Four Things 50 Cent Can Teach You About Connecting with Your Audience

            There are four tips that 50 cent does to connect with his audience and they are: Crush all distance, Open informal channels of criticism and feedback, Reconnect with your base, and Create the social mirror.

           

            Crush all Distance: Having access to the inner lives of the audience. Their way of looking at things becomes your way, and you recreate this on stage. What you do on stage will then shock and excite the audience. But, in order to do this you cant be afraid of letting your personality be shaped by other people.

            Open inform channels of criticism and feedback: you must interact directly with the public, and hear their criticisms and feedback. 50 cent compares this to Eleanor Roosevelt and how when she was elected First lady she traveled all over the country listening to people complaints and needs. By doing this, people can “create a back-and-forth dynamic in which their ideas, involvement and energy can be harnessed for your purposes.”

            Reconnect with you base: You have a base of power that identifies with you; keep your association with it alive. Everyone starts off with deep ties within a specific social group. You must make sure you stay with these ties and not loose connection. For example, when Malcolm X was put in prison for being a street hustler, he later came out and became a high spokesperson. But, instead of loosing sight of the “street hustler”, that he once was, he interacted with them more, making sure to keep the association with them alive. They will give you the inspiration you need!

            Create the social mirror: You can use the criticism of fans to help improve what you do. When your audience is criticizing something you did, consider it you own fault. This will spare you any bitterness or anger that might come from people’s critiques, and instead help you to correct your appearance.  

            While reading this article I learned a lot. But, the thing that really got me thinking was: Reconnect with you base. After reading this section of the article I realized how true that statement was! So many famous singers and artists came to my mind. They all lost sight of the people that made them famous to begin with. Instead, they should reconnect with these people! This will help spread them self out to the widest possible audience, and give them the inspiration and power that they need.