He checks his equipment, makes sure everything is set up. This whole segment will be edited for air of course, though a longer version will go out on the web. The actual back and forth of conversation didn't make fore good news after all.
"Are you ready?" he asks with an easy smile. He's more charismatic in person than he is on air. He wants her to relax. To just talk to him. He tends to get the best stories from people who are relaxed.
"I'm going to start out with introductions, then you'll start explaining this new plan of yours, and I'll ask questions. Just answer them as best as you can. We'll edit it down for air later." His voice has almost a hypnotic quality to it. It always does in person.