skills
- On-camera presence
- Live hosting
- Public speaking
- Scripting
- Voice work