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40 Speaking Lessons from 400 Episodes: Part II

The Speaker Lab Podcast

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How to Create Tension and Release It Effectively

Tension is a powerful tool and how to use it effectively. Every single n of a movie should either be creating tension or releasing it. Comedy is creating enough tension that a punch line will release the tension. There's not a prescribed no longer than 30 seconds, no longer than forty five seconds. But there should be tension that's caused and then releasing the tention. So what does it look like to build that tension?

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