Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at
7:12 pm
Like I have said before…
The comedian pay scale for coporate type comedians is far greater than for comedy club comedians.
But here’s the deal before you continue: If you do NOT have a funny and clean stand-up comedy act, you are already eliminated from this source of entertainment revenue. With that said, let’s talk about how much you can make in the corporate comedy markets.
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Friday, March 12th, 2010 at
6:42 pm
It’s often reported that the number one fear among American adults is public speaking. But in today’s competitive business world, effective communication is a crucial skill, and the cost of being less than effective is quite high.
If you want to truly understand and harness the power of public speaking, get the real scoop from a public speaking consultant to political leaders who must move audiences with their words and delivery.
The Exceptional Presenter is a must have reference for anyone who is serious about commanding the public speaking stage.
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Friday, March 12th, 2010 at
9:12 am
Let me start out by saying that there is no “one size fits all” technique when it comes to delivering stand-up comedy material effectively.
The reason is simple—every comedian has their own individual “style” which is based on a number of factors such as speech rate, body language usage and vocal mannerisms just name a few.
But what I can do is identify some of the key elements that have a significant impact on a comedian’s stand-up comedy delivery, whether they are a “joke telling” comedian or topic based comedian.
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at
6:29 pm
In my humble opinion, I believe that there is a serious problem with stand-up comedy nomenclature and the symbolic association with the terminology used to communicate the activities comedians employ to develop their stand-up comedy material.
Specifically, I am referring to the term “comedy writing”.
I have come to despise term “comedy writing” and try to avoid using it, even though it is thoroughly ingrained in the global psyche of stand-up comedians.
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Monday, March 8th, 2010 at
6:17 pm
One of the most frequently asked questions that I get is this: “What are the best topics for comedy material for speeches, presentations or for a stand-up comedy act?”
What this leads me to believe is that folks are looking for an easily identifiable “topic” or concept that already has some intrinsic comedy value.
In other words, I think that folks are under the impression that if they can “find” the right comedy topics, then getting laughs on stage will be much easier.
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