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Adventures with Myriam Hadnes: Nurturing guests, mapping out episodes and a different view on sponsorship

Adventures in Podcasting

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The Art of Taking Space

E oy, the art of taking space. I learned that through improf theatre. If i'm asking my guests just one question, i put the pressure on them to come up with something smart and quick. So i went from asking very clear questions to feel comfortable, was also taking the space. And if i am packaging the question into a story, if i'm giving some background,  it gives them a time to think about it and beat er the opportunity to make it their own.

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there any other muscles, as you've refer to them, that you've trained, or any other skills or things you've had to do as you've grown your show, as you've become a more seasoned pot caster, the anything else you can think of that you've had to do or learn? E
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oy, the art of taking space. And i learned that, oh, how funny. I learned that through improf theatre. That our domait am i, i was taking improf classes and standing on stage in a scene, i was constantly asking my partner questions. And this drove my teacher crazy, because she said, don't put the pressure on your partner. Don't put the responsibility to come up with something smart and funny on your partner by asking questions. Instead, make statements that your partner can build upon. And i realized it with a potcastet similar. If i'm asking my guests just one question, i put the pressure on them to come up with something smart and quick. And if i am packaging the question into a story, if i'm giving some background, if i'm taking space, and if i'm being vulnerable by sharing my own a perspective on it, it gives them a time to think about it and beat er the opportunity to play with the content, to make it their own. So i went from asking very clear questions to feel comfortable, was also taking the space.

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