Areas of Interest: Musical

Just an observation - we all build up a repetoire of motivational and behavioural clues which attach to these Areas of Interest. Here's one I have noticed for High Musical.

If you get blankish looks for all the usual stuff about being in control of the soundscape and so on, try out PERFORMANCE. I have certainly found the occasional person who lights up when you ask if the notion of "performance" matters to them. Actually, I am one (although the more usual musical clues apply to me as well). So for example, with my low Persuasive and lowish Social Service AoI scores, running day-long workshops for strangers is potentially not very fulfilling. Why do I get a buzz then? Performance! Someone said to me recently (after admittedly, one of my more manic / dangerously edgy sessions with a wonderfully responsive and very multi-ethnic/national group) "Jon, that was worth coming to just as stand-up..." For me the hard days are the occasional ones where people keep their response guarded. I mean, how can you perform when you can't tell if the audience are with you or not...