Simple Trick to Quiet Any Crowd - Julie Ann Crommett’s Brilliant “Clap If You Can Hear Me” Method

A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative Coach · Oct 21, 2025 · 2m

At the Annecy Festival, I watched Julie Ann Crommett masterfully quiet a packed, buzzing room—not by raising her voice, but through a clever and engaging technique. Instead of shouting over people or asking for silence, she said:“Clap three times if you can hear me.”A few people clapped. Then she said, “Clap five times if you can hear me.” More joined in. Within seconds, the whole room was quiet, attentive, and ready.This method works anywhere—weddings, classrooms, meetings, panels, you name it. It flips the psychology of command into playful participation, resetting everyone’s focus without…