A lesson in Observing Your Audience
I'm wondering what your thoughts are on observing your audience?
This morning I was getting the cat his food. Every step I took he was right there to trip me. He really wanted his food. I got to thinking how is that he knows where I am going to step. It is by observing me. Using all his senses to know where I am at.
I took it to another step and I think he is a great observer. Most of the time I have thought of our smug little feline as one who thinks he runs the castle but what if he just isn't sitting there but is observing and learning how each person in the home acts and reacts.
This can be applied to how we interact and communicate with our audience. To have a great show we need to communicate well with our audience. It is not just they come sit down and you perform your show. This is what I thought when I started performing back in the 1980's.
I have started asking questions to fulfill two on going goals. The first goal is to perform a better magic show and the second is to grow my business.
What are your thoughts on observing your audience?
I was thinking that first of all it is important to not just be on time to your show but to be early. Give yourself time to set up your props and give yourself time to, like my cat, observe the audience. Who do you want to use as helpers? Who don't you want to use?
I would love to hear what you are doing to observe and connect with your audience members.
Have a great Day,
Steven Dickinson
Mr D the Magician
Posted by Steven Dickinson at 5/30/2010 5:06 AM 
Categories: Performance,Audience Connection,Communication,Audience
Tags: Performance Audience Connection Communication
Categories: Performance,Audience Connection,Communication,Audience
Tags: Performance Audience Connection Communication
It's interesting the different behaviors that cat's have. I have never owned cats personally but my friends cats are very onry they seem to want to only show attention when they want to, not when you want them to.
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