Friday, January 18, 2008

How to Fight Stage Fright

It's said that MAN'S GREATEST FEAR other than DEATH is PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Your palms are sweaty.
Your breathing is eradic.
You just can't seem to create enough spit to wet your mouth,
no matter how much water you drink.

This is what is known as "STAGEFRIGHT"

Stagefright is what happens in high pressure sitiuations. Whether you're a Fireman running into a burning building. Or the Player with the ball and 3 seconds on the clock. It is "THE MOMENT" one must DELIVER.
As has been illustrated "stagefright" can occur in far more scenarios than those dealing strictly wth a Stage. But for the purpose of COMEDY CONFUSCIOUS I will bring it back to the realm of that stage and of Public Speaking.

So now that we know what "stagefright" is.
And what it feels like to be caught in it's clutches.
How can we fight it?
How can it be conquered ?

I have some suggestions, tools that have served me well. Not just in the art of Public Speaking and Comedy. But also in Business. My intention, is that you may find them of use as well.

So here they are:

2) See the desired end in your Mind.
EXAMPLE
- see everyone coming up to you after the show saying "great Job".
- see the SALES PITCH work and you make the sale.
- see the ball going in the hoop as the clock counts down.

1)Preparation- nothing takes the place of good old fashioned-
PRACTICE!
- Know the material you're presenting inside & out.
Practice creates Confidence. And Confidence dispels fear.
If you do not feel confident, PRACTICE until you do.

In "PAPERCHASERS" a documentary I'm in on/about Entrepreneurs in Hip-Hop,
Directed by Maxie D. Collier. We were blessed and were guided to interview many of Today's Hip-Hop Stars "Yesterday". LUDACRIS to mention one in particular, but I digress.
Towdown, one of the other artistic Businessmen we interviewed says...

Proper-Preparation-Prevents-a- Piss-Poor-Performance

May it stick with you as it's stuck with me.
REVOLUCION DE COMEDIA!


COMEDY CONFUSCIOUS SAY:
Men are from Earth; Bitches from Outerspace,
Nothing from Earth bleeds 7 days and not die.

Meditate Upon this.....

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Comedian's CLUELESS VICTORY

WHO: OWNER OF A COMEDY CLUB
WHAT: HAD TO CLOSE HIS DOORS FOR BUSINESS THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR.
WHEN: NEW YEAR'S EVE (Even though he'd been advertising it)
WHERE: HA HA CAFE (North Hollywood)
WHY: NO COMEDIANS went to his club THAT NIGHT.

I AM excited because the Universe is showing support to earlier theories & strategies expressed here in COMEDY CONFUSCIOUS
By evidence of what just took place NEW YEAR'S EVE. The DAWN OF A NEW EPOCH AND ERA is upon us. Let this incident which is NO COINCIDENCE serve as fuel to our FAITH in ourselves.

Though it is a CLUELESS Victory. It is Victory none the less.


Clueless because Comedians dOn't know. Because we didn't go; that night. And Owners will NeEever let us know. Yeah realize that WE Comedians are the life blood of their business. Simply put ,there can be NO Comedy Club without the COMEDIAN.

VIVA LA REVOLUCION' DE AMOR!!!

COMEDY CONFUSCIOUS SAY:
Man who put penis in jar of peanut butter,
is fu**ing nuts.