“They'd practice. Joey Leno, after he was done recording, would go practice this entire monologue for the next night. Exactly. By doing it in front of live people and keeping the jokes that hit the mark and dispensing with the ones we're not.”

Jane Hanson · The CPG Guys · Journalist & Executive Coach Jane Hanson - Leading Through Communication

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practice jokes repeatedly in front of live audiences before using them in presentations

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