For many years, my day-job was as a computer games designer, while in my own time I did stand-up comedy. I loved both of these worlds (and still do), which were very different, but populated by very similar people. Let me break it down; as it may help you with your confidence: Games I sat […]
“Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.” – Thomas Wayne I have enjoyed the following two pastimes for a number of years: Stand-up comedy. Running. If I ever had a bad gig as a stand-up comic (it happened), I was desperate to get the next gig under my belt,
About a year after I started doing stand-up comedy, while doing a 5 minute spot, I achieved flow, (or as it’s also known, ‘the zone’). Here’s how wikipedia describes flow:‘Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and
Control. It’s probably the most important thing that you’ll learn in your life, particularly control over your fear and your anger. And yes, controlling your fear is essential for good public speaking. But don’t try to control the events that happen around you. You’ll achieve control with rehearsal and experience, through which you’ll start to gain a
Here’s how to be brilliant: try hanging out with some other people, brilliant or otherwise. Richard Hall, in his excellent (or perhaps that should be brilliant) book ‘Brilliant Presentation: What the Best Presenters Know, Say and Do’ writes: ‘Brilliance lies in pubs and shops, not desks. This is a serious point. People working with other people
