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Well amigos, it looks like the Queen of Barbados has returned to reclaim her throne - I'm talking about Rihanna of course. And what better stage for her to do so than at the Super Bowl, am I right? I mean, let's face it, there's nothing more American than a halftime show filled with glitz, glamour, and a good old-fashioned lip sync.

But you know what the real question is? Who was more excited to see Rihanna perform: the fans or the tech guys in charge of the sound system? I bet they were praying to the audio gods that the sound wouldn't cut out during her performance.

And let's be real, if you're a tech professional and you can't get the sound right for Rihanna, well... you might as well just go back to coding. Because in the tech world, there's nothing more important than making sure the sound is crystal clear when the Barbadian goddess takes the stage.

So here's to Rihanna and all the techies who made sure the Super Bowl was a show-stopping, ear-popping, performance to remember. Cheers!

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💀 Issue #83 💀

9 tactics Sean Evans uses to impress anyone (with his mouth on fire):

Sean Evans has interviewed 100s of celebrities over the past 5 years like Shaq and DaBaby

The crazy part?

Sean and his guests eat hot sauce 400x hotter than a jalepeño during the interview.

Here's a breakdown of 9 tactics Sean uses to impress anyone (with his mouth on fire) 👇

1/ ASK KILLER QUESTIONS.

For example, Sean once asked, "If there's one thing you could steal from @Casey's studio what would it be?"

This is important when asking questions to people of higher status.

Ask beyond the obvious questions to prevent a boring conversation. 😴

PREPARE TO DIFFERENTIATE.

Sean does a TON of research before the interview.

You can stand out by surfacing information that no one has before.

Use the same technique when attending a networking event or interviewing.

2/ USE THE QUESTION PREAMBLE.

Shows off your knowledge of them.

Make the other person say: "How do you know about that?"

This helps you differentiate.

In your own life, open with your own preamble to impress someone.

Personalization wins. Use this in your cold emails.

3/ STEER CONVERSATION TO ELICIT EMOTION.

For instance, someone's:

• Passion

• Hobby

• Quirks

Engage someone on an emotional level.

4/ USE THE "BEST AND WORST" STRUCTURE.

• What's the BEST thing about hot sauce?

• What's the WORST thing about hot sauce?

People can go on forever about what they love.

And, people will also talk your ear off about what frustrates them.

Go for the highs + lows.

5/ TEASE GUESTS PLAYFULLY.

Take risks and have fun.

Show your personality.

When we are nervous, we tend to be literal. Crack more jokes.

You don't have to answer questions in a literal manner.

When we fear messing things up, we tend to be vanilla.

6/ BE OK WITH DISAGREEMENT.

You can be assertive and polite at the same time.

Joe Rogan is the master of this.

Don't stifle yourself to be agreeable.

7/ USE THE DISAGREEMENT SANDWICH.

Don't go straight for the gut on disagreeing...

...instead:

• Tell them what you agree with

• Tell them what you DON'T agree with

• Tell them AGAIN what you DO agree with

That's how you prevent yourself from looking like a know-it-all

8/ SEE THEM AT A HUMAN LEVEL.

See past what they represent to the masses.

Instead, see them at a human level.

And, outside their public persona.

Asking them about personal interests, cracking a joke, or disagreeing comes more naturally when you see someone else as a human.

That's a wrap!

That's a wrap!

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