“With stand-up, it doesn't matter who you are. If the audience claps because they love your movies, that clapping stops after five seconds, and then it's your job to make them laugh.” IfsMatterJobsAudienceLaughingFiveLove YouWho You AreSecondsClapping Author:Aubrey Plaza
“Public speaking professionals say that you win or lose the battle to hold your audience in the first 30 seconds of a given presentation.” FirstsWinningGivenLosesAudienceBattleSecondsPresentationPublic SpeakingWin Or Lose Book:Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School Source: Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
“It's a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there's a theory - sometimes it's better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds.” SometimesAudienceFiveRiskMinutesTheorySecondsFive MinutesGambleGet Ahead Author:Paul Thomas Anderson