Oz Perlman
Appearances
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
Every show is different, which is great because every audience is different, right? Think about it. If you're watching a movie, the movie is always the same versus what I do is not like watching a singer or a band where, you know, they can change the song a little bit, but it's still the same song. For me, everything I do involves audience interaction. My show is the audience.
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
Cause I like, if I'm doing a show for a thousand people, 50, 60, 100 of them will be a part of it at some point. I throw Frisbees around the audience. We hand envelopes. We pick people out of the whole crowd. I've done arenas before with 10,000 people. And what my show is all about is audience reactions.
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
Watching someone's face and that shock and that amazement and sometimes that just absolute silence When you've done something that seems impossible or you've told them something, there's no way you could have known or anticipated. And that's really the product I'm selling is very memorable moments, usually with a lot of emotional impact. And so it's helpful in certain parts of everyday life.
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
But it's funny because not as if I can just walk into a real estate negotiation and be like, I know their bottom line. I know how much money I'm saving. Like it works in certain ways. It's helpful. It's an edge, but it's not the same. It's a... It's a facade. You know, it's an entertainment pursuit because in my shows, I'm the director. I get to call the shots in a certain way.
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
So I wish I could tell you, I'd go to the poker table and just make millions. You know, funny enough, a lot of casinos, they have people trained in what I do going against me. You know, they're the ones who are making sure that I can't cheat.
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
Totally, and I can't, it's hard to practice what I do. So a magician, think about it, can practice, like I use the example of a card trick. You can practice a card trick at home in front of the mirror for days, weeks, years, and perfect the moves that are required, right? Same thing with a juggler, let's call it. But- A comedian has to tell their joke. He or she tells their joke.
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
And the only way you know if it's funny is if an audience reacts, right? The audience is your canvas. So the exact same thing applies. And that's the reason right there why there's so much fewer mentalists than magicians, because the learning curve is so steep. You can't get better without first bombing. So you need to be bad and start doing it and getting better and better with audiences and
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
And a lot of people don't have that stomach. They can't deal with that level of rejection over and over and not be good for years at times.
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
Every show is different, which is great because every audience is different, right? Think about it. If you're watching a movie, the movie is always the same versus what I do is not like watching a singer or a band where, you know, they can change the song a little bit, but it's still the same song. For me, everything I do involves audience interaction. My show is the audience.
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
Cause I like, if I'm doing a show for a thousand people, 50, 60, 100 of them will be a part of it at some point. I throw Frisbees around the audience. We hand envelopes. We pick people out of the whole crowd. I've done arenas before with 10,000 people. And what my show is all about is audience reactions.
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
Watching someone's face and that shock and that amazement and sometimes that just absolute silence When you've done something that seems impossible or you've told them something, there's no way you could have known or anticipated. And that's really the product I'm selling is very memorable moments, usually with a lot of emotional impact. And so it's helpful in certain parts of everyday life.
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
But it's funny because not as if I can just walk into a real estate negotiation and be like, I know their bottom line. I know how much money I'm saving. Like it works in certain ways. It's helpful. It's an edge, but it's not the same. It's a... It's a facade. You know, it's an entertainment pursuit because in my shows, I'm the director. I get to call the shots in a certain way.
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
So I wish I could tell you, I'd go to the poker table and just make millions. You know, funny enough, a lot of casinos, they have people trained in what I do going against me. You know, they're the ones who are making sure that I can't cheat.
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
Totally, and I can't, it's hard to practice what I do. So a magician, think about it, can practice, like I use the example of a card trick. You can practice a card trick at home in front of the mirror for days, weeks, years, and perfect the moves that are required, right? Same thing with a juggler, let's call it. But- A comedian has to tell their joke. He or she tells their joke.
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
And the only way you know if it's funny is if an audience reacts, right? The audience is your canvas. So the exact same thing applies. And that's the reason right there why there's so much fewer mentalists than magicians, because the learning curve is so steep. You can't get better without first bombing. So you need to be bad and start doing it and getting better and better with audiences and
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Master Audience Engagement and Create Content That Clicks | Presented by OpusClip | YAPCreator
And a lot of people don't have that stomach. They can't deal with that level of rejection over and over and not be good for years at times.