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March 8th, 2023
What does a comedy team – the greatest comedy team ever – have to do with the way you present information? The answer is everything, and in this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, I’ll tell you who they are, why you should care, and even a secret connection I have with these amazing two men!
Rob Jolles (00:00):
What does a comedy team, the greatest comedy team ever have to do with the way you present information? Let’s have ourselves a pocket sized pep talk because not only is the answer everything, I’ll tell you who they are and why you should care, and even a secret connection I have with these amazing two men,
Intro (00:23):
A pocket sized pep talk, the podcast that can help energize your business and your life with a quick inspiring message. Now, here’s your host, Rob Jolles
Rob Jolles (00:36):
Question. Who do you think with the greatest comedic team ever to step on a stage? Take a moment. Think about that. And now, to me, there is one simple answer. Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, we want to debate this with me. You won’t stand a chance. Consider the following facts. These two performers had the number one TV show, the Colgate Comedy Hour. These two performers had the number one radio show, the Dean, Martin and Jerry Lewis radio show. These two performers had the number one movie, the Caddy. These two performers had the number one song that’s Samora Ray. These two performers had the number one nightclub act. They performed five shows a day at the Atlantic City’s 500 Club. Pretty impressive, huh? Now what if I told you that every accomplishment you just heard happened simultaneously together? Their success was unrivaled, and yet individually, they were each pretty forgettable.
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While Dino Paul Crochet was struggling as a nightclub singer, Joseph Leic was struggling with a comedy act in which he lip synced records, but when they linked up, they created a performance chemistry that I believe will never be duplicated again. However, the formula that they followed that led to their success is something that can be duplicated. Dean was the stability. He was the voice of reason that reached out and made you care, but too much reason can bore an audience and put them to sleep. Now, Jerry was the energy. He was the spark that reached out and grabbed your attention, but too much energy can overwhelm an audience and wear them out together. They created performance magic because the combination of stability and energy left audiences breathless. They were the perfect combination. Now, think about how you present material in a presentation you’re giving. You need the stability the dean represented.
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You need that voice of reason that comes through in the information you present. No audience wants to sit through a presentation that consists solely of stories, poems, jokes, but provides a little actual information. Of course, you need that energy that Jerry represented too. You need that spark that comes through in the interest sustaining ideas you weave into your presentations such as humor, mobility, and various presentation aids. No audience wants to sit through a presentation that grinds on and on and overwhelms audiences with too much information. But when you put the information and energy together, you have the perfect combination. This is a message I take very seriously, so seriously. I carry a private little reminder with me every time I step on a stage. About 20 years ago, I stumbled across an online auction that was selling a pair of Jerry and Dean Cufflings. In 1954, paramount Pictures was releasing their newest movie.
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It’s called Living It Up, and they produced 150 of these cufflings as a promotion. I jumped in on this auction and I bought those Cufflings for a reason. I wanted that reminder with me. Every time I stepped in front of an audience. Next time you see me on a stage, if I’m wearing Cufflings, you might want to come up and ask, take a look at those special cufflings. It’ll be no coincidence. You’ll always find Jerry and that energy on my left wrist. I happen to be left-handed, and that’s where my power comes from. But Dean and that voice of reason, he’s on my right without him. I’m just a guy who makes people laugh without any real substance. But when I put the two together and establish that perfect combination, the performance and message can become well, I hope unforgettable.
Outro (05:21):
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