How to Read a Room with Jessica Creane [010]

We would see phenomenal jumps in our guests’ engagement and our confidence as hosts if we could get better at simply reading a room and setting the stage.  Jessica shares her secrets inside this episode. Join the Linchpin Nation community, a free, modern, discussion forum, exclusively for Greenroom Central listeners, that will have a profound impact on the way you look at events in your business. Join free at linchpinnation.com Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | iHeart Find Sarah: Instagram: @sarahfejfarLinkedIn: /sarahfejfar Sponsor: Start your FREE 14-day Kajabi trial Resources: Join the FREE Linchpin Nation Community Apply to work 1:1 with Sarah Find Jessica: Instagram: @ikantkoan Twitter: @IKantKoan LinkedIn: /jessica-creane/ Instagram: @IKantKoan Visit Jessica’s Website Show Notes: **To click the time stamp and jump directly to that point in the episode, listen on sarahfejfar.com and click chapters 2:25  What are some common misconceptions about the role of play in our lives? 5:52  Of all the things to spend time on, why events? 8:43  How Jessica’s theater background helps her be a better event host 10:27  How to read a room 17:16  How do you make personal development alluring? 22:58  How can games foster intimacy within an event? 26:42  How do you use analog board games in virtual settings? 29:38  Your thoughts on artifacts or talisman’s to take with you after an event 31:33  Mindset Backstage and Onstage 32:01  Best Tip for Filling Events 32:39  Favorite Event Moment 33:45  Best thing about hosting events 35:06  What she’s reading right now 35:54  Where to find Jessica Additional Resources: The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing The Practice of Groundedness by Brad Stulberg