Why Audiences Behave the Way They Do & The Hidden Benefits of Uncertainty - SYSK Choice
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What are the benefits of smelling a Christmas tree?
Today on Something You Should Know, the benefits of smelling a Christmas tree and all it can do for you. Then the psychology and magic of an audience.
It's interesting how unanimous audiences can be. When something funny happens, you don't like get half the audience laughing and the other half of the audience growling. Audiences tend to pick up energy from the other people and they tend to reach unanimity.
Also, three powerful ways that will help you get more done in less time. And the art and science of uncertainty and why being unsure of yourself can actually be a good thing.
It's a real game changer when you can begin to see that uncertainty is a wonderful signal that you don't know.
How did audiences evolve in their behavior and reactions?
And now you can investigate. In fact, uncertainty is actually highly related to curiosity.
All this today on Something You Should Know.
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Be sure to take some deep, slow breaths as you stroll through the evergreens. That scent of pine can even help relieve chest congestion and supposedly soothe sore muscles. And that is something you should know. You may not have thought about this very much, but I have. And that is the magic of an audience.
What is the significance of audience energy during performances?
Think about it. When you watch a movie or a play or some other performance with other people as part of an audience, It is a very different experience than watching alone. For example, you might watch a comedy in a theater and laugh your head off along with the rest of the crowd, but watch that same movie by yourself in your living room? You're almost guaranteed not to laugh as much. Maybe not at all. Being part of an audience changes things.
Why is uncertainty considered a powerful tool for decision-making?
It is itself an experience. So what is it about audiences? How did someone even come up with the idea of putting people together in a group to watch something? And then how did the audience members learn what to do when they watched it? Here to discuss the power and the magic and the history of audiences is Robert Viagas. He is editor-in-chief of Encore Monthly, the national theater magazine, and he spent much of his career working at Playbill, the iconic theater program company. He's author of a book called Write This Way, A History of the Audience. Hi, Robert. Welcome to Something You Should Know. Hello, Michael. So I don't remember when I first realized the importance and the significance of an audience.
But I do remember there's someone talking about it that made me think like, you know, imagine a TV game show without an audience or a late night comedy show without an audience. Like the audience is not just there to watch it. It's part of it. It's part of the show. And when did you first kind of get in on this?
Well, you know, I've been going to see things since I was a kid. And a lot of other people, I think they approach it. They feel like they're fish in water. They don't realize that they're in something, that they're part of something.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the benefits of smelling a Christmas tree?
0:01–0:50
2
How did audiences evolve in their behavior and reactions?
0:50–2:32
3
What are effective productivity techniques to enhance efficiency?
2:32–2:55
4
What is the significance of audience energy during performances?
2:55–3:25
5
Why is uncertainty considered a powerful tool for decision-making?
3:25–4:49
6
How can embracing uncertainty lead to better outcomes?
4:49–6:56
7
How does the environment influence audience reactions?
6:56–10:15
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What are the psychological impacts of being part of an audience?
10:15–47:03
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