This episode starts when Paul asks Roger to take the lead because "I feel I dominated last week's conversation." This leads on to chat about two Words : "Irrepressible" & "unsupressible". Toastmasters gets a mention and "We need a dictionary" says Roger. _______________ Part 2 [This podcast is not sponsored by Game of Thrones} GAME OF THRONES enters the podcast from left field - and dominates the discussion. "Spoiler alert" warns Roger, as he tells a story about Jon Snow & Daenerys Targaryen. The "Red Wedding" incident was in the book but readers kept silent, and there was a "stunning surprise". The big question for Paul & Roger is "What did the makers of Game of Thrones do that made it genuinely attractive to so many people?" - so attractive people dropped out of society to watch it. Unique theme music? - like IBM notes that identify the business. - like McDonald's music (The New York Times said Justin Timberlake was paid $6 million to sing it Story foundry had music Business Jazz has music written by Mark Cottons. Show & Tell Communications doesn't. [Roger publicly commits to commissioning music for his business [This podcast is not sponsored by Audiowrangler] Paul has a theory about what made GoT popular. It's the Wall that divides the world into the known and the unknown in episode 1. The mystery of the Creatures - everyone wants to know their story. You never know when they might come back and do something terrifying. "Those creatures as antagonists towards humans, not necessarily the bad guys" says Roger. Enter Alfred Hitchcock, introduced by Roger. He describes Hitchcock's suspense style. There's passing reference to James Clavell's novel "Shogun". Concerning surprising the audience, Roger introduces the "Battle of Kings Landing" in which there is a flip - bad guys and good guys turn round - a memorable visual moment. How did Roger know Jon Snow wouldn't die? You'll have to listen to find out - all is revealed. All we say here is that Paul's son, Benjamin O'Mahony said something, and Roger put two & two together. "Why didn't you break the news on your blog Roger? __________________ Part 3 [This Podcast is not sponsored by BNI] Communicating with people : Enter the POLITICIAN Roger met a local politician at a Business Networking International event (to mark their 21 years in Ireland). There will be local elections in Ireland on 24th May. Roger tells the Independent politician Kieran McCarthy story. It shows how valuable it is to put a fresh wrapper on your offering. [This podcast is not sponsored by Kieran McCarthy] How do political parties attract support? How might a new political party attract support in a genuine way? This might be an attractive future episode. Please tell one person about this podcast. Thank you very much for listening. How connect with Roger & Paul: https://www.showandtellcommunications.net/contact-us#contact __________________ Recorded in Cafe Beva in Glanmire, Cork, Ireland on Friday 17th May 2019
