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# On Stage
- URL: https://www.howardgray.net/on-stage/
- Published: 2019-08-06T15:02:45.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-05T14:05:02.000Z
- Author: Howard Gray
- Tags: The Tension, Teaching

They’re here because a promise was made.

You’re up there alone. Exposed.

You have 90 seconds to get their attention. If not, you’re done for.

Connect to them with something every 30 seconds and you’ll fare far better.

You’ve been working towards [The Hour](https://www.howardgray.net/2019/03/07/la-story-get-to-the-hour/).

Is this the work of the Teacher, the Stand Up, or both?