1. As you navigate through your public speaking career, you
will learn from failures.You will learn your strengths, what
resonates well with different audiences and how to truly captivate
your audience.
2. Comedians are a group of people who are forced to learn these
things very quickly. Unlike public speakers, they risk the chance
of being booed off the stage instead of simply being met with a few
people walking out of a theatre. 3. Here are four lessons that
public speakers can learn from stand up comedians. 4. Create a
Story that Your Audience Will Appreciate. Learn from The People You
Admire. Work the Room Before Hitting the Stage. Comedians Hustle.
You Have to Hustle Too. 2 1 3 4 5. Create a Story that Your When a
comedian crafts their jokes,they dont target the entire world. They
target a specific group with a specific point of view and focus on
truths,biases and opportunities to challenge or reaffirm the
audiences hostilities and prejudices. 1 How Comedians Do it: 6.
Create a Story that Your No matter what size the audience is,always
aim to connect with them. Understand the audience and strive to
deliver a presentation that will provide them with the value they
need to leave the presentation feeling as if they learned
something. 1 How to Do it yourself: 7. Create a Story that Your The
target audience is arguably the most critical factor in writing
successful material. 1 REMEMBER: 8. LEARN FROM THE The best
comedians learn from the best before them and study their craft.
They recognize the importance of studying the greatest in order to
understand the dynamics of good jokes and audience reactions. 2 How
Comedians Do it: 9. LEARN FROM THE The best public speakers have
thousands of YouTube videos online of them presenting at events and
conferences around the world. Spend a few hours a week watching
them perform and study everything from their delivery,to their
stage presence,to the way they interact with the audience. 2 How TO
Do it YOURSELF: 10. LEARN FROM THE These folks are ahead of you for
a reason: theyre doing something youre not. Studying their craft
and understanding their success will help you build your career. 2
REMEMBER: 11. WORK THE ROOM BEFORE Most comedians starting out work
the crowd beforehand. Its an easy way to handle hecklers, because
the individuals theyve built rapport with will often jump in and
help mute them. Its a simple tactic but its also one thats helped
ensure that the delivery of jokes are appropriate for audiences. 3
How Comedians Do it: 12. WORK THE ROOM BEFORE Never hit the stage
without having a conversation with one or two people in the
audience first. Strive to build rapport with this person and youll
feel confident knowing that theyll come save you if things go
wrong. 3 How TO Do it YOURSELF: 13. WORK THE ROOM BEFORE In
business settings,a heckler is different from a heckler in comedy.
These people dont scream,you suck from the back of the room,instead
they raise their hand and ask you questions that add nothing to the
conversation or simply tell you they disagree without reason. Be
prepared to handle them. 3 REMEMBER: I disagree. 14. COMEDIANS
HUSTLE. Seinfield is known as one of the greatest comedians of all
time. Outside of his amazing standup routines,he is also known for
working harder than anyone else in the business. People say that
Jerry Seinfield studied comedy more than anyone else,got on stage
more than anyone else and spent more time writing than anyone else.
4 HOW COMEDIANS DO IT: 15. COMEDIANS HUSTLE. Work hard,understand
the art of the hustle and be truly dedicated to your craft.
Hustling will help you to generate a consistent revenue stream from
being paid to speak. 4 HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF: 16. COMEDIANS HUSTLE.
Its rare for even the best public speakers to express that they
have natural ability. They will tell you that they worked hard at
their craft and studied the best. Natural ability might get you to
first base but hard work will let you get home. 4 REMEMBER: 17.
ROSS SIMMONDS www.rosssimmonds.com @TheCoolestCool
