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What does it mean?
The speaker jokes about posthumous awards.
In plain terms
I will win a VMA after I die.
What can you take from it?
Use dark humor to discuss recognition.

Where it applies

  • award shows
  • career retrospectives
  • interviews

Putting it to work

  • acknowledge mortality
  • express ambition

Questions to consider

  • What legacy do you hope to leave?

Another view

It can seem insensitive to the seriousness of death.

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