One of the demons most every professional entertainer or speaking professional must face is stage fright — the fear of public speaking. There are resources available to you now to help you conquer your fear of public speaking.
In The SpotLight is a real gift to people experiencing any degree of fear or discomfort in speaking or performing in front of others, either in formal or informal settings.
You will want to read In The SpotLight if you have any anxiousness in speaking or performing in front of others! — Sharon McQuaide, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Fordham University Graduate School of Social ServiceIn The SpotLight should become a handbook for people in the performing arts as well as those who are interested in succeeding in other occupations.
Janet Esposito demonstrates sensitivity, wisdom, and passion in guiding her readers on a path to overcoming their fears and discovering a new-found freedom and power in self-expression. Her enthusiasm for her topic makes for easy and lively reading.
The exercises provided In The Spotlight are a guide to developing communication skills that are essential to all relationships, both professional and personal. Janet Esposito has done a tremendous service (more…)
About the Author/Founder of The Stand-up Comedy Professional
Steve Roye is the author of the
Killer Stand-up Comedy System and author of the content made available in the
Comedy Pro Membership Program available on this site.
Over the past decade, Steve has established himself as a leading, globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development, delivery and entertainment business strategies for comedy entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
For more information about Steve, please check out the About The Author section on this site.
One of the most common “syndromes” among comedians that I see is lack of consistency with their “A-List” material.
In a perfect world, we would like our stand-up comedy material to kill the audience 100% of the time. But this is not a perfect world and every comedian, no matter how consistent or effective can have an off day (kind of sounds like working a day job, huh?)
But there are factors that a comedian can be aware of that absolutely affect their performance, some of which are within the control of the comedian themselves.
Before I jump into the meat of this article, let me say that your ability to entertain an audience at the highest level of your ability depends on the fact that you have an audience in the first place (not 3 people) and that they are paying attention to what you are saying. Read the rest of this entry
About the Author/Founder of The Stand-up Comedy Professional
Steve Roye is the author of the
Killer Stand-up Comedy System and author of the content made available in the
Comedy Pro Membership Program available on this site.
Over the past decade, Steve has established himself as a leading, globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development, delivery and entertainment business strategies for comedy entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
For more information about Steve, please check out the About The Author section on this site.
For decades, comedians have been promoting their own stand-up comedy shows for stage time and profit.
And I will be the first to tell you that most comedians who promote their own shows really don’t have a clue about how to promote a stand-up comedy show effectively.
Let me provide you some basic information about show promotion that is worthy of consideration before you attempt to promote your first stand-up comedy show:
1. Identify your talent pool. The quality of any stand-up comedy show is directly related to the quality of performers you are able to hire for your show. Read the rest of this entry
About the Author/Founder of The Stand-up Comedy Professional
Steve Roye is the author of the
Killer Stand-up Comedy System and author of the content made available in the
Comedy Pro Membership Program available on this site.
Over the past decade, Steve has established himself as a leading, globally recognized expert in the field of stand-up comedy material development, delivery and entertainment business strategies for comedy entertainers as well as speaking professionals.
For more information about Steve, please check out the About The Author section on this site.