How To Perform For An Audience

Podcast: The One Minute How-To
Date: October 27, 2008
Title: How To Perform For An Audience
Download the show: Item No. 305

The coolest thing I’ve learned from listening to The One Minute How-To is that if you want to become an expert at something, all you have to do is declare yourself an expert and appear as a guest on The One Minute How-To.

I’ve done it twice. It’s easy.

First time was about a year ago, when I described for OMHT host George Smyth, How To Write A Funny Song.

The result? Some 9,000 people downloaded my episode. I am recognized as the world’s leading authority on the subject. Anybody wants to know how to write a funny song, they come to me. I tell them, “Go away, you stupid, unfunny people. I can’t help you.” Then they ask me for stock tips.

Take my advice — please!

Anticipating more magic, George returned to the trough of Ken Turetzky. Well, who wouldn’t want to be an expert on two subjects? I responded with a brand new gem entitled, How To Perform For An Audience.

Gold! Another 3,000 downloads, and a boost for OMHT, which began in April 2006 and recently surpassed 2 million downloads.

Here’s what I told George:

So, there you go. First I taught you how to write a funny song, and then I told you how to crawl on stage and shove your talent down the audience’s throats.

Now, go get ‘em. Just don’t blame me when you flame out. I’ve got enough problems!

Posted in: Interviews at 3:57 am Fri, Dec 19, 2008.

3 comments

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   Music on the Strand says:
   

   1:03 am Sat, Dec 20, 2008

   I liked this post. My old sociology professor would have agreed. Assuming the role is often exceedingly more than half the act.

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   kturet says:
   

   2:14 am Sat, Dec 20, 2008

   Good to hear from you, MOTS.

   In my case, “assuming the role” would involve cleverly pretending that all my screw-ups were intentional.

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   Shawno says:
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   3:08 am Sun, Dec 21, 2008

   George Smyth rules.

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