Mike Michalowicz explains how standing ovations start: one person stands, others follow. Many are engineered by hiring actors called "salts" planted in the audience to spark applause from strategic positions in the pit.
Oh, I guess I should be standing, too. It's the hidden progress. Should I stand up? They stand up, more people stand, and all of a sudden everyone's standing up and breaks out like a wave. Chances are you didn't start it, but you joined the wave. Now, do you know those people that gave the standing ovation are called salts? They're actually hired actors. You're talking about the bottom of the acting pit. We're going to put you in the audience to get the same ovation. Here's my advice.
