OVERCOMING STAGE FRIGHT Today we make a call all the way to Scotland to talk about overcoming stage fright. Elissa Di Napoli is the best-selling author of “Dare to Be Seen” from Stage Fright to Stage Presence. She helps performing artists command the stage and magnify their presence. By doing so, they can share their gifts…
Stage Fright, Stolen Jokes, Getting Paid On this “After School Special” I take questions from a handful of students (along with a spouse of a student) about comedy. Matt asks about the best way to get a joke out of your notebook and on to the stage. And, he also asks how many jokes I’ve written…
Among the listener email questions we tackle are: HOW CAN I BEST MANAGE AN EMAIL LIST? I hate to bother ya. But do you remember what episode you talked about email lists? I’m starting to get enough names on my email list where I should really switch over to a better way of keeping…
Have you ever bombed so bad that you would have preferred to have been stabbed? Have you ever been stabbed while bombing? Ok, not getting laughs is not the end of the world. But how do you deal with the bruised ego and lingering self-doubt? Today we talk specifically about WHY we bomb, and how…
It’s been said the number one fear is public speaking. If that’s true, then speaking and being expected to be funny must take that notion and multiply it by 1000x. For some it’s simply a fear of looking stupid or saying something dumb. Hey, guess what – that’s comedy! For others, though, it’s an…