The importance of wearing pants
Regular readers know that Christine and I write and perform a sketch most weekends at our church. I like to write things that are subtle and witty. A couple months ago in a sketch that borrowed a lot of inspiration from the Two Ronnies racing pigeon sketch my character invited the audience to his house for a barbecue at which Argentinian Racing Pigeon was the meat on the menu. All I got from that line were a few confused looks. After the meeting no one came up to me to tell me how much they appreciated the Two Ronnies reference. No one said anything about the Two Ronnies.
On the other hand this past weekend I wore pants* over my trousers and buttoned my coat around my neck like a cape. The laughs were many and vigourous.
Being clever is fine. Communication that connects with your audience, even if it is not clever or cool is better. Wearing pants over your trousers is best.
Make your communication about your audience, not about yourself.
*That’s underwear for American readers.
28 October 2008 Jeff Gill
tags: communication,
drama
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