{"id":290,"date":"2009-02-24T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blogWORDPRESS\/2009\/02\/24\/how-to-end-your-on-air-phone-calls-without-sounding-desperate-for-praise\/"},"modified":"2009-02-24T01:01:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-24T08:01:00","slug":"how-to-end-your-on-air-phone-calls-without-sounding-desperate-for-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/how-to-end-your-on-air-phone-calls-without-sounding-desperate-for-praise\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO END YOUR ON-AIR PHONE CALLS WITHOUT SOUNDING DESPERATE FOR PRAISE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So many people responded to last week’s example of a Unique Listening Proposition<\/a> that I’ve decided to share another quick one today.<\/p>\n

This was among many generated by the air staff of Results Radio when we did an informal version of my Defining Your U.L.P.<\/a> exercise at the end of a two-day visit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.<\/p>\n

Instead of ending his listener phone calls with, “What’s your favorite radio station?” (a predictable cliche), one jock decided to try ending each call with, “What’s your favorite condiment?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Immediately my brain spins out sequels:<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

“What’s your favorite crustacean?” <\/p>\n

“What’s your favorite geometric shape?”<\/p>\n

“What’s your favorite personal grooming product?”<\/p>\n

Now I ask you: <\/span>What other question could you end your phoners with that would be more fun, more original, and less pathetic than “What’s your favorite radio station”?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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