Handling interruptions high power & high warmth: Tony Robbins example

Quote from Lucio Buffalmano on May 21, 2023, 5:45 pm

We had Tony Robbins as a case study before here.

Not always in the kindest terms (examples of cover bragging and covert social climbing).

That being said, Tony is generally a big force for good.

Plus, we now have a positive example.

What an absolute beast he was here:

https://youtu.be/BwFOwyoH-3g?t=400

Tony: (speaks of excuses and of winners always finding a way)
Al Gore: (chimes in with a joke of not having the Supreme Courte on his side, which undermines Ton'y frames of "you can do anything")

Notice how Tony handles

• He doesn't resist the joke but goes along with the joke (paces)
• He expands on it and LEADS the moment of hilarity (laughs along, goes down the stage to high-five, claps)
• Compliments the joke, which displays total non-defensiveness, confidence, and antifragile eog
• Slowly starts to regain control ("AND...... AND.... ")
• TAKES OVER THE JOKE incorporating it in his own presentation (genius)
• Turns it into an example for his presentation
• TURNS IT AROUND AS A SUPPORTIVE EXAMPLE for his frame
  • First he says to Al Gore's face it was, yes, an excuse. He does it stopping in front of him, BUT with a smile on his face
  • Then he uses Al Gore himself as a positive example of how it's done to power protect him (if you spoke the way I saw it from you yesterday, you'd have won)

Not only he handles the interruption, he incorporates it in his presentation, in real-time, and makes it all BETTER, for all.

Absolute beast, not many can do that.

And very few in the whole world could do it in a high-stake timed and televised situation as he was in.

To this day, one of the most impressive turnarounds I've ever seen.